Coventry news

• How can landscape recover after devastating fires?

  08-08-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Conservationists are working to restore wildlife after recent wildfires devastated habitats.
  
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• Will devolution impact the West Midlands unfairly?

  09-08-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Devolution is set to benefit areas with metro mayors from 2027, but what about areas without mayors?
  
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• Your photos: Flowers, a dog, and a zebra, all in unlikely places

  09-08-2026 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take a look at these gorgeous weather photos of the West Midlands we have been sent this week.
  
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• Feline groovy: Fame for the stray cats who made raves, gigs and pubs their home

  09-08-2026 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fargo and Murphy are pulling in punters and even have their own range of merchandise.
  
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• Airport baggage issues leave hundreds without luggage

  08-08-2026 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers flying from Birmingham Airport start their holidays without their luggage.
  
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• 'I'm known as the only solo girl cycling the Americas'

  08-08-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Naomi Hancocks is riding solo from the top of North America to the southern tip of South America.
  
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• Coventry City fan keeping it Sky Blue in Dorset

  08-08-2026 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How John Lovegrove ended up living on Highfield Road and Coventry Close on the south coast.
  
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• Warwickshire beaten by Leics in One-Day Cup

  07-08-2026 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset keep their hopes of qualifying for the latter stages of the One-Day Cup alive with a thumping victory over Surrey, thanks to a brilliant Tom Lammonby ton.
  
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• M6 delays after lorry catches fire

  07-08-2026 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People heading to Birmingham Airport via the route have been warned to expect delays.
  
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• 'Utter carnage' after baggage problems at airport

  07-08-2026 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The airport issued an alert warning passengers that there was a problem impacting some outbound luggage.
  
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• Ambulances making '200-mile trips' to help patients

  07-08-2026 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crews from as far away as Warwick and Hereford are said to be responding to 999 calls in Staffordshire.
  
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• Glow-worms in danger after habitat destruction

  07-08-2026 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly planted trees and fences have been ripped out, with other trees removed to create jumps.
  
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• Illegal worker raids lead to record arrests

  07-08-2026 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have been hundreds of arrests this year, after "targeted action" in the West Midlands.
  
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• M42 bridge to be demolished after damage discovery

  07-08-2026 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bridge had to be shut due to damage to the concrete and corrosion in the steel reinforcement.
  
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• Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role

  07-08-2026 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis announces her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association.
  
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• Teacher who altered BTec coursework banned

  07-08-2026 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In one case, Sai Kumar was found to have created an entire presentation for a student.
  
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• Fans' Sky Blues film 'more than a football story'

  07-08-2026 07:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The film by two passionate Coventry City fans tells the story of the club's fall and rise.
  
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• Weekly quiz: How did a football club come to the aid of these donkeys?

  07-08-2026 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Other stories include chess-playing youngsters and royal fonts - can you get 100%?
  
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• 'Vomit-inducing smell from HS2 site is unbearable'

  05-08-2026 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents say they cannot open windows due to the smell, while HS2 says it is tackling the problem.
  
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• Lorry overturns in four-vehicle motorway collision

  05-08-2026 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Highways says the stretch is expected to remain closed until 21:00 on Wedneday.
  
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• Home packs for care leavers going to university

  05-08-2026 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The kits include essential items to help care leavers settle into student accommodation.
  
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• Residents 'threatened by teens' over park fires

  05-08-2026 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire Police are investigating after reports of several deliberately started fires.
  
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• Why has the West Midlands had so many fires?

  05-08-2026 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The region has seen large wildfires during the hot, dry weather this summer.
  
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• Exhibition reveals how cathedral was designed

  05-08-2026 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Towards a New Cathedral" opens on Saturday and will run until 21 September.
  
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• I love checkmating opponents, says chess prodigy, 6

  05-08-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At the British Chess Championships, one game sees an age gap of 87 years amid a boom period for the game.
  
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• Amnesty van takes thousands of knives off streets

  05-08-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 15,000 weapons surrendered through an England-wide amnesty project since last July.
  
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• Force celebrates opening of new stables

  04-08-2026 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It houses seven horses and follows West Midlands Police reopening its mounted unit after two decades.
  
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• Ten-year plan agreed to transform town centre

  04-08-2026 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rugby council's leader says it will deliver a centre that is "active, welcoming and full of pride".
  
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• Coventry sign Brighton goalkeeper Rushworth after loan

  04-08-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Coventry City confirm the permanent signing of 25-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth from Brighton and Hove Albion.
  
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• Anti-social behaviour concerns near city arts venue

  04-08-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of LTB Showrooms said glass cases were smashed and people take drugs and urinate nearby.
  
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