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Council uses new powers to protect private tenants in Coventry
Coventry City Council has used new enforcement powers, introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, to take action against landlords for breaches of tenancy law
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Major Coventry house blaze as firefighters tackle flames through the night
They are due to return again this morning to make sure there are no hotspots still burning
West Midlands Police expands Raneem's Law domestic abuse support
Raneem's Law, which embeds independent domestic abuse specialists into West Midlands 999 control rooms, is now operating seven days a week
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham 'proud to support' journalism
In an article for Journalism Matters, the news industry’s annual campaign coordinated by the News Media Association, the Prime Minister said he was “proud to support this year's Journalism Matters campaign”
West Midlands Police officer who said 'we might get air' before Coventry crash avoids jail
Former PC John Pithouse, 34, was captured on bodycam saying "we might even get air on this bridge if I'm lucky" moments before his police car caused a three-vehicle crash on Coventry's Stoney Stanton Road
Coventry readers react as benefits bill nears £900m 'The system is broken'
Universal Credit and PIP payments in Coventry have more than doubled in five years, pushing the city's welfare bill close to £900million
Warwickshire council leader claims children 'indoctrinated' by Pride displays in libraries
Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch has claimed that Pride displays near library entrances and children's sections risk 'indoctrinating' youngsters — but a council review found no evidence of inappropriate placement
Next year's Two Castles Run already ready for the off
The Two Castles Run 2027 will take place on Sunday June 13 next year.
Faces of two men wanted over serious allegations with links to Coventry and Warwickshire
Officers are hunting for Angus McFadyen and Laney Monagham in two separate appeals
Ryanair warns Birmingham Airport over prices as it announces five new routes
Ryanair has announced a major investment in Birmingham Airport by adding a ninth based aircraft to offer five new routes, but warned the airport must keep its access costs low to continue growing
Coventry historian features in new National Geographic series exploring mythical creatures
Darren R. Reid appeared in Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths
Life-saving charity bowled over by generous donation from Warwickshire sports club
Members of Warwickshire County Bowls Association raised £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation through a series of fundraising initiatives
Face of Coventry predator who attacked girl when she was just 5
Richard Ball was jailed for nine years at Warwick Crown Court
Coventry house prices now six times average earnings, new ONS figures show
Coventry ranks among the most affordable places to buy a house in the Warwickshire area, new ONS figures reveal, with average house prices of £228,000 equating to six times local full-time earnings
Pictures of Coventry city centre devastation after Luftwaffe blitz show horrors of war
November 2026 marks 86 years since the Coventry Blitz, when Luftwaffe bombers targeted the industrial city during World War II, killing an estimated 570 people.
Coventry streets hit by car thieves – postcodes worst hit
Car theft in Coventry was concentrated in the south and east of the city in August, West Midlands Police figures reveal, with Binley, Willenhall, Cheylesmore and Earlsdon recording the most vehicle offences.
The two Warwickshire schools ranked in England's top 20
Two West Midlands schools have been ranked among the best in England for GCSE performance
Rugby drug dealer hid heroin and crack cocaine in his socks as woman fled in Fiat 500
A man who stashed heroin and crack cocaine in his socks has been jailed for more than four years after police swooped on him in Rugby
Coventry man jailed after messaging children on Snapchat group called 'Slavery'
Joshua Curley, 22, breached a Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Order
Solihull Apple store stalker banned after terrorising worker
Shaun Convery, 40, of Kingshurst, Solihull, pleaded guilty to stalking, threatening behaviour and assaulting an emergency worker and was handed a two-year community order and restraining order at Birmingham Crown Court after repeatedly targeting a worker at the Touchwood Centre