A man has appeared before magistrates in Coventry charged with dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified - in connection with a police pursuit in the city. 

Tony Berrill, 24, of no fixed address, is accused of failing to stop for police earlier this week. 

A 19-year-old in the car was cautioned for possession of cannabis. Another three people were released without charge. 

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A railway bridge near Henley-in-Arden is being replaced by Network Rail engineers, external this weekend.

The £2m upgrade, on a road beneath the line at Blunts Green, Warwickshire, requires a full closure of the line between Stratford-on-Avon and Birmingham Snow Hill stations from late Friday night to early Monday morning.

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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A cloudy afternoon in store, with some bright spells and highs of 15C (59F).

A woman believed by her company to be among the UK's first female coach drivers is taking her foot off the pedal after 60 years in the holiday trade.

Joan Johnson of Henley-in-Arden's Johnsons Coach and Bus Travel joined the business in 1956, combining office work and driving when the fleet consisted of three coaches, a taxi and a furniture removal lorry.

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In 1981, she branched out to become a holiday courier - and is estimated to have clutched her clipboard during 350 tours of Britain and the continent. 

Joan, 80, said: "I have enjoyed every minute of it and will miss working with our friendly drivers, lovely customers and all the friends I have made over the years."

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Club captain Joe Launchbury makes a return to the Wasps matchday squad to face Saracens at Allianz Park on Sunday.

Jimmy Gopperth will captain the side until Launchbury enters the action.

The team tops the Premiership table and remains unbeaten after five games this season.

The former West Midlands UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclaire says when she was a member of the party she witnessed violent behaviour at party meetings.

And she described the confrontation yesterday, which left MEP Steven Woolfe needing hospital treatment, as "not very edifying".

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Ms Sinclaire left the party in 2010 after a difference of opinion over the party's direction and she said there was a lot of frustration among members, because it was a "melting pot" of people from different political backgrounds.

But her claims were disputed by current UKIP MEP Roger Helmer, who said he had never seen violent confrontations between UKIP representatives.

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Wheelchair racer and Paralympic gold medalist Hannah Cockroft is spending the day as guest editor at BBC Sport.

You can get involved and ask the Coventry University student any questions you have here, external.

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Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A man has been arrested in connection with an abduction of a young girl , externalin Staffordshire in 2001. 

Staffordshire Police say the man, in his 70s, from Warwickshire, is currently in custody. 

The force says he was arrested in connection with the abduction of the six-year-old in Barton-under-Needwood 15 years ago. 

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The 12 nets donated to Twycross Zoo are now in the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan and bonobo enclosures.

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Simon Childs from the zoo says: “These nets have been fantastic in enriching the habitats for our apes, giving them more usable and complicated environments off the ground. We can now scatter some of their snacks on the nets, making them climb up and encouraging them to move as they would in the wild.”

Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live

The RAF have donated some of their old cargo nets to some mischievous apes...

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The nets were previously used to safely restrain military equipment in RAF transport aircraft on military exercises and operations all around the world.

Now they're for swinging on at Twycross Zoo!

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

These are some of the stories we're looking at today:

- Man in court charged with dangerous driving after police pursuit in Coventry

- Stratford to Birmingham rail line closed for bridge replacement work

- Edgbaston to host first day-night test

Coventry Telegraph

Former Coventry City chairman Geoffrey Robinson MP has said the club has been “badly let down” by owners Sisu.  , external

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

The head of Coventry's funeral directors association says a proposed 39% rise in funeral and cremation fees by Coventry Council "takes some believing".

President of the Coventry District Funeral Directors, Andrew Pargetter, said: "I couldn't put my prices up 39% in one go."

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The proposed charge is part of a raft of planned price hikes for burials and cremations in the city, including a fine for overrunning services.

"It's not very nice thinking at the end of the day you've got to turn around and say - sorry you've overrun your time and you've got to pay another £158," he said.

Coventry City Council says the rises are to cover costs of running bereavement services and to bring fees and charges in line with surrounding local authorities. 

London Midland has said to expect delays on train services between Coventry and Birmingham International due to staff illness. 

Police identify a Prestwick man who died when his motorbike was involved in a crash with a car near Stranraer.

Leamington Observer

Bernard Spilsbury, known as the father of modern forensics, has been honoured with a blue plaque in his home town of Leamington.  , external

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BBC Sport

Premiership Rugby has criticised England boss Eddie Jones' decision to hold a full-on three-day training camp between Premiership matches this week.

Wasps' flanker Sam Jones suffered a broken leg while grappling with lock Maro Itoje during a session based around judo skills.  

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However, two-time Olympic judo medallist Kate Howey, one of the coaches used by England, expects head coach Jones to continue using the sport in training.

"Eddie is looking for every bit of advantage within the game," Howey told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Stratford Observer

Tributes have been paid to a Stratford man, external who drowned trying to rescue his dog while on holiday in Cornwall.  

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Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

These are some of our headlining stories today:

- Proposals to raise funeral costs, external in Coventry criticised by industry

- Edgbaston to host first day-night test

- Fusiliers prepare to parade battalion colours for the last time