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Man charged after stabbing at Lower Precinct in Coventry

Police cordoned off part of the Lower Precinct Shopping Centre near Superdrug on Saturday

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Police cordon off part of Coventry estate after 'shots fired at house'

There is a police presence in the Willenhall area

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Car thieves who stole high-value vehicles while residents slept caught by Red Bull can

Liam Kelly and Jacob Sherlock were jailed after a string of burglaries across Warwickshire and Northamptonshire where they stole high-value vehicles including Mercedes and a Cupra Formentor

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Plans to turn Coventry house into children's home refused as city 'has too many'

It would have catered for three children

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FOOTBALL - Coventry Sphinx earn third straight league win after first-half blitz against Histon

Joe Cairns, Yahiya Todd, Matt Dawson and Damian Kelly all found the net for Sphinx at the Cameron Slater Arena.

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Exactly when Met Office 'weather watchpoint' for 31mph winds are forecast for Coventry

There may also be some light showers

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Former teacher charged with non-recent sexual offences

The charges relate to a non-recent report of offences against a teenage girl

The Coventry Observer

FOOTBALL - Coventry United stun Hednesford Town to continue historic FA Cup run

An early own goal from Hednesford goalkeeper Will Murdock proved decisive as United withstood plenty of pressure at Keys Park to silence the home crowd.

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Dad hit with £170 parking charge after 'double-dip' ANPR error at McDonald's

Colm Line, 32, from Nuneaton, faced a £170 parking charge after ANPR cameras wrongly linked two separate visits to McDonald's in Bermuda Park — the dispute has since been cancelled following intervention

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NHS patients 'waiting hours' for pain relief amid nursing shortage, RCN warns

A new Royal College of Nursing report has warned that NHS nursing shortages are having serious implications for patient safety, with patients waiting hours for pain relief and others deteriorating needlessly – as a West Midlands nurse speaks out

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UK borrowing overshoots forecast by £8.1bn as spending outpaces income - NATIONAL NEWS

Government borrows £18.3bn in August as Chancellor faces mounting pressure ahead of October Budget.

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FOOTBALL - Frank Lampard confirms Coventry City defender Aurele Amenda injured for several months with 'severe' calf injury

Amenda hobbled off just 12 minutes into Coventry's Carabao Cup defeat against Aston Villa earlier this month.

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Coventry council warned it faces wave of requests to let out empty student rooms

The city's supply of student accommodation has boomed while demand has dropped so one block has now been allowed to offer up to 50 unfilled rooms to workers

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Five Coventry men charged with fraud

They were charged as part of an investigation into an incident where a man in his 70s was allegedly offered bogus pest-control services

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Rugby Literary Festival's third chapter to bring literature to life

Billed as a celebration of imagination, creativity and the joy of reading, the annual festival will feature a programme of free events at various venues across the town centre

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18 arrests in less than a month in this Coventry area as police reveal priority list

They include possession of an offensive weapon

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Two migrants stabbed man with screwdriver in Coventry in 'Afghan protection racket plot'

Muhammed Peer and Mohammed Habibi stabbed the victim at the Easy Access Store on Holbrook Lane

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Fears e-bike riders will 'never be stopped' amid Coventry-wide crackdown

A Coventry e-bike crackdown is underway targeting illegally modified e-bikes and unlicensed e-scooters - and readers have shared their thoughts on police e-scooter enforcement

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Coventry council to crack down on unlicensed HMOs after 'repeated concerns' from residents

The council says it will be identifying unlicensed HMOs and using council tax records, planning information, complaints, partner agencies, and officer investigations to identify properties that may be operating without the required licence

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Tributes to former Courtauld's engineer and 'stalwart' of Allesley village in latest death and funeral notices

John William Paskett was an engineer at Courtauld's and also worked as a manager at Coventry City Council