Last night's speedway meeting between Birmingham and Coventry Storm was abandoned after eight heats due to heavy rain and poor conditions . 

A man was robbed and threatened with being pushed into the canal, external in Warwick, say police.

The 36-year-old had been walking along the tow path at the rear of Lidl near Myton Road around lunchtime last Thursday, when he was attacked.  

A tree is to be planted in memory of a Warwickshire cricketer who died during World War One.

Percy Jeeves, an all-rounder who was killed in the Battle of the Somme, was the inspiration for PG Wodehouse's eponymous hero. 

The tree is being planted at Cheltenham College as part of a past players day. 

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A fine, dry and sunny day with some cloud building later and highs of 20C (68F).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

These are some of our main stories today:

- The company behind HS2 say the project is "on track", despite being over-budget 

- Warwickshire cricketer killed at the Battle of the Somme remembered 

- Planning inspector rules out Wellesbourne Airfield for housing

BBC Travel

An earlier accident is causing problems on the M6 southbound at J3, A444 (Nuneaton), because of debris on the road.

Travel time is around 40 minutes, with congestion to J3a, M6 Toll. 

There are also problems northbound between J2, M69 (Coventry) and J3, A444 (Nuneaton), with congestion to J1, A426 (Rugby).

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

We'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Coventry and Warwickshire between now and 18:00.

You can get in touch with us via email or tweet us @BBCCovWarks, external.

We're back from 08:00 with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for updates this evening and into the morning.

Ged Scott
BBC Sport

Nuneaton golfer Andy Sullivan will tee off in his second Open Championship in Scotland at Royal Troon tomorrow, looking to find top form.

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Sullivan, 30, has been a model of consistency this year, missing just three cuts in 15 events, and not finishing lower than 23rd in any of the others, to keep him in the world’s Top 50, currently ranked 36th.

Sullivan told BBC Sport: “It's just one or two holes keeping me out of that win."

Warwickshire pair Sam Hain and Tim Ambrose hit final-day centuries as the game against Hampshire ends in a draw.

Richard Williams
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Traders along Hales Street in Coventry have told me they're upset with building works that have overrun into a second week.

The city centre road is closed to traffic because of student accommodation development. 

One trader told me they've been in the dark from the start, with work beginning on 27 June for an initial one-week programme.

Developers Unite Group plc, external said the work was to replace an old sewer and the council had given them a two-week window if required. 

In a statement, a spokesman said the road would re-open on Thursday, adding "the project has overrun by two days but we felt it was important to get this work right as doing so will benefit the city for a significant period of time".

Navkiran Mann
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Global musical star Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is to perform in front of 4,000 fans at Coventry's Ricoh Arena next month.

He'll be onstage for four hours performing his greatest Qawwali hits and you can hear what he had to say to me on Breakfast with Trish and Jo on Thursday morning.

There was disruption between Birmingham and Coventry earlier, but normal service has resumed...

Tom Cooke
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

Here's what's making the news in Coventry and Warwickshire:

- There's concern big developments in Coventry such as Friargate may suffer if the city loses some of its express train services to London

- The future is safe for the annual Godiva Festival in Coventry, but it's going to have to pay for itself

- A Canberra bomber jet from the Classic Air fleet museum next to Coventry Airport is being taken to Doncaster to be restored

The process to restore a jet bomber from Britain's golden age of jet flight is under way.

The Canberra WK163 is being dismantled in its current Coventry home in order for it to be taken to Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport.

The aim is for it to be reassembled and restored to airworthiness by Vulcan to the Sky Trust in time for the Royal Air Force's centenary in 2018. 

BBC Weather

Any lingering showers will die out and we should be in for a pleasant evening with some sunny spells and starry skies overnight.

It could be chilly in some rural spots, with lows of 11C.

The future of Coventry's annual Godiva Festival looks to be safe, but the event will have to pay for itself, the leader of Coventry City Council has said.

The annual free festival took place for the 18th time earlier this month and featured The Charlatans, Scouting for Girls and The Boomtown Rats. 

Councillor George Duggins said there was a "need to reduce the costs". 

But he added that because of the "enjoyment people get out of it, it's certainly something that we'd not want to see effectively ended".

BBC Travel

Here's the latest from National Rail...

Martin Winch
BBC Local Live

Warwickshire firefighters, external were unable to get to 39 incidents over the last two years because other vehicles were blocking their route.

It's led to the start of a campaign called Park It Right, aimed at encouraging residents to not double park or obstruct corners.

Fire officer John Gregory says it's particularly an issue in the Rugby, Nuneaton, Warwick and Stratford areas.

Geoff Foster
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

The Sky Blues have switched opponents for this Saturday's pre-season friendly in Austria.

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Coventry will now play three-time Austrian Bundesliga winners SK Sturm Graz instead of Saudi outfit Al Ettifaq FC.

Coventry manager Tony Mowbray told the club website, external: "The Austrian side have experience playing European football and have been champions of their country so I'm expecting a tough challenge."