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• Balcony murder conviction quashed

  25-03-2015 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man jailed for bludgeoning his friend and throwing him from an eighth-floor balcony has his conviction for murder quashed.
  
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• Tracking Britain's jihadists

  25-03-2015 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What do we know about them?
  
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• Woodlands Academy pupils become detectives during crime-solving workshop - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 17:36
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Woodlands Academy pupils become detectives during crime-solving workshop
  Coventry Telegraph
  Science teachers held a science club every early lunch during the week and pupils had the opportunity to make a trebuchet and a rocket, watch a dissection and learn about forensics and fire. Students having also been learning how to solve crimes.and more »
  
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• Subways near Coventry rail station to close for Friargate work - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 16:57
  
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  Subways near Coventry rail station to close for Friargate work
  Coventry Telegraph
  The subway routes between Coventry city centre and the railway station are to close for more than a month while the finishing touches are put to the Friargate development. A new public boulevard will connect the station and the city's shopping streets ...
  
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• Vinyl record fair to be held at FarGo Village - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 16:47
  
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  Vinyl record fair to be held at FarGo Village
  Coventry Telegraph
  With vinyl record buying back in fashion and enjoying a renaissance, Coventry will be the host of an upcoming record fair event this May. Events like Record Store Day have sparked a rise in vinyl collectors, and this year you are invited to join in ...
  
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• Coventry has a 'history of how to build ugly concrete and glass structures' - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 16:19
  
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  Coventry has a 'history of how to build ugly concrete and glass structures'
  Coventry Telegraph
  There was a special pullout report on the MIPIM conference at Cannes in your March 19 edition. In this report it shows the Coventry contribution and includes on the front page, their flagship “Friargate scheme.” To continue with the confusion, the ...
  
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• Tile Hill Wood pupils raise £3500 for poorly children - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 16:04
  
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  Tile Hill Wood pupils raise £3500 for poorly children
  Coventry Telegraph
  Girls at Tile Hill Wood School raised thousands of pounds for poorly children in just over two months. Pupils rallied to help Birmingham Children's Hospital and collected £3,500 in a fundraising challenge. Ceri Rodgers, from the school, said: “The ...
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover base 'to double'

  25-03-2015 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Car giant Jaguar Land Rover reveals plans to double the size of its operations at its Coventry headquarters.
  
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• Canal searches for missing Coventry University student Ozi Akerele draw a blank - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 15:37
  
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  Canal searches for missing Coventry University student Ozi Akerele draw a blank
  Coventry Telegraph
  Ozi Akerele, aged 24, of Richmond Street, Stoke, Coventry, is missing. He's a Nigerian student who has only been in the city for a few weeks. Police looking for missing Coventry student Ozi Akerele say searches in a stretch of canal turned up nothing ...
  
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• Look: How Coventry was transformed into 'Motor City' during the 20th Century - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 15:11
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Look: How Coventry was transformed into 'Motor City' during the 20th Century
  Coventry Telegraph
  The Daimler plant, occupying a former cotton mill in Radford from 1896, was making history in Coventry, becoming the first factory in England to create cars on a commercial basis. Other motoring factories promptly followed and began to spring up around ...
  
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• Dion Dublin joins Homes Under The Hammer: Coventry City fans offer their ... - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 14:56
  
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  Dion Dublin joins Homes Under The Hammer: Coventry City fans offer their ...
  Coventry Telegraph
  We often see ex-footballers take jobs in punditry when they retire but today's news that Dion Dublin has signed up to host popular daytime TV show Homes Under The Hammer has been met with some surprise. The 45-year-old, best known in these parts for ...and more »
  
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• Sheldon cyclist collision: A45 Coventry road reopens - Birmingham Mail

  25-03-2015 13:50
  
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  Sheldon cyclist collision: A45 Coventry road reopens
  Birmingham Mail
  The cyclist was badly hurt when he was involved in a crash with a car on the A45 Coventry Road in Sheldon just before 6am this morning. The carriageway was closed eastbound for recovery work after the accident between Wagon Lane and Barrows Lane ...and more »
  
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• Look: Old Laurentians stay top thanks to win over Leamington - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 13:24
  
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  Look: Old Laurentians stay top thanks to win over Leamington
  Coventry Telegraph
  Old Laurentians survived another rash of injuries and an admirably spirited challenge from their relegation-zone hosts to collect a 25-8 win at Leamington that maintained their technical lead over Newbold on Avon. Leamington produced some of their best ...
  
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• Delay after residents complain of 'racism' slurs by Coventry Labour councillors - Coventry Observer

  25-03-2015 13:06
  Delay after residents complain of 'racism' slurs by Coventry Labour councillors
  Coventry Observer
  OUTRAGED residents accused of making 'racist' comments and being compared with Nazi Germany by Coventry Labour councillors have accused the council and Labour party of kicking their formal complaints into touch for political reasons. Two residents ...and more »
  
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• Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Enjoy the sunniest day of the year! - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 12:43
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry and Warwickshire weather: Enjoy the sunniest day of the year!
  Coventry Telegraph
  With a ridge of high pressure building over our region overnight, we came close to an air frost in Coventry last night, though rural parts of our region may well have suffered a frost over open ground. Under this ridge, Wednesday may well be the ...
  
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• The X Factor auditions to return to Coventry next month - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 12:36
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  The X Factor auditions to return to Coventry next month
  Coventry Telegraph
  The X Factor auditions are back on the road in search of the best and freshest vocal talent that the UK has to offer. ITV's premier talent show will return to Coventry in the hope of uncovering the nation's next best singing star, with mobile auditions ...
  
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• Look: Classic and iconic cars made in Coventry through the years - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 11:57
  
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  Look: Classic and iconic cars made in Coventry through the years
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry is the birthplace of the motor industry – and our city has produced some classic and iconic cars over the decades. The roll call of Coventry's numerous car factories includes the likes of Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley, Rootes, Daimler, Jaguar ...and more »
  
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• Top Gear: Coventry City fan Eddie Jordan among bookies' favourites to replace ... - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 11:37
  
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  Top Gear: Coventry City fan Eddie Jordan among bookies' favourites to replace ...
  Coventry Telegraph
  Celebrity Sky Blues fan and Formula One boss Eddie Jordan is among the bookies' favourites to replace Jeremy Clarkson. William Hill quotes him at 8/1 in latest odds released as Clarkson waits to find out if he is going to be sacked from the BBC show.and more »
  
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• Coventry Bees boss hails 'powerhouse' side after signing Joonas Kylmakorpi - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 11:37
  
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  Coventry Bees boss hails 'powerhouse' side after signing Joonas Kylmakorpi
  Coventry Telegraph
  Coventry promoter Mick Horton believes the signing of Joonas Kylmakorpi makes his side an “unbelievable powerhouse” ahead of the new Elite League campaign. The Buildbase Bees start the official business of the season against Wolverhampton at ...
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover 'to double' Coventry base - BBC News

  25-03-2015 11:33
  
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  Jaguar Land Rover 'to double' Coventry base
  BBC News
  Car giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to double the size of its operations at its headquarters in Coventry. The firm said land bought in Whitley meant it could expand its base from 55 to almost 120 acres. The site expected to be used ...
  BREAKING: Jaguar Land Rover to build worldwide R&D centre in Coventry and ...Coventry Telegraph
  Jaguar Land Rover to expand engineering and design centre in CoventryAM-onl
  
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• League One relegation fight: Find out how 49 points would keep Coventry City up - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 10:49
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  League One relegation fight: Find out how 49 points would keep Coventry City up
  Coventry Telegraph
  The battle to stave off League One relegation is really hotting up with just eight games of the season left for most teams. The average number of points required for survival in the third tier is 48 points over the last ten seasons and if you take it ...and more »
  
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• Scarlets sign prop Taylor from Wasps

  25-03-2015 09:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scarlets sign Welsh tight-head prop Will Taylor from Wasps for next season.
  
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• 'No convincing case' for £50bn HS2

  25-03-2015 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government has not shown why it needs to spend £50bn building the HS2 rail link, says a House of Lords committee.
  
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• Carters Sports Bar has appeal against licence suspension turned down - Coventry Telegraph

  25-03-2015 09:08
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Carters Sports Bar has appeal against licence suspension turned down
  Coventry Telegraph
  A popular city centre bar has lost an appeal against a decision to suspend its licence. Bosses at Carters Sports Bar, based at The Skydome, had hoped to overturn the council's decision at a hearing today. They made a series of submissions in an effort ...
  
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