Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
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Summary
Man charged after assault on Stratford teenager
Ministers pledge to consider change to M6 Toll charges
Stratford prepares to welcome thousands for Shakespeare anniversary
Coventry MP calls for increase in funding for brain tumour research
Live updates for Tuesday 19 April
Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
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Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands TodayThere have been renewed calls for the M6 Toll to be made free for drivers at times of heavy congestion.
More on the Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
M42 lane shutpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
BBC TravelM42 - there's a lane closed on the exit slip road southbound at J4, A34 (Shirley), because of a broken down vehicle.
Watch: Latest forecast for Coventry and Warwickshirepublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Sara Blizzard
BBC WeatherA chilly night ahead with clear skies and the possibility of some frost with lows of 4C (39F).
County Championship: Trott narrowly missed out on new career-bestpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Richard Wilford
BBC WMWarwickshire's Jonathan Trott scored his first Championship century since 2014 and then doubled up against Middlesex as he took the Bears to what had seemed earlier in the day to be unlikely - a lead of 16 runs after both sides' first innings.
Trott finished 219 not out at Lord's - just eight runs short of a new career-best. Follow the action.
Image source, Getty ImagesOperation Freeway: Tolls can be suspendedpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Charges can be suspended on the M6 Toll in the event of major infrastructure failure, the chief executive of M6 Toll says.
Responding to calls to scrap the charges when the motorway network becomes gridlocked Andy Pearson said it was up to the Secretary of State for Transport to choose when to invoke Operation Freeway.
The M6 Toll company is happy to discuss amending the terms of the agreement, he added.
Watch: Nuneaton traveller: 'We're not all thieves'published at 17:40 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Councils in the West Midlands are under growing pressure to provide permanent traveller sites.
Government figures show there were 1,889 traveller caravans identified in the region in 2015, which is 124 more than 2013.
Sabrina grew up as a traveller and is currently living in a caravan in Nuneaton, She described life on the road as "intimidating".
M6 Toll: Never envisaged to ease M6 congestionpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
The M6 Toll was never envisaged to ease congestion on the M6, its owners say.
M6 Toll chief executive Andy Pearson said the M6 would fill back up with local traffic when the through traffic moved across to the toll.
Responding to calls to scrap the charges when the motorway network becomes gridlocked he said: "The real benefit of the M6toll is to relieve congestion on the local road networks as a result of taking through traffic from the M6, allowing the M6 to absorb more local traffic."
St George's Day celebrations unveiledpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Coventry's St George's Day celebrations will highlight the city's link with England's patron saint.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilA sculpture of him, dating from the 14th Century, can be found at St John the Baptist in Fleet Street and dates to a time when it was suggested he came from the city.
Elsewhere there'll be medieval music and story-telling in Broadgate from 11:00 on Saturday morning.
Royals and Hollywood glitterati to descend on Stratfordpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
The eyes of the world will be on Stratford for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death as the town proudly plays host to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and a star studded cast , externalfrom stage and screen, including Dame Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Dame Helen Mirren and Antony Sher this weekend.
Grayson Perry works installed in Coventrypublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
The Vanity of Small Differences - a series of six large-scale tapestries by Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry - are being installed at Coventry's Herbert Art Gallery.
Following the life of a fictional character, the tapestries open to the public on Friday.
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End of twitter postLatest: Government to consider M6 Toll changes; and Stratford assault chargespublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local LiveHere's a recap of some of our main stories today:
- Ministers are to consider changes to M6 Toll charges
- Man charged after Stratford teenager assaulted and held against her will
- Jonathan Trott scores fifth double century of his career against Middlesex
Flybe launches six new routes from Birmingham Airportpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Budget airline Flybe’s summer schedule from Birmingham Airport has launched with the addition of six new routes, external and increased frequency to existing destinations on its network .
Watch latest Shakespeare forecast: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?published at 16:41 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Alex Deakin is getting in on the Shakespeare festivities delivering a 'forecast' inspired by him.
Before you reach for your brolly, it's not real and just a bit of fun.
Coventry City take on Bradford at the Ricohpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Geoff Foster
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire SportOn loan winger Jodi Jones should be available for the Sky Blues tonight for the League One fixture against Bradford City at The Ricoh Arena.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe missed Saturday's win over Millwall with food poisoning.
Manager Tony Mowbray has emphasised that his squad is concentrating on claiming as many points from the final 12 on offer this season, with the Sky Blues set to face Doncaster, Sheffield United and Oldham in coming weeks.
Quote MessageWe’ve had plenty of wins this season, this is just the build up to the next game. Bradford are obviously a very hard working team who are capable of grinding out results and find themselves in a good league position.
Tony Mowbray, Manager, Coventry City
Travel: M42 accidentpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
BBC TravelAn accident is blocking one lane of the M42 northbound between J9, M6 Toll (Curdworth) and J10, A5 (Tamworth).
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End of twitter postTravel: M6 vehicle firepublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
BBC TravelTwo lanes blocked and very slow traffic on the M6 northbound between J6, A38(M) Aston Expressway and J7, A34 (Great Barr) because of a vehicle fire.
BBC Travel is reporting congestion to J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich).
Watch: Stratford's RSC from the airpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
The eyes of the literary world will be on Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of playwright William Shakespeare.
David Tennant will host a live TV celebration at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on Saturday evening.
The former Doctor Who star will be joined by Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen.
Shakespeare Live! will be broadcast on BBC Two from 20:30.
Ministers consider change to charges on M6 Tollpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
The government says it will look at proposals for reforming the M6 Toll charges following a debate by MPs this morning.
Julian Knight, MP for Solihull tweets:
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End of twitter postMr Shakespeare meets Mr Shakespearepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Fireman Simon Shakespeare, who says he has only read two books, is being taken around the new Shakespeare exhibition at Birmingham Library to see if curators can convince him his namesake is important.
Will it work? Watch Midlands Today on BBC1 at 18:30.
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