A Coventry woman's been given a suspended jail sentence for her part in a rail ticket fraud, say police.

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Elizabeth Howell, 46, from Dovedale Avenue, was part of a gang who used dozens of false names and addresses to scam almost £100,000 out of train operators  by claiming compensation for fake delays.

She pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and moneylaundering.

The group made 350 claims between 2010 and 2015, external , British Transport Police said. 

In total four were convicted with two former Southern rail workers jailed for their part in the scam.

Stratford Observer

Stratford's controversial London Eye-style wheel is here for the summer , external – but there is no guarantee it will become a regular feature of the town’s skyline.  

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The driver of an overturned lorry has been taken to hospital with head injuries, the ambulance service says

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They were called to the A426 at 06:45 to find the driver had been helped out of the lorry's cab by passers-by.

The road remains closed in both directions for the recovery of the 42-tonne vehicle.

Bus services are being diverted away from the A426, as it remains closed in both directions near junction one for the M6 (Rugby and Lutterworth).

The lorry overturned just south of the motorway island opposite the Premier Inn.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

The A426 Rugby Road, near the M6, is shut in both directions as a lorry has overturned.

There was a collision on a busy roundabout, police say, and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

Plenty of sunshine around with some cloud at times. Staying dry with highs of 14C (57F).

You can find a detailed forecast for your area on the BBC Weather site .

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Welcome to the Local Live service for Coventry and Warwickshire on Friday. 

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

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Kamaljit Singh Dhaliwal, 54, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.

Live updates have now ended for Coventry and Warwickshire.

We'll be back with you from 08:00 tomorrow, but in the mean time keep an eye out here for updated and breaking news stories.

Warwickshire have chosen a 15-man squad to travel down to London to play Surrey at The Oval over the next four days in their 2017 County Championship Division One opener.

Boss  Ashley Giles takes charge for the first time since returning to Edgbaston from Lancashire over the winter.

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Captain Ian Bell is without opening batsman Ian Westwood (fractured foot) and fast bowler Boyd Rankin (back), while Olly Stone, the new recruit from Northants, is not expected to be fit until July after his  anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Bears (from):  Bell (capt), Porterfield, Trott, Hain, Ambrose (wk), Clarke, Barker, Patel, Wright, Hannon-Dalby, Wright, Banks, Mellor, Singh, Thornton.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

The West Midlands metro mayor election takes place on Thursday, 4 May.

BBC political editor, Patrick Burns, gives you a run down of who the six candidates are;

Pete Durnell of UKIP, Sion Simon representing Labour and Conservative Andy Street are among the six candidates who have confirmed they are standing in the election.

The deadline to register to vote is 13 April.  If you haven't registered yet - you can do it online., external

The Green Party's James Burn, Liberal Democrat Beverley Nielsen, and Communist Graham Stevenson are the other three candidates.  

So who is likely to win? 

One of Britain's foremost polling analysts, Professor John Curtis of the University of Strathclyde, told BBC One's Sunday Politics on 2 April: "The West Midlands looks like a draw. And another Labour loss would pile yet more pressure on Jeremy Corbyn."

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

Fire crews were called to free a child from a car in Warwick earlier today after he accidentally locked himself and his mum's keys in the car.

Mum, Verity Slatem said James thought it was quite funny at first, but had started to get a little worried by the time the firefighters turned up to Cape Road in Warwick.

She later tweeted her thanks to the service for rescuing the "little monkey".

Alec Blackman
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

The circus is coming to Stratford-upon-Avon to mark Shakespeare's 453rd birthday. 

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The Birthplace Trust have hired PT Barnum to perform in Henley Street on the 22 April as part of a free day-long festival running in Henley Street.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Weather

That warm spell we're being promised is edging ever closer. It should stay dry overnight but temperatures could drop as low as 1C (34F).

You can find a detailed forecast for your area  on the BBC Weather site.

BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Wasps wing, Christian Wade, has been named Premiership player of the month for March.

Wade, who's has scored 14 league tries this season, was judged by a panel as the man who made the biggest impact in the league over the month.

Rugby World Cup winner, Will Greenwood, said the player had been on "sparkling form".

"Christian has a low centre of gravity, explosive power, blistering speed and is a joy to watch," he said.

Vanessa Pearce
BBC Local Live

The Environment Agency are carrying out enforcement checks on the river in Stratford-upon-Avon - keep a look out for their bailiffs.

A man who killed Coventry postman, David Lamont, by running him over, has been jailed for nine and a half years.

Kamaljit Dhaliwal, 54, from Coventry, admitted causing the death in 2016 of David Lamont by careless driving while under the influence of drink and drugs, but was found not guilty of his murder.  

At Warwick Crown Court, sitting in Coventry, Dhaliwal was sentenced to nine and a half years for manslaughter and five and a half years for causing death by careless driving, to run concurrently.

Some stunning images of the local area have been sent to us, like this one of Leamington Spa taken by Janine King.

Image source, Janine King

You can see more pictures, including this taken by Damien Walmsley in Lapworth, on our Facebook site., external

Image source, Damien Walmsley

Coventry Telegraph

A jury has found Kamaljit Dhaliwal guilty of the manslaughter of a 50-year-old Coventry postman.   , external

Moira Rawlings
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

A 29 year-old man from Coventry has been charged with fraud by false representation and handling stolen goods, police say., external

The charges relate to three incidents in Rugby when bank cards were stolen and used to obtain goods. 

He's been remanded in custody and is due at Warwick Crown Court next month.