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Concerns over 'overstretched' A&E Emergency action is needed to help an overstretched A&E in Coventry tackle demand, a hospital director says.

Friendly aiding Hill statue fund An appearance by Jimmy Hill at a match on Saturday could give the appeal to build him a statue a boost.

Second justice centre set to open A new £26m "one-stop" justice centre is set to open in Warwickshire, the second one of its kind.

Support for fire strikes judged Unions will ask members if they areprepared to back industrial action over plans to close three fire stations.

Case review over sores death A city council drops a health care agency following a review into a 91-year-old woman's death from bedsores.

Swim coach quits in pool despair Birmingham's head swimming coach leaves for Coventry in frustration over the lack of an Olympic-size pool.

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Striker Platt signs Coventry deal Coventry City sign striker Clive Platt from Colchester for a nominal fee on a one-year contract.

Vince sees Hampshire to semis James Vince guides Hampshire to a five-wicket win over Warwickshire in the quarter-finals of the Friends Provident t20.

City recruits impress Boothroyd Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd is happy with new signings Lee Carsley and Lukas Jutkiewicz in the 0-0 draw at Shrewsbury.

Swim coach quits in pool despair Birmingham's head swimming coach leaves for Coventry in frustration over the lack of an Olympic-size pool.

Great Britain squeeze into final A 13-point haul from Coventry's Chris Harris helps GB book their place in the World Cup finals.

Brakes sign ex-Irish U21 defender Leamington FC sign former Republic of Ireland Under-21 full-back Darren Stapleton.

Carlson & Soderstrom rejoin Blaze Coventry Blaze bring Dan Carlson and Mattias Soderstrom back to the Skydome.

Couple jailed over boy's murder A babysitting couple from the West Midlands who left a three-year-old boy with more than 70 injuries are given life sentences.

Woman 'killed by crossbow bolt' One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears.

'Not our war' says soldier mother The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she believes British troops are fighting a war that is "not ours".

Man who threw egg at peer jailed A man who threw an egg at Conservative peer Baroness Warsi when she was on a visit to Bedfordshire is jailed for six weeks.

Anger over urinating taxi drivers Fed-up residents in Slough claim some taxi drivers are ruining their "quality of life" by urinating outside their homes.

'Games Lanes' for London Olympics Special "Games Lanes" will be created on key roads to help get athletes and officials to and from Olympic venues.

Man in court over nurse stabbing A former ambulance technician appears in court charged with the murder of a nurse in a hospital car park in Lancashire.

Claudia inquiry to be scaled down North Yorkshire Police announces it is to scale down its inquiry into the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence.

'Weapons' seized from deaths home A number of "potential weapons" are seized from a Hampshire house where a family of four were found dead.

Search called off at Tobin home Police call off their search of a Brighton property where serial killer Peter Tobin once lived after it revealed no evidence of any crimes.