Archbishop of Canterbury leads ceremony to celebrate Coventry Cathedral’s 60th anniversary

Thursday (May 25) marked the 60th anniversary of the consecration of Coventry Cathedral. To celebrate the occasion, a ceremony was held at the cathedral which the Archbishop of Canterbury officiated. The event marked a huge point in history for Coventry when the only thing left of the cathedral were ruins after the 1940 Blitz. The […]
Do not approach wanted man who only left prison this week, warn police

A 40-year-old man is wanted by police officers after he was released from prison this week. Daniel Joslin left a London prison on Tuesday (May 24) but has since failed to comply with the conditions of his probation. He has previous connections to the Nuneaton area but it is believed he might have travelled to […]
Latest preparations for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Coventry

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Coventry grandfather killed wife with machete before setting himself on fire, inquest hears

A Coventry man killed his wife with a machete before setting himself on fire in a murder-suicide, an inquest has heard. Sewa Singh Badial, 87, repeatedly struck his wife Sukhjit with a machete in the living room of their home in Kenilworth Road, Coventry. He then went into the garden and sat in an outdoor […]
Attempted murder arrest after stabbing and fire at Coventry house

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an alleged stabbing and fire in a residential Coventry street. Multiple 999 crews were sent to Station Street East in Foleshill at around 6pm yesterday (Wednesday). A man was found with stab wounds at the property, parts of which were affected by fire. The […]
Huge 999 response to incident at Foleshill house – man critical in hospital

Two men have been taken to hospital, one in a critical condition, after a serious incident at a house in Coventry. Multiple 999 crews were sent to Station Street East in Foleshill at around 6pm yesterday. One man was given trauma care at the scene before being taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire in […]
Live – Rishi Sunak set to fork out hundreds for millions of homes in cost of living giveaway

Sunak says government doing everything it can Rishi Sunak said “we have three specific tools available to combat and reduce inflation” and “we are using them all”. He added: “Independent monetary policy, fiscal responsibility and supply side activism.” He said: “First, our primary tool is a strong independent monetary policy. Since control of monetary policy […]
‘Heartbreaking’ Arthur Labinjo-Hughes report finds relatives ignored by social services before murder

Relatives of murdered six-year-old Arthur Labinjo Hughes were ignored by social services when they raised concerns about his abuse, a damning national report has found. The expert probe identified failings of police and social workers and said desperate claims were not properly investigated. Today, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – which looks at serious […]
Man sliced in half by forklift begged doctors to save him even if he was ‘just a head on a plate’

A man whose body was cut in half during a forklift accident begged medics to save his life – even if he was left with just a “head on a plate”. Loren Schauers, 20, from Montana, USA, who was a construction worker, was working in a forklift on a bridge when he fell 50ft down […]
Two drivers rushed to hospital after crash near busy junction in Coventry

Two drivers were rushed to hospital after a car crash in Coventry. It happened at the junction of Allard Way and London Road on Tuesday (May 24) afternoon. Emergency crews including an ambulance and an air ambulance attended the scene. Upon arrival, they found a man and a woman, the drivers of the two cars. […]