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• Motorcyclist badly injured after multi-vehicle A5 crash in Rugby

  23-10-2026 23:06 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  A motorbike was involved in a collision with five vehicles
  
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• Man admits making sexual threats to child through window of house in Nuneaton

  23-10-2026 19:31 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Adrian Clark, 40, also pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure in connection with a report of a man exposing himself on a residential street in Nuneaton
  
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• Four more men charged over 'Breaking Bad' Mexican meth lab in Warwickshire

  23-10-2026 18:49 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Four men, including Mohammed Khan from Sparkhill, Birmingham, have been charged with conspiracy to produce Class-A methamphetamine following a National Crime Agency drug bust at a remote farm in Warwickshire.
  
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• M42 motorway closures scrapped due to strong winds as new dates issued

  23-10-2026 18:20 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  The major HS2-related works had been due to shut stretches of the M42 from 9pm tonight
  
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• Police smash cannabis factory in Tile Hill as 100 plants seized

  23-10-2026 17:58 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Around 100 plants were seized from the property in Tile Hill
  
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• Shocking moment woman is racially abused at Coventry shop as man shouts 'get back on your boat'

  23-10-2026 17:36 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Nicola Salmon was racially abused by a man at One Stop in Henley Green
  
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• Woman smashed in the head with glass in Atherstone pub incident

  23-10-2026 16:32 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  It happened yesterday afternoon (October 22)
  
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• Solihull Council works to repair reputation after ITV Reform UK racism allegations

  23-10-2026 15:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Solihull Council is under pressure to rebuild public trust after an ITV undercover documentary exposed racist comments by three Reform UK councillors, including deputy mayor Alan Feeney, Jamie Campbell and Chris Whelan, prompting their departures and an extraordinary council meeting.
  
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• Shawarma King Coventry: Three-star hygiene rating after mouldy food found

  23-10-2026 14:57 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Inspectors found mouldy food behind a fridge and food stored below required food safety temperatures at Shawarma King on Far Gosford Street, which was handed a three-star hygiene rating
  
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• Desperate woman died jumping from balcony to escape machete-wielding thug

  23-10-2026 14:49 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Tia Langdon was brutally attacked by Jaiden Hassan-Agard, who has now been jailed for causing her death
  
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• Child seriously injured after being hit by car in Coventry

  23-10-2026 14:35 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  It happened on Windmill Road in Longford
  
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• Coventry City asked to stump up as Premier League clubs hit hardest by £20m bill

  23-10-2026 13:42 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry City have endured a difficult start to life in the Premier League, but they, and the rest of their rivals, are about to be hit with a large bill
  
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• Alvaro Arbeloa sends Coventry City message after Fulham pressure release

  23-10-2026 13:07 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Fulham come to the CBS Arena this weekend looking to build on their first win of the season
  
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• Coventry Market traders reveal empty days and second jobs as city centre footfall declines

  23-10-2026 12:52 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Some Coventry Market traders spend days waiting for customers, while others have taken on second jobs to keep their businesses afloat. Stallholders say falling visitor numbers are making it increasingly difficult to keep going.
  
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• Five players to miss Coventry City vs Fulham as Frank Lampard delivers update on home-grown star

  23-10-2026 12:51 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry City welcome Fulham to the CBS Arena this weekend looking to bounce back from their loss to Tottenham
  
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• Coventry man messaged children on Snapchat group called 'Slavery'

  23-10-2026 12:06 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Joshua Curley was jailed at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• Tributes paid to 'innovative and inspiring' Coventry voice teacher

  23-10-2026 11:45 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Rosamund 'Roz' Comins was well known in Coventry and Kenilworth and was still doing Pilates aged 92
  
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• Medieval Coventry buildings on The Burges to be restored with £500,000 grant

  23-10-2026 10:30 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  The buildings at 18-20 and 21-24 The Burges, known as Palmer House, have origins in the Middle Ages and have fallen into disrepair
  
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• Delays to new Coventry train platform addressed with promise of improvements

  23-10-2026 10:27 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry transport chiefs say the project has only been put back a few months and a lot of additional work is underway on the rail infrastructure
  
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• New era for popular Coventry pub as £650,000 revamp planned

  23-10-2026 09:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  A new era is planned for a popular Coventry pub, with the Hare & Hounds in Keresley set for a £650,000 revamp under new licensees Tom and Sammy Durnion. The work will create 30 jobs, with the pub due to reopen in early December.
  
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• Frank Lampard on Coventry City star with best defensive stats in the Premier League

  23-10-2026 08:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard hails how Bobby Thomas has stepped up to become a Premier League performer
  
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• I visited Twycross Zoo's Room on the Broom Corn Maze and it's an enchanting, immersive experience

  23-10-2026 07:46 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Twycross Zoo has drawn inspiration from another Julia Donaldson favourite for its latest attraction
  
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• Birmingham Airport: £3.75bn economic impact and 57,000 jobs as masterplan vote opens

  23-10-2026 07:30 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Birmingham Airport has published an economic report showing it contributes £3.75bn to the regional economy and supports 57,000 jobs, as public consultation continues on its masterplan to handle 30 million passengers by 2041
  
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• Matilda celebrates 15 years as West End success story

  23-10-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  The musical is seen by more than 12 million people worldwide after starting in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  
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• Family's plea after autistic son escapes school

  23-10-2026 07:19 via BBC News
  
  Jamie, 7, escaped from Brooke School in Rugby for 25 minutes after climbing a tree.
  
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• Weekly quiz: How did Star Wars and Marvel discover this artist?

  23-10-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Other stories include rock-star sponsors and Britain's best pub - can you get 100%?
  
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• 'My stepdaughter hid in fear during college lockdown'

  23-10-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  Stacey Cook said her stepdaughter was "told to get under a table" at Coventry College on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Obscene' £3m parking bill for Coventry and Rugby hospital staff

  23-10-2026 07:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Workers across the Midlands paid more than £15.6m
  
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• Pressure grows to end Coventry contract with AI data firm Palantir as timeline confirmed

  23-10-2026 06:30 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Finance chief sets out process of looking at alternative providers as one councillor branded the protesters 'useful idiots'
  
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• Decision on renaming parts of Coventry due next month after hundreds respond

  23-10-2026 06:30 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  The council says there has been a good response despite some difficulties with the consultation process and lessons have been learned for the future
  
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• Coventry health bosses urged to reinstate NHS blood testing at Earlsdon Pharmacy

  23-10-2026 06:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Earlsdon Pharmacy has launched a petition to reinstate NHS blood testing at its premises, with more than 2,000 people signing in support
  
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• Anniversary update issued on suspected murder of missing Nuneaton woman Katie Love

  23-10-2026 06:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  She was last seen by her family nine months ago today
  
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