Updates from Monday 4 to Friday 8 September 2017
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
We'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Coventry and Warwickshire between now and 18:00.
If you'd like to get in touch with the BBC Local Live team, you can do so by emailing us, tweeting @BBCCovWarks, external, or visiting our Facebook page, external.
Tom Abell and Steven Davies help Somerset reach 203-4 on a rain-affected first day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Read MoreWe'll be back with regular updates of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday, but breaking news will appear here this evening and into the morning.
Listen to live BBC local radio coverage of Warwickshire against Somerset in Division One the County Championship.
Read MoreThe entire West Midlands region would benefit if Coventry won the competition to be the UK's next City of Culture in 2021, parliament has heard.
The city is on the shortlist to win the title, after its initial bid was submitted in the spring.
Leading a debate in Parliament, the Coventry South Labour MP Jim Cunningham said he couldn't think of a better city for the award.
Quote MessageIt's a vibrant bustling city.. The people are passionate and proud of their city, and rightly so. It's a city that deserves recognition and I can think of no better way to celebrate Coventry than by making it City of Culture.
Jim Cunningham, Labour MP, Coventry South
A man detectives describe as a "dangerous sexual offender" has been jailed after admitting historic child sexual offences in Bedworth, police have revealed., external
Robert Edmondson, 48, of Windsor Street, Coventry, pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault on a teenage girl in Bedworth in the early 2000s.
Appearing at Warwick Crown Court on Wednesday 30 August he was sentenced to a total of five years and 11 months in prison, and ordered to sign on to the sex offenders register.
He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to court bail in February 2017.
Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter
The forecast is for a dry and cloudy night and it should stay that way tomorrow - overnight lows of 12C (54F).
Rich Davis has your forecast
These pictures show the aftermath of a two-car crash that left one vehicle in the wall of a house.
Twitter user @RathnonDomitras works close to the site on Lockhurst Lane in Coventry.
Image source, @RathnonDomitrasThe driver of the black Mercedes, a man believed to be in his 60s, was treated for head and hip injuries and taken to University Hospital in Coventry.
A woman driving the second car was treated for shock at the scene, and taken to hospital as a precaution, the ambulance service said.
Image source, @RathnonDomitrasThe area around Lockhurst Lane and Durbar Avenue was closed for a time after the collision, at around 14:20, but has since reopened.
A man was hit by his own delivery van during a robbery in Kenilworth on Friday, police say., external
Image source, GoogleThieves followed the van into Moorlands Avenue at around 18:30 on 1 September, and made off with the vehicle as soon as the driver left it to make a parcel delivery.
The driver only suffered minor injuries and the van was later located near to the town's cricket club.
Liam Barnes
BBC News Online
Did you witness any disturbances between Chesterfield and Coventry City fans when the two sides played on Saturday?
Image source, GoogleDerbyshire Police said they're looking for witnesses to come forward after a fight broke out at the roundabout next to the Donkey Derby pub on Sheffield Road just before kick-off.
A police spokesman said three men from the Chesterfield area were arrested but have been released under investigation.
A house has been damaged and two people taken to hospital after two cars collided on Lockhurst Lane in Coventry earlier this afternoon.
Police say they were called to the incident involving a black Mercedes and a red Ford Focus shortly after 14:20.
Fire and ambulance services were also called to the scene.
No arrests were made, police said, and no one was seriously injured.
Child robots designed for people to have sex with "will happen", a senior police officer has warned at a meeting in Warwickshire.
Addressing the Police Superintendents' annual conference in Stratford-upon-Avon, Chief Constable Simon Bailey suggested that it was only a matter of time before there were virtual reality videos of child abuse.
Image source, PAHe said forces were "struggling" to keep up with the pace of technological change and a "staggering" number of reports of abuse.
Referring to recent cases involving men prosecuted for importing child sex dolls into Britain, he said: "How long is it before we have a child sex robot? Trust me it will happen."
Paramedics have publicly shamed two dozy drivers after they left their car blocking the turning circle to a busy A&E department. , external
Two men convicted of "violently" murdering a "defenceless" man have had their sentences increased after an application by the Attorney General, Jeremy Wright MP.
Stephen Weeks, 48, of Hugh Road, Coventry, and 19-year-old Drew Thorpe, were found guilty of murdering Lee Brooks during an incident at Weeks' house in August last year.
Image source, PAAt Warwick Crown Court in May Weeks was sentenced to a minimum term of 16 years and Thorpe was jailed for at least 12 years.
At the Court of Appeal today Lord Justice Davis increased that to 20 years for Weeks, and Thorpe will now have to serve 12 years before he can apply for parole.
Senior prosecutor at the original trial, Anjuli Shergill said the attack on Brooks had been "violent and sustained".
"The victim ended up with severe head injuries to his head from which he would later die."
A former soldier battered one of his friends after finding him in bed with his wife. , external
Cyber criminals are targeting British universities, including the University of Warwick, to steal scientific, engineering, medical and defence research - according to a report in The Times., external
In the past year there were more than 1,100 cyber security breaches, including unauthorised access of accounts and machines at the university, the paper reports.
Professor Carsten Maple, director of cyber security research at Warwick told the newspaper that research could be stolen and passed on to unscrupulous governments.
Image source, University of WarwickQuote MessageIntellectual property takes years of know-how and costs a lot. If someone can get that very quickly, that's good for them. Certainly somebody might attack a university and then provide that information to a nation state."
Professor Carsten Maple, University of Warwick
Coventry kids are more prone to serious accidents than anywhere else in the region, according to new figures. , external
British new car registrations fell for the fifth month in a row in August, a car industry body has said.
Sales fell 6.4% to 76,433 vehicles, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) with demand for diesel cars slumping by more than 20%.
Image source, Getty ImagesJaguar and Land Rover saw 565 cars roll of forecourts down from 722 last August - while 1,512 Land Rovers left showrooms compared to 1,574 in August 2016.
But Chris Bosworth, director of strategy at Close Brothers Motor Finance, says August's fall in new car sales was "expected", as car buyers are waiting for new registration plates to come in.
Leamington Observer
Image source, Leamington ObserverBaby barn owls at Moreton Morrell College are ready to fly the nest., external
Three chicks were born in a nesting box, which was set up as part of a college project by wildlife and countryside management students, and arboriculture students, in May.
BBC Sport
Edgbaston is set to host seven days of major match cricket next year - England’s international T20 against Australia, the first Test against India and T20 Blast Finals Day.
Image source, Warwickshire County Cricket ClubEngland will face Australia on Wednesday 27 June, the first Test against India will start on Wednesday 1 August and T20 Blast Finals Day will be on Saturday 15 September 2018.
Warwickshire, external chief executive Neil Snowball said: "Hosting the first match of the high summer Test series was previously a regular event at Edgbaston, and we are delighted to see this return for 2018 and hope that it can continue for the 2019 Ashes series and beyond.
“We’ve not hosted an International T20 since 2014, so to host the only fixture between England and Australia is a good result for Edgbaston and it’s certainly an occasion where we will have to consider increasing our capacity again with a temporary stand."
Tickets for the 2018 programme of major matches at Edgbaston will go on sale to club members from 11 September with the remaining allocation released on general sale from 10:00 BST on 10 October.
