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FOOTBALL - Coventry City defender Liam Kitching joins Sheffield United on season-long loan

Kitching played a key role in Coventry's promotion to the Premier League last season as he scored two goals in 38 appearances in the Championship.

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Keir Starmer to stand down as MP, triggering by-election - NATIONAL NEWS

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is standing down as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move that will trigger a by-election in the constituency he has...

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Old working men's club demolition starts as site near CBS Arena earmarked for two new drive-thrus

Demolition of the long-empty former Rowley's Green Working Men's Club opposite Coventry Building Society Arena has begun today, as developer Redleaf submits new plans for an EV Charging Hub, retail unit and two drive-thrus that could create up to 165 jobs.

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Coventry has second highest rough sleeping rate in West Midlands as figures rise

Coventry recorded a rough sleeping rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people — the second highest in the West Midlands

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FOOTBALL - Coventry Sphinx suffer third straight home defeat against Northampton Sileby Rangers

Sphinx lost three times at home in the space of a week at the Cameron Slater Arena with two league defeats coming either side of a UCL Cup exit.

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Birmingham Airport night flights: within limits amid resident noise complaints

Birmingham Airport is operating "comfortably" within its permitted night flight restrictions, Solihull councillors have been told, as the airport tracks around 21 overnight flights on average. Despite the airport remaining below the 7.6% indicative cap set by Solihull Council, noise complaints from ...

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Five arrested as stabbing investigation continues

Five people have been arrested as a police investigation into a stabbing in Coventry continues

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Coventry thug forced man to work at his Bedworth skip company as 'scrapyard dog'

James Dean Harrison was jailed at Warwick Crown Court on Friday

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217-home plan for Southam farmland approved - but roundabout decision deferred

Stratford-on-Avon District Council approved the new housing development on Southam farmland, but deferred the decision on a new roundabout to connect the homes to a 50mph bypass

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FOOTBALL - Coventry United knocked out of FA Trophy before league defeat against rivals

Playing in the competition for the first time, Coventry welcomed Northern Premier League West side Kidsgrove to the Nick Newbold Stadium in FA Trophy first round qualifying.

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Coventry dad jailed 26 weeks for assaulting ex-partner after breaching family home ban

Warwick Whitewood had been in a relationship with the woman for 10 years before they separated in 2022

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Nepal and China floods death toll passes 1,000 as rescuers reach cut-off communities

A Coventry couple are among those missing after the catastrophic flooding across Nepal and China

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Burnham Faces MPs for First Time as PM as Parliament Returns from Summer Break - NATIONAL NEWS

Parliament returned from its summer recess today, marking the moment Andy Burnham steps into the Commons chamber for the first time since becoming PM...

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Woman in her 60s dies after crash following police chase in Warwickshire

The incident is being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct

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UK Borrowing Costs Hit 18-Year High - NATIONAL NEWS

The cost of government borrowing in the UK has climbed to its highest level in almost two decades, after a sell-off swept through the bond markets.

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FOOTBALL - Coventry City defender Miguel Angel Brau joins Academico de Viseu on season-long loan

The 24-year-old will spend the 2026/27 campaign in Portugal's top flight.

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FOOTBALL - Frank Lampard admits Coventry City 'lacked decisiveness' in home defeat against Hull City

The Sky Blues slipped to a 1-0 defeat in the first Premier League game played at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

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Coventry weather forecast in full as children go back to school this week

We've taken a look what the weather's got in store as the summer holidays come to an end

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Warning to parents as one in five children in West Midlands not fully vaccinated

The warning comes as children in Coventry prepare to go back to school this week

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Coventry Council faces pressure over Ten Shillings Wood and Park Wood access

Residents campaigning for better access to Coventry's Ten Shillings Wood and Park Wood have formed a new Friends group to keep up pressure on the council. Paths blocked by fallen trees and broken bridges have made parts of the ancient Canley woodlands inaccessible, particularly for pushchair and whe...