Coventry City are held to a home draw by League Two bottom-half side Crawley Town.

The man's death is being treated as unexplained but further tests are being carried out.

A man has been jailed for five years for robbing a 71-year-old at his second-hand furniture shop in Rugby, police said.

At Warwick Crown Court on Thursday, the Warwickshire force said, John Crisp, 42, of no fixed address, was found guilty of the offence following a three-day trial.

According to the force, he was one of three to target the premises.

Coventry Telegraph

• Nuneaton murder trial - updates from day four in court, external
• Rugby woman arrested on suspicion of murder released without charge, external
• Cyclist suffers serious injuries in collision with car, external

Warwick District Council will pay for beds for rough sleepers in freezing temperatures.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

Here's how tonight and the weekend are looking across the region and yes, including a potential for snow for some places.

You can keep yourself updated at any other time by checking the BBC Weather website.

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BBC News

Police say they've arrested a man on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and drugs with intent to supply during checks of visitors going into HMP Featherstone and HMP Oakwood in Staffordshire.

During the operation, mobile phones and drugs were seized in searches of cells at the prisons., external

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The arrested man, from Coventry, has been released under investigation.

Coventry RFC's £1.5m redevelopment of Butts Park Arena home could begin as early as next year, says chairman Jon Sharp.

A man who had sex with an underage girl told her to say she was 16 if anyone asked, police said.

He's been jailed for five years.

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At Warwick Crown Court on Thursday, Anthony Scattergood, from Dillotford Avenue, Coventry, was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a child.

Police say he met the 15-year-old girl on 16 April and had sex with her multiple times the following day at his flat, despite her telling him her age.

Scattergood has also been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely and will be monitored for eight years after his release.

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BBC Local Live

Two men have been charged in connection with cash machine attacks in the East Midlands and neighbouring counties.

Charlie Smith, 31, from Mere Lane in Bitteswell, and Alfie Adams, 36, from Bickershaw Lane in Wigan, have both been charged with four counts of burglary and one count of theft.

The men have both been remanded in custody to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ Court today.

The charges relate to:

• Burglary at the Co-op in Cosby
• Burglary at the Co-op in Bignal Court in Kettering
• Theft of a motor vehicle in Nuneaton
• Burglary at Tesco Express in Hinckley
• Burglary at the Co-op in Burwell

Two women, aged 29 and 38, arrested on suspicion of offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act, have been released while inquiries continue.

No further action will be taken against the 40-year-old after the body of a man, 62, was found.

A £30m cash boost will be handed to towns and villages along the route of the new HS2 railway to help improve road and cycle safety, with more than £16m set for the West Midlands region.

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Funding for 13 areas along the phase-one route of the new rail line between London and the West Midlands has been revealed by HS2 minister Paul Maynard.

Warwickshire County Council is receiving £8m, Staffordshire County Council £2.975m, Birmingham City Council £2.66m and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council £2.4m.

The cash can be used for measures including traffic-calming and pedestrian crossings.

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

Sad news about this chimp - Twycross Zoo said Danny passed away after being injured in a "challenge for position" within his chimpanzee group and was unable to recover.

Image source, Viki Bambury

The zoo announced his death on its Facebook page, external yesterday.

The post said: "It is with great sadness that we bring you the news that our much loved chimp Danny passed away during the night."

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It will be a mostly dry night with the chance of frost in rural spots, with lows of 0C (32F).

Coventry City winger Jodi Jones will miss the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury.

The man's body was found in a communal area of a property in Rugby, police say.

A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was discovered in Rugby yesterday.

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Police say the body was found in a communal area of Avon Court on Avon Street.

Officers believe they've identified the man and have spoken to his next of kin, but are waiting for formal identification.

A recap of the problems affecting trains passing through Birmingham that are likely to remain for most of the day

An issue with signals has taken three platforms out of action at New Street station, causing many delays, alterations and cancellations.

Services from Shrewsbury and Telford are terminating at Wolverhampton, while some Virgin Services to London Euston are terminating at Birmingham international.

New Street is the busiest station outside of London, with some 40 million entries and exits every year - so there is likely to be plenty of frustration

And it's not just travellers to and from New Street affected, but the many other services passing through.

Latest information here., external

Coventry Telegraph

Some of the headlining stories on the Coventry Telegraph website include:

• Bid to speed up £200m project to revamp Coventry city centre, external
• Nuneaton charity stun family with full costs for toddler's life-changing op, external
• Plan for Coventry and Leicester to get direct rail link once again, external

A permanent exhibition celebrating the life of a little-known Midlands inventor has opened at Coventry University.

Frederick Lanchester invented the first all British four-wheel drive car and went on to set up the Lanchester car company in Birmingham, before moving it to Coventry.

He received about 400 patents in all, but his legacy is rarely celebrated.

Now Coventry University, which inherited his archive from his family, have put it on display for all to see.