A UKIP MEP for the Midlands is calling for permanent sites to be made available for travellers.

Jim Carver has been responding to Warwick District Council's plans to spend £170,000 protecting land from illegal traveller encampments.

There are currently two groups on land in the district which the authority says it hopes to evict by Friday.

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Kyle Jarvis cleans up Warwickshire's number 11 for match figures of 8-144.

A good effort by the Lancashire paceman and they need just 41 runs for what will be their fourth Championship win of the season and one which will cement them in second place in the Division One table.

It's been a fluent start by Alex Davies, with two boundaries in keith Barker's opening over. Just 31 more needed as Haseeb Hameed takes strike against Jeetan Patel at the other end.

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A woman from Nuneaton says she is bringing legal action against a tour operator after contracting salmonella.

Mary Tweed booked a trip to Turkey through Thomson when she fell ill as she holidayed with her husband and son.

The company has said it's sorry to hear of the family's experience but has refused to comment further as the matter is subject to legal proceedings.

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Facebook is making an abandoned medieval village famous, external and causing a plague of confusion for users across Warwickshire.

Car drivers are being urged to be more aware of motorcyclists as part of a police campaign.

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Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police have teamed up with the Safer Roads Partnership as part of a national scheme to reduce motorcycle-related collisions and casualties.

Figures reveal 535 people were either killed or seriously injured in the Warwickshire and West Mercia policing areas by collisions involving motorcycles in the three years to 2016.

Following a wash-out at Old Trafford this morning, play is finally under way on day four of Warwickshire's match against Lancashire.

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You can listen to live ball-by-ball coverage via the BBC Sport website.

Coventry Telegraph

Coventry has been named as one of the best value university towns, external, according to research.

Twenty-six people have been convicted under "psychoactive substances" laws in the first six months since they were introduced - but none involve West Midlands Police proceedings.

It follows almost 500 arrests over the same period following a ban on new drugs like Spice.

An addiction charity says laws alone will not tackle the problems of people in "zombie-like" states.

The Home Office said over 300 retailers across the UK had closed or stopped selling psychoactive substances.

Retailers question a council's decision to offer bargain chain Poundland a shop to rent for just £1 a year.

Umpires Russell Evans and David Millns have decided there will be no play between Warwickshire and Lancashire before lunch.

Let's hope the weather above Old Trafford eases later on.

Leamington Observer

A brave Kenilworth dad is taking on a 100-mile cycle challenge, external just days before starting lifesaving treatment for Leukaemia.

A contemporary historian at the University of Warwick has paid tribute to Princess Diana on the 20th anniversary of her death.

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Mike Finn says her lasting legacy is continuing to boost the royal family's popularity across the world.

Coventry City has announced defender Tom Davies has signed for the club.

The 25-year-old joins the Sky Blues from Portsmouth.

Coventry Telegraph

There has been a huge increase in fly tipping in Coventry, external with nine incidents every day, according to latest figures.

Warwick District Council says it'll spend £170,000 to protect land in the area from illegal traveller encampments.

The authority plans to install bollards and gates in areas including Othello Avenue Park in Warwick.

It says people living in the area have been notified of the proposals.

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BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Sport

Coventry City has confirmed defender James Pearson has agreed to cancel his non-contract agreement with the Sky Blues.

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It means the 24-year-old leaves the club with immediate effect.

The club has wished the player "the best of luck for the future" in a statement on its website, external.

Leamington Observer

Plans to build 170 homes on the site of Warwick District Council offices in Leamington have been branded, external ‘seriously flawed’ by MP Matt Western.

A charity in Warwick has paid tribute to Princess Diana on the 20th anniversary of her death.

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In 1986, Diana toured the Myton Hospice and was shown around by Dr John Henderson who said she brought comfort to the patients.

The Coventry Irish Society is appealing for members of the Irish community in the city to share with them any memorabilia they brought with them to Britain.

It would like to feature pieces in an exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery next year in order to tell the story of Irish people in the city.

Breege Carroll came to Coventry in 1964 with her mother to meet up with the rest of her family who had already made the move.

A patient has made a report of rape against a member of West Midlands Ambulance Service.

It is among the "serious incidents" involving ambulances that have risen by 16% in five years.

The number of such events rose in seven of England's 10 ambulance areas.

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The union Unison said the rise reflected "intolerable pressures" facing ambulance workers. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives said the incidents amounted to a "tiny" number of patient journeys.

Reported cases include a patient conveyed by West Midlands Ambulance Service who ended up needing a leg amputation in 2014 after falling in an ambulance.

Police have so far not brought any charges in connection with the rape report, made in January.