A train has derailed near Watford Junction causing major disruption to services in and out of London Euston station.

All line were blocked earlier but some have since reopened, according to Virgin Trains which says the "majority of services" are subject to delays and alterations.

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The Government has given assurance that work on the HS2 rail project from London to the West Midlands through Warwickshire will start next year.

A committee of MPs says there's too much uncertainty about the cost and the route, questioning whether there's a realistic timetable for the scheme. 

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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has addressed concerns, saying "we aim to deliver as planned in the middle of the next decade the first stage and we will, later this autumn, be setting out some detail, the remaining routes".

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Police in Warwickshire have issued an appeal for witnesses to a crash on the southbound M6 in which a motorcyclist died., external

It happened between junction one at Rugby and the Catthorpe interchange on Wednesday and involved two cars and the bike.  

The man was in his thirties and was confirmed dead at Coventry's University Hospital.

A rare medieval artefact, found by amateur metal detectorists near Snitterfield Church, has been donated to Warwickshire Museum.

The Papal Bulla, made of lead, is an official seal from the time of Pope Alexander III, who was pope between 1159 and 1181 AD.

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It was found close to a lead pilgrim ampulla (pictured below), which would have held holy water, and the council says it hopes both objects will feature in displays in the refurbished Market Hall when it re-opens in 2017.

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An open letter by a former serial offender has been used to deter others from a life of crime.

West Midlands Police has transcribed the supportive message on to cell walls in Solihull as part of a behavioural science experiment.

The force has been working with psychologists on trials aimed at "nudging" people away from reoffending.

"Nudging" is the idea that small interventions can significantly alter decision-making.  

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Isolated thunderstorms this evening will become more widespread for a time overnight, with some torrential downpours likely. 

Late in the night it should start to become drier from the west - lows of 14C (57F).

A 21-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating the theft of a van containing six dogs, stolen from Tackford Road in the Stoke area of Coventry yesterday.

The van and four of the dogs were found shortly after the theft nearby in Thorney Road.

The other two dogs have also been reunited with their owners.

A railway worker became stuck in a coffee machine on board a train this morning, delaying its departure from a station.

It happened on the 05:51 Virgin Trains service from Holyhead to London Euston, keeping the train at Rugby - due to depart at 08:47 - for more than 20 minutes.

The worker, a member of railway maintenance staff, sustained minor injuries - cuts to the hand, according to Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service which attended the scene.

There were no knock-on delays.

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is calling on breweries to produce more beer without a product made from fish.

Listen to ball-by-ball commentary from Edgbaston as Warwickshire host Lancashire in the County Championship.

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Nudge Theory - a trial project from West Midlands Police - uses small psychological boosts and suggestions in the hope of helping criminals avoid reoffending.

In addition to supportive messages on cell walls, the interventions include sending letters to known offenders on key birthdays, their 18th or 21st, suggesting it's time to rethink their future.

The reoffending rates of detainees exposed to the cell graffiti will be compared to those who stay in regular cells, to gauge any behaviour change. 

Nudge theory has been used across the world in different ways. At a Dutch airport, flies were painted in the middle of urinals to encourage men to take better aim.

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BBC Local Live

These are some of our main stories today:

- Family not told of cancer operation error at Coventry hospital

- Government will deliver HS2 'as planned' says transport secretary

- Rail worker injured after getting stuck in on-board coffee machine

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The owners of a BMW had their vehicle stolen in Ryton-on-Dunsmore after falling victim to an elaborate con. , external

The family of a cancer patient who died two days after undergoing a medical procedure has found out it was not told about a surgical error during the operation.

First World War tanks will "appear" across the area today to mark the 100th anniversary of the war machine.  

The public is encouraged to hunt for tanks using their smartphone via a free app.

The Mark IVs can be found in Coventry's War Memorial Park and near Rugby's memorial gates, in association with The Tank Museum.

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The Mark IV  was first used in warfare in the Battle of the Somme on 15 September 1916. Men from Coventry and Warwickshire provided the majority of the first tank crews who fought in the battle. 

Fire crews used hydraulic cutting equipment to free a railway worker who'd become stuck in the coffee machine, external on board a Virgin Trains service this morning from Rugby to London.

The ambulance service said the casualty was taken to hospital suffering cuts to hits hand.

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BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent

West Midlands Police says it's trialing a new project that uses psychology to try to cut crime - it's called Nudge Theory.

In some cases it’s just simple things to "nudge" offenders in the right direction. At Solihull Police Station, cell blocks have a supportive message from an ex-criminal written on the walls.  

It conveys how he felt when sat in a cell for the umpteenth time after an arrest and his hopes that others could change their ways.

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Kenilworth clock tower’s old mechanism could be permanently upgraded, external, Warwick District Council has said.