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• Pair attacked shop worker in 'arrogant' robbery and sprayed fire extinguisher in her face

  29-10-2026 06:59 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Michael Sestanovich and Darren Garnon were jailed at Warwick Crown Court
  
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• 'Beautiful spirit' singer Lauren Bennett took her own life, inquest hears

  30-10-2026 18:58 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Part of girl group G.R.L., she featured as the vocalist on LMFAO’s 2011 hit Party Rock Anthem
  
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• Monster rapist jailed for sex crimes against two girls who 'bravely' spoke up

  30-10-2026 18:31 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Robert Haggart's crimes occurred between 1987 and 1992 in Scotland
  
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• Man guilty of murdering 'perfect dad' as he cycled home from work

  30-10-2026 18:29 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Michael Mullins was hit by a car driven by Simon Richardson, who drove away with him trapped underneath
  
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• 'Paedophile' Facebook post exposed sex offender who targeted girl, 6

  30-10-2026 18:08 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Gemma Baker, 42, was found guilty of 10 counts of gross indecency with a child against a girl aged between six and 11, committed over 20 years ago
  
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• Urgent 999 appeal for missing young boy from Coventry

  30-10-2026 18:01 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Kaiser was last seen on Thursday (October 29)
  
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• Autistic boy, 7, escapes Rugby school after climbing tree leaving mum terrified

  30-10-2026 17:48 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Jamie Slatcher, seven, has severe complex needs, including epilepsy, severe autism and global developmental delay
  
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• Frank Lampard on Tatsuhiro Sakamoto stepping up and striving for Premier League football

  30-10-2026 17:12 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard hails winger's professionalism
  
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• Two people arrested after drugs swoop in Coventry

  30-10-2026 17:10 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Police arrested the pair on Swan Lane
  
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• Man arrested after shop staff threatened with knife in Rugby

  30-10-2026 16:06 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  He was detained after an incident on Clifton Road yesterday (October 29)
  
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• Halloween enthusiast Frank Lampard forced to put trick or treating on hold thanks to Sunderland

  30-10-2026 16:05 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry City boss Frank Lampard is a big fan of Halloween with scary costume at the ready if the Sky Blues manage to secure victory over Sunderland
  
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• Coventry General Election poll 2026: How the city would vote if held today

  30-10-2026 15:05 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Labour would comfortably hold all three Coventry constituencies if a General Election were held right now, according to the latest Coventry election results data from Pollcheck, with Reform UK the main challenger in two of the three seats
  
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• Coventry man jailed as gang uses cheese to import £450m cocaine

  30-10-2026 14:35 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Seven members of a drugs network which smuggled 4.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in wheels of cheese have been jailed, as part of a £450m drug bust that saw 18 people convicted.
  
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• Warwickshire man behind Jaguar rebrand banned after speeding in 20mph zone

  30-10-2026 14:27 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Gerry McGovern had been driving his Land Rover along Chelsea Embankment in London
  
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• Tributes to pensioner killed after warning child riding e-bike on high street

  30-10-2026 14:18 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  James Gbadamosi, 67, died in hospital 12 days after being fatally punched by Andre Wright-Walters, 38
  
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• Warwick council leader Ian Davison survives Zionism no-confidence vote after ultimatum

  30-10-2026 14:04 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Warwick District Council leader Ian Davison narrowly avoided a vote of no confidence on Wednesday
  
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• Man jailed for manslaughter after 'sparko' one-punch death

  30-10-2026 13:55 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Andrew Allen, 55, was jailed for four years for the manslaughter of Scott Lisney, 56
  
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• Driver murdered cyclist by dragging him for mile under car

  30-10-2026 13:44 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Simon Richardson has been convicted of murder after ploughing into headteacher Michael Mullins and dragging him more than a mile under his SUV
  
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• Man critically injured after punching bag machine 'pushed onto him in altercation'

  30-10-2026 13:22 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  A man in his 50s is in a serious condition in hospital after a punching bag machine was reportedly pushed onto him during an altercation
  
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• Speeding driver killed woman and her two dogs days before Christmas

  30-10-2026 13:20 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  A speeding driver has admitted causing the death of a 48-year-old woman and her two dogs after driving at 61mph in a 30mph zone in Ilford just days before Christmas.
  
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• Man jailed for killing Barnsley handyman in row over cutting his mum's grass

  30-10-2026 13:17 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Liam Green, 45, was looking for gardening work in Cudworth when he was killed by Mark Wigley, 60, who attacked him and ran him down with his car
  
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• Concern grows for missing boy believed to be in Coventry

  30-10-2026 12:08 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Mostafa was last seen on Monday (October 26)
  
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• New shop opens at West Orchards Shopping Centre in Coventry

  30-10-2026 11:48 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  ID Furniture has taken over Toytown
  
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• The murdered monk and the mother's curse: Why this Coventry venue is the perfect spot to spend Halloween

  30-10-2026 11:46 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  We spoke to those who work at Coombe Abbey, one of Coventry's most famous haunted venues
  
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• £4.4m coming to Coventry to help rough sleepers off the streets this winter

  30-10-2026 11:04 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry is among the cities sharing £432 million in government funding, in a bid to help get rough sleepers off the streets this winter.
  
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• Warwickshire TV star becomes a witch and claims to contact dead mum

  30-10-2026 09:23 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Mark Ashley, 65, from Stratford-upon-Avon, grew up watching his mother "conduct rituals"
  
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• The Old Ball Hotel on Walsgrave Road could become a 12-bedroom HMO

  30-10-2026 08:12 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  An application has been lodged with Coventry City Council to turn The Old Ball Hotel on Walsgrave Road into a 12-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO) for students and young professionals
  
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• Frank Lampard's stance on the prospect of Coventry City strengthening in January transfer window

  30-10-2026 08:00 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Frank Lampard discusses the potential for doing more transfer business in the January window
  
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• Coventry noodle bar giving away free spring rolls to people with these names

  30-10-2026 07:45 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  The offer will see customers with the right names get 3 free Vegetable Spring Rolls at the Chopstix restaurant inside West Orchards Shopping Centre.
  
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• Bonfire Night at Warwick Racecourse with £10 tickets and separate show for children

  30-10-2026 07:30 via Coventry Live - Home
  
  Children under three get in for free, and those aged three-15 will be charged just £2
  
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