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A woman with light brown curly hair and a light green long-sleeved top plugs an electric charger into a dark coloured saloon car on a driveway. A residential street and houses can be seen in the background.

Pledge to plug skills gap to boost green economy

The West Midlands mayor responds to a report calling for the region to take the lead on net zero.

A man and woman who are from Hong Kong, standing in front of Coventry cathedral. The woman is wearing a white wedding dress and veil. The man is wearing a cream suit and black bow tie. They are posing for engagement pictures.

'We flew 10,000km back to where we fell in love'

Jamie and Jason Ho, who met in Coventry, are getting married at home in Hong Kong early next year.

Coventry & Warwickshire

Mugshot of Molly Breen who has fair hair tied back and blue eyes

Woman jailed for smuggling ecstasy to Creamfields

Molly Breen was found with 15 bags and 74 tablets at the Daresbury event in 2023.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A boarded up supermarket building with barriers around the car park. The site stands empty. There are trees and shrubs planted around the site.

Fire spreads from caravan to old supermarket

A caravan catches fire and spreads to an old Sainsbury's building in Coventry, a fire service says.

Coventry & Warwickshire

Police tape runs across a road junction. The back of a grey van can be seen near to the camera. Further away, with some of the police tape around it, is a silver car. Behind that is a hedge and homes.

Man seriously injured in car and bike crash

The man - believed to be the bike's passenger - is taken to hospital with a head injury.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A modern black cab is pictured on a production line. It is shiny, and one of the doors is open

Electric black cab maker to cut 180 jobs

London EV Company says it is making compulsory redundancies after a drop in demand.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A woman in a white blouse and blue-and-white patterned waistcoat stands in a tailors stall at an indoor market.

Market traders complain hoardings hit trade

Some traders say the City Centre South hoardings have resulted in trade dropping by up to 50%.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A woman with pink long hair smiling. She is standing next to a window.

Body found in woods identified as Reanne Coulson

West Midlands Police says Ms Coulson's family are being supported by specialist officers.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A green sign on a large grey block which reads Land Rover and a silver sign above it which says Jaguar. in the background there is a large grey building and there are leaves in the foregroun

US trade pause a factor in JLR sales fall

Sales to the US paused in April and JLR says the wind-down in some older models was also a factor.