Coventry Telegraph

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000
Planners seek to build more homes on site of former Coventry Methodist Church
A new application has been lodged - although the homes are nearly complete

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:51:00 +0000
Brookside actor Philip Foster jailed for nine years over £13.6m Coventry modelling scam
Philip Foster, who played Christian Wright in Brookside, masterminded a £13.6m scam through a network of fraudulent modelling agencies across the UK, including one based in Coventry, before fleeing to Spain

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:35:00 +0000
Ryanair Sofia to Birmingham passengers say 'treated like cattle' in 19-hour delay
The night flight from Sofia in Bulgaria to Birmingham Airport on Monday (October 19) was scheduled to leave shortly after 10pm but take-off was aborted following a suspected brake fault, causing a 19-hour delay and leaving disabled passenger Susan Ha...

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000
Coventry gets £4.4m boost to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping this winter
Coventry is set to receive more than £4.4 million to help rough sleepers off the streets and into long-term settled accommodation, as the Government doubles its West Midlands homelessness funding commitment to £874 million.

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000
West Midlands Police releases new most wanted list and says 'call 999' if you spot them
West Midlands Police has added four new suspects to its most wanted list, including stalking and affray suspects from Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and is urging the public to call 999 if they spot them.

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:12:09 +0000
'Devoted partner' dies after 70-year-old driver crashes into Midlands Lidl
James Singh Jagpal was inside the supermarket on Friday

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:40:36 +0000
Young cocker spaniel 'scared stiff' after man who tried to put him in bin
The dog Brady was seen being abused by Adam Lawford, who has now been banned from keeping animals

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:46:35 +0000
Couple who murdered baby son have 'unduly lenient' sentences extended
Klevi and Nivalda Santos Pirjani watched the court hearing from their respective prisons

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:45:36 +0000
Baby 'abused for months' in Warwickshire home before death, court told
Isabella Stasiak, 13 months, was returned to her parents Kinga Wydrzynska and Michal Stasiak nine months before she suffered catastrophic head injuries

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:49:46 +0000
Boy, 17, who died in horror crash after police pursuit is pictured
Oscar Hathaway was a passenger in a car chased by police, before it was involved in a collision with another vehicle

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:17:13 +0000
Scammers posing as West Midlands Police officers as investigation launched
West Midlands Police has urged the public to be vigilant after reports of fraudsters using caller ID spoofing to make calls appear to come from the force's genuine switchboard number, with scammers posing as detectives to extract personal information

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:49:00 +0000
Coventry Lidl 'left woman with Alzheimer's sobbing' after alleged toilet denial
A Nuneaton man is taking Lidl to court over the alleged treatment of his wife, who has early onset Alzheimer's, after she was allegedly refused access to a customer toilet at the Coventry Foleshill store

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:29:18 +0000
Dog put down after toddler, 2, mauled in Glasgow home
The two-year-old boy was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident at a property on Mybster Place in the Govan area of Glasgow on Monday morning

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:59:08 +0000
Grace's incredible moment after two-year leukaemia battle
Grace was just 10 months old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:53:53 +0000
Car flipped onto roof after crash in Manchester city centre
Police said the car was involved in a crash with another vehicle

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:46:58 +0000
Solihull town centre regeneration faces £148,000 funding gap
A major scheme to revitalise Solihull town centre's public spaces remains stalled as the project faces a £148,000 funding shortfall, with West Midlands Combined Authority and Solihull Council working to secure the cash needed to progress.

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:46:21 +0000
Person swept out to sea as emergency services search through the night
The search has been ongoing since just after midnight on Tuesday

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:26:16 +0000
North Wales Police renew appeal one month after baby Ceri found dead on Bangor shoreline
The body of baby Ceri was discovered on the Menai Strait shoreline near Bangor in September

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Latest Pollcheck results show what would happen in Coventry if a General Election was called
Labour retain a comfortable hold after a surge in support

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:20:11 +0000
CCTV caught care worker stealing jewellery worth thousands from patient's home
The victim's family became suspicious of the care worker and decided to set up secret CCTV

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:17:13 +0000
Two British nationals charged over suspected Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford
Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:01:45 +0000
Poundland 'faces collapse risk within days' in blow to Andy Burnham's Greater Manchester
Poundland is facing a heightened risk of collapse as the directors recruited to lead the retailer through a sale process are on the brink of resigning, it has been claimed.

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:54:10 +0000
Final section of HS2 viaduct installed over M6
Engineers installed the final section of HS2's 4,750-tonne west deck viaduct above live M6 traffic near Chelmsley Wood using hydraulic jacks, completing a nine-hour operation without closing the motorway

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:54:39 +0000
Joe Lycett blasts 'morally wrong' council over Children's Hospital parking fines
Joe Lycett received a parking fine when he took his unwell son to hospital

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:47:59 +0000
Heartbreak as mother dies at Cornwall beach where son, 18, was found dead six years earlier
Her death is not being treated as suspicious, and a full inquest is expected next year.

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