Updates from Friday 15 July 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Jeremy Wright, Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam, will remain in his post as attorney general in Theresa May's new government line-up.
You can follow live updates on all of the new appointments here.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
- Family ask for postponement of ex-councillor's degree award
- Nuneaton golfer, Andy Sullivan is two shots off the lead at The Open
- Warwickshire police officer receives bravery award after ammonia attack
Kirstie Logan-Townshend, 26, Mr Townshend's daughter, confirmed she had asked for the ceremony to be postponed as the family did not think it was an appropriate time for it to take place.
Mr Townshend is alleged to have taken out a mortgage on an elderly woman's house without her knowledge while he had power of attorney.
A ceremony to award a posthumous degree to a councillor facing fraud allegations has been postponed at the request of his family.
Police are investigating whether Philip Townshend, a Coventry city councillor, was involved in mortgage fraud prior his death in 2015.
It has been claimed Land Registry documents show he got his female victim to sign blank cheques and papers.
The University of Warwick ceremony was due to take place this month.
A non-league footballer has compared his rise up the divisions to Jamie Vardy - after a fan sent newspaper cuttings to his local team Nuneaton Town.
Read MoreVanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of our main stories in the newsroom:
- Family ask for postponement of ex-councillor's posthumous degree award
- Six men charged over running a Coventry drug network
- Warwickshire PC gets bravery award after ammonia attack
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Nuneaton golfer Andy Sullivan has teed-off in his second Open Championship in Scotland at Royal Troon.
He's currently on level par after 6.
Robert Rock, from The Belfrey, finished his first round on level par.
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Six men have been charged with running a cocaine and ecstasy supply network, external following a series of raids, say West Midlands Police.
The man, aged between 19 and 32, have all been charged with conspiracy to supply drugs and are set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court later today.
With 400 cases of forced marriage reported in the West Midlands last year, a national conference is being held today to tackle honour-based violence.
West Midlands Police has seen an increase in cases of people being forced into wedlock.
Officers also secured 27 special protection orders for those at risk.
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The University of Warwick has postponed the award of a posthumous degree to the late Coventry deputy leader, Philip Townshend.
In a statement, the University say they were contacted by the family of Mr Townshend to "ask if we were willing and able to postpone the ceremony", due to take place on July 23, "until our next set of degree congregations".
"We have agreed to the family's request," it said.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilServices to Dorridge were being affected.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
There will be some patchy cloud around this afternoon, but also bright spells and lengthy sunshine to end the day.
It will feel pleasant in a light breeze, with top temperatures of 20C (68F).
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
The company behind the High Speed Rail scheme between London and the Midlands, which runs through Warwickshire, says the project is "on track", despite it being over-budget.
Following the vote for Britain to leave the EU, some MPs are calling on Theresa May to scrap the project.
Image source, PAI'll be meeting the HS2 chairman, David Higgins, as he visits the region.
You can see my report on Midlands Today on BBC One at 13:30.
The problem is on the line to Dorridge.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of our latest stories:
- Six men charged over running a Coventry drug network
- HS2 chief visits the region amid calls to scrap the project
- Honor-based family violence discussed at conference
A crackdown on illegal bikers and off-road vehicle drivers at a regular rider meeting has been launched by police in a bid to prevent further tragedy., external
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Emergency crews spent two hours tackling a fire which they say was threatening crops in Studley.
They were called to the large tree fire on land near Priory Court just after 19:00.
Water had to be pumped from a nearby river to bring it under control.
The lead story on this week's newspaper, external is: Drugs worth £100k seized in two raids.
Image source, Atherstone & Coleshill Herald
BBC Travel
Three lanes of the M42 northbound are closed and there are long delays due to an accident between J3a (M40) and J4, A34 (Shirley).
Congestion runs back to J3, A435 (Portway) and on the M40 to J16, A3400 (Henley-in-Arden).
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of our latest headlines:
- HS2 chief visits region amid calls to scrap project
- Warwickshire cricketer called Jeeves, killed in the Battle of the Somme, remembered
- Police investigate Warwick canal robbery
