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Updates from Friday 5 August 2016
A knife amnesty is under way in Warwickshire as part of a national campaign to get blades off the streets, external – and use them to create a symbolic sculpture in memory of victims.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Two people are due to stand trial today accused of murdering a woman found with neck injuries.
Jack Williams, 20, Of Redlands Crescent, and Kayleigh Louise Woods, 22 of Hertford Road in Stratford-upon-Avon, pleaded not guilty earlier this month to the murder of Bethany Hill.
Both are due to appear today at Warwick Crown Court.
Ms Hill, 20, was found dead at an address in Stratford on 3 February.
Warwickshire Police is appealing for witnesses to help them catch thieves, external who targeted vehicles in the Atherstone area.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Our headlining stories today include:
- Further arrests in police crackdown on off-road biking
- Two due in court accused of the murder of Bethany Hill
- Study finds plummeting levels of home ownership in West Midlands
Who could your club have signed on a freebie this summer? BBC Sport brings you an EFL free transfers XI to be reckoned with.
Read MoreWarwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes says playing at his home ground of Edgbaston for England will be a "huge honour".
Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes says Edgbaston Test 'a huge honour'
A new study concludes that levels of home ownership are as low as they were in the 1980s, with the West Midlands one of the areas most affected.
In the last 11 years, levels have dropped in the region from just over 70% to 59%.
The social policy research group, The Resolution Foundation, says the biggest shift towards renting, in recent years, has been in major cities, such as Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
BBC Travel
A broken-down vehicle is blocking one lane of the M6 northbound between J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich) and J6 A38(M) Aston Expressway.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Latest weather for the West Midlands
BBC Travel
An accident is causing delays both ways on the A361 Daventry road in Kilsby near The Banks junction.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Welcome to our live service for Tuesday.
We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
You can get in touch with us via email or tweet us @BBCCovWarks, external
Jonathan Trott's ton helps Warwickshire beat Yorkshire, as both teams go through to the One-Day Cup quarter-finals.
Read MoreWe're back from 08:00 tomorrow with more news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for updates this evening and into the morning.
Have a great night.
Bob Hockenhull
BBC Midlands Today
New figures show the cost of crime in the Midlands countryside is rising faster than anywhere else in Britain.
Last year there was a 10% increase in crime related insurance claims in our region - up from £6m in 2014 to £6.6m in 2015.
You can see my full report on Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30.
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Coventry's new city-centre water park has been given the go-ahead., external
It will sit on the site of Spire and Christchurch house and the council says the design could include a wave pool, lazy river, "children's splash pad" and six water slides.
Image source, Proposed water park
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport
Number eight Nathan Hughes is one of seven Wasps players named in a 45-man squad for this month's pre-season training camp.
Fijian-born Hughes is now eligible to play for England.
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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
There was a 22% rise in reported hate crimes in June this year compared to the same calendar month in 2015, according to Warwickshire Police data.
According to figures, released by the force under the Freedom of Information Act, offences specifically linked to race are up more than 36%.
The 2016 period covers the run-up and aftermath of the EU referendum.
Nationally, numbers point to a 16% increase in hate crime.
West Midlands Police did not submit details.
After a woman was pricked by a discarded needle, more have been discovered by a member of the public., external
Image source, Coventry TelegraphCharlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live
Here's a recap of some of our headlining stories:
- Rail services between Birmingham International and Coventry delayed after death at Berkswell
- Coventry Co-op store could be protected by listed status
- Seven Wasps players named in England squad
