BBC Local Live: Coventry & Warwickshire on Friday 29 July 2016

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Father wants Apple to unlock murdered son's laptop
Man arrested after overnight roof stand-off
Wasps training centre set for approval
Updates from Friday 29 July 2016

Live Reporting

Warwick team proves popular on University Challengepublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
The University of Warwick team proved popular on BBC Two's University Challenge as they beat the University of Liverpool in an episode broadcast last night.
Pointless presenter Richard Osman tweeted the team may be his "new favourites".
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Travel: Earlier lorry fire causing severe congestionpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
BBC Travel
The earlier M6 lorry fire is causing severe delays on the M6 northbound at J7, A34 (Great Barr) for emergency repairs to the carriageway.
Congestion to J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich) with traffic being diverted via the exit and entry slips.
More details on BBC Travel.
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Speedway star forced to miss German fixture after Dover traffic nightmarepublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Coventry Observer
An international speedway rider from Coventry was forced to miss his latest fixture , externalafter being stuck in Dover border control traffic for more than 14 hours.
Adenegan, Rowlings and Ruddock added to Rio Paralympics GB teampublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
At 15 years old, Coventry wheelchair racer Kare Adenegan will be the youngest member of the GB Para athletics team in Rio.
Fellow Coventry Godiva wheelchair racer, Ben Rowlings has also been added to the team along with Rugby shot-putter Sam Ruddock.
Latest: Broad Lane closes for gas repairs; and homes affected by burst water mainspublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Some of our headlining stories today are:
- Six week closure of major route into Coventry
- 300 homes affected by burst water main in Coventry
- Warwickshire hosts Par 3 Championship
Coming up on Midlands Todaypublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Elizabeth Glinka
BBC Midlands Today
Emergency services are warning of the dangers of swimming in open water during hot weather.
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service has stepped up its training programme and is a making a short film at Avonmere in Rugby to highlight the dangers.
Join us for more on this and other stories on Midlands Today on BBC One at 13:30.
Hate crime policing to be reviewed after spike in reportspublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Police handling of hate crime is to be reviewed after a sharp rise in incidents following the EU referendum, the home secretary has announced.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) will analyse how forces in England and Wales respond, Amber Rudd said.
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BBC presenter Trish Adudu was racially abused in the street
It comes after figures showed there have been more than 6,000 reports of hate crime to police since mid June.
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire presenter Trish Adudu reported an incident of hate crime to the police after she was racially abused.
Burst water main latest: Three hundred properties still affectedpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
About 300 properties are still affected by a burst water main at Kirby Corner Road in Coventry, Severn Trent says.
The earlier problem affected some parts of the University of Warwick closing the library and teaching grid area for a time.
Severn Trent says the area around the junction of Lynchgate Road could be partially closed until the main is completely repaired tomorrow.
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Alleged sexual abuse victim describes his ordeal which happened at a Nuneaton homepublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Nuneaton News
A jury has heard one of the alleged victims of sexual abuse at the hands of former Nuneaton children’s home boss Robert Brown describe his ordeal at the home, external.
Watch: What's the weather got in store this afternoon?published at 12:33 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
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Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vincelot sale was right - Mowbraypublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Coventry City boss Tony Mowbray says supporters have to trust him selling Romain Vincelot was in the best interests of the club.
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Hate crime review after police see rise in reports after EU Referendumpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Dominic Casciani
Home Affairs Correspondent
The way police handle hate crime is to be reviewed after a sharp rise in incidents following the EU referendum.
The Home Secretary Amber Rudd will ask Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to carry out the review.
There were more than 6,000 reports to the police since the middle of June - which is up by a fifth compared to the same time last year.
In the West Midlands, the region's force said last month the average number of reports had remained at a similar level since April, despite national figures showing an increase.
Doctor impressed by courage of Syrian medicspublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
A doctor just back from coaching Syrian medics says many of them haven't received any training in the five years since the nationwide uprising.
Dr Nihal Abosaif, from Coventry's University Hospital, delivered courses in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, about 50kms (31 miles) from Aleppo in northern Syria.
She said most of those on the course were anaesthetists and not trained for medical emergencies, but she was able to deliver training on treatment of trauma and medical management.
Image source, Dr Nihal Abosaif
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In cases of war these are the only doctors who can deal with these patients. They have the chance to leave Syria at any time, but they don't. If I was in the same situation, I might have left by now and I learned a lot from their courage and enthusiasm.
Nightmare neighbour banned from entering council homespublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Coventry Telegraph
A nightmare neighbour has been banned from going into certain council homes , externalin Nuneaton following a landmark civil injunction.
Warwickshire v Northemptonshire One Day Cuppublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
The Bears will bat first in today's One Day Cup at Edgbaston.
You can follow live updates for the match and listen to live BBC Coventry & Warwickshire commentary here.
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Big Sam's career in picturespublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Sam Allardyce is the new England boss. Here is his life, and career, in pictures.
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Golf: Professionals join celebrities at Par 3 Championshippublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
The British Par 3 Championship is under way at Nailcote Hall in Warwickshire.
Big names from the world of golf join well known celebrities at the three-day event, hosted by former European Ryder Cup captain Tony Jacklin.
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MPs launch consultation to bring in new laws following death of tragic schoolboy Daniel Pelkapublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Coventry Telegraph
A consultation to bring in new laws to try and prevent a repeat of the Daniel Pelka tragedy has finally been launched. , external
Warwickshire v Northamptonshirepublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Listen to BBC local radio commentary as Warwickshire play Northamptonshire in the One-Day Cup.
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Latest news: Broad Lane closes for gas repairs; burst water main; council welcomes speedway extensionpublished at 09:35 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
These are some of our headlining stories today:
- Main route into Coventry partially closed for six weeks
- Burst water main affects thousands of homes
- Rugby council leader welcomes extension to speedway lease at Brandon Stadium