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• Collective Pod Presents Colin Oddy at the CCCA VHS

  02-03-2017 13:41 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Moment prison 'throw over kit' found in Warwickshire raid as police storm house

  18-08-2026 18:22 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It followed reports of drugs being thrown into a prison in Wiltshire
  
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• Moment Ryanair passengers 'pass out and throw up' on Malta to Birmingham flight

  18-08-2026 17:20 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Eva Gregory claims passengers became distressed, removed their tops and suffered medical emergencies in the extreme heat while the aircraft remained on the ground in Malta
  
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• Unique 'till free' shop to open in Nuneaton town centre

  18-08-2026 16:57 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It is set to be based in the former home of Masons cafe and Fusion
  
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• Rottweiler Bruce fatally stabbed in Chelmsley Wood as owner shares last moments

  18-08-2026 16:21 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Bruce was found with life-ending stab injuries beside Kingshurst Brook in Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, on July 10, as RSPCA and West Midlands Police investigate
  
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• Homes plan for part of historic estate that inspired George Eliot's Mill on the Floss

  18-08-2026 16:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The plans aim to secure the long term future of the mill, which is said by some to have been one of the sources of inspiration for George Eliot's 'The Mill on the Floss'
  
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• Inside track on new signing Taiwo Awoniyi as Coventry City transfer gets seal of approval

  18-08-2026 16:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City made striker Taiwo Awoniyi their sixth signing of the summer transfer window
  
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• Rare Evangelos Marinakis message tells Coventry City all they need to know about Taiwo Awoniyi

  18-08-2026 14:52 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Taiwo Awoniyi has completed his £9 million transfer from Nottingham Forest to Coventry City
  
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• Frank Lampard reveals Gustavo Hamer plan after emotional Coventry City homecoming

  18-08-2026 14:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City have brought Gustavo Hamer back to the CBS Arena and he played against AS Monaco last Friday evening
  
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• Coventry protesters urge council to end Palantir contract over 'Gaza war links'

  18-08-2026 13:22 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Council has agreed to review its arrangement but says nothing can happen before February 2028 and a switchover would take up to 18 months
  
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• Police say Coventry mosque burglary was 'not religiously motivated'

  18-08-2026 13:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Officers are appealing for information about the break-in on Paynes Lane
  
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• 'Sex offenders should lose right to change name'

  18-08-2026 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julie Purvin from Warwickshire found she was in a relationship with a man who was a sex offender.
  
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• 'Drug mule' caught with £500k of cannabis at Birmingham Airport spared immediate jail

  18-08-2026 12:45 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Jordan Kane was arrested at Birmingham Airport after an X-ray scan found 17 packages of cannabis in his bag following a flight from Thailand
  
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• 'Horrific' barn fire breaks out near care home

  18-08-2026 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A large smoke plume from the Lawford Heath blaze could be seen as far afield as Coventry and Rugby.
  
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• West Midlands Combined Authority buys out National Express West Midlands bus operations

  18-08-2026 12:14 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  West Midlands Combined Authority has bought out the entire bus operations of National Express West Midlands, as Mayor Richard Parker pushes ahead with plans to bring bus services back into public control through franchising.
  
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• Full fire update on major Warwickshire farm blaze spotted from Coventry

  18-08-2026 11:56 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The flames had started to spread to a nearby field
  
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• Man left with punctured lung and fractured ribs after Rugby station wall collapse

  18-08-2026 11:48 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Edward Hanlon, 81, was walking down an alleyway when the wall, beside a car park at Rugby railway station, fell and injured him, leaving Network Rail with a £1.2m fine
  
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• CCTV plea after 'man slashes group of people with knife' in Balsall Common

  18-08-2026 11:09 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It happened on Station Road in Balsall Common
  
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• Coventry City transfer news LIVE: Next signing 'agreed', Iroegbunam update, Mudryk latest

  18-08-2026 10:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  All the latest Coventry City transfer news and rumours with updates on Sidiki Cherif, Mykhailo Mudryk and Tim Iroegbunam
  
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• Kurdish man living in Coventry 'raped woman after offering her a job', jury told

  18-08-2026 09:17 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Jowad Haji is accusing of raping a woman in Stratford, Warwickshire
  
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• 'Cuckooing concern' in Coventry community as police launch probe

  18-08-2026 09:07 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Officers have been working with Citizen housing
  
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• Huge Warwickshire fire operation as smoke plumes spotted in Coventry

  18-08-2026 08:36 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It could be seen for miles
  
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• Met Office's 48 hour 'thunder showers' warning for Coventry as heavy rain looms

  18-08-2026 08:19 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  It is going to turn cooler - and wetter
  
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• Warning over four night long closure of A5 between A444 and The Longshoot in Nuneaton

  18-08-2026 08:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  The carriageway closures will be nine hours every night
  
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• Frank Lampard opens up on exciting Caleb Yirenkyi transfer and reveals midfield masterplan

  18-08-2026 08:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry City splashed the cash on Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi and the early signs are it was money well-spent
  
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• 'National crisis' warning over fridge collections

  18-08-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following other parts of the UK, collections of fridges and freezers in Warwickshire are suspended.
  
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• Latest West Midlands Police most wanted as public warning issued

  18-08-2026 07:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  West Midlands Police have added new names to their most wanted list, appealing for the public's help in tracking down suspects wanted in connection with offences including burglary and recall to prison
  
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• Boxer's viral TikTok gets hundreds of SEND children in the gym

  18-08-2026 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bobby Brannen's TikTok showcasing his work has been viewed by nearly seven million people
  
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• The big reason why you will spot a hot air balloon in Nuneaton's skies this week

  18-08-2026 07:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Free rides will be offered
  
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• New student block in Coventry takes major step forward - but there's a strict limit

  18-08-2026 06:48 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Oversupply of student accommodation relates to city centre rather than outlying area serving Warwick University, planners explained
  
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