Coventry Telegraph - April 18, 2025

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April 18, 2025

Residents call for traffic calming measures at 'dangerous' city junction

RESIDENTS calling for traffic calming measures on a Coventry road say the route is becoming 'increasingly dangerous.

2 mins

Work has started to transform city's old IKEA building

WORK to transform the old IKEA building into a cultural hub is underway, pictures taken this week show.

1 min

Coventry man is jailed for murder of his grandmother

A COVENTRY man who killed his grandmother in the city has been jailed.

1 min

'Safety in jeopardy' due to dangerous parking warning

COUNCIL bosses say that locals' 'safety is in jeopardy' due to dangerous parking at a bus stop in Warwickshire.

1 min

Perfect PITCH

These are the top-rated European campsites to enjoy a low-cost holiday at this summer. By SARAH MARSHALL

1 min

New look flats plan in Cov

A NEW CGI shows what new student flats in Coventry will look like.

1 min

Cov charity in urgent appeal for pushchairs

A CHARITY in Coventry has launched an urgent appeal for pushchairs after a high increase in demand.

1 min

Scanner unit set up outside leisure centre

A VITAL mobile CT scanner unit has taken up temporary home outside Nuneaton's biggest leisure centre. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council stepped in to ensure the scanner can remain offering its key services in the borough.

1 min

Bank cuts rates again

THE European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the seventh time in a row to counter worries about economic growth fuelled by President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught.

1 min

Sunshine and showers over Easter

BANK holiday weekend will be mixture of sunshine and showers for most of the UK while south-west England should brace for heavy downpours, forecasters have said.

1 min

Doubt over SNP's by-election hopes

SCOTLAND'S First Minister has said his party may not necessarily be the favourite to retain a seat subject to a Holyrood by-election.

1 min

Kemi denies suggestion of Jenrick leadership threat

KEMI Badenoch brushed off suggestions her former Conservative leadership rival Robert Jenrick is a threat to her authority.

1 min

New charter will 'stop rot' in military homes

DEFENCE Secretary John Healey has pledged to \"stop the rot\" in military housing through a new consumer charter aiming to improve living conditions for personnel and their families.

1 min

The world's a disaster. It's time for the Darbyster to get back on stage

New Zealand comedy star Rhys Darby tells MARION MCMULLEN he is aiming to bring some cheer with his new tour

4 mins

Animals humanise people... and they make them more decent humans to each other

PENGUINS are funny little creatures, flapping but flightless, surfing waves and chowing down on fish.

3 mins

A story with everything... like several great movies

Hollywood's Andrew Garfield goes in search of his roots in Who Do You Think You Are?

2 mins

TREASURE HUNTING

Revamp your home with second-hand gems and raise money for good causes. EMMA JOHNSON learns about the 'reuse revolution'

1 min

Chicks bring hope for extinct-in-the-wild dove species

THREE extinct-in-the-wild Socorro dove chicks have hatched at London Zoo, marking a hopeful milestone in the bid to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.

2 mins

Poet Laureate gets Freedom of London

SIMON ARMITAGE has said he is \"excited\" to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life.

1 min

Handel with care

YOU would think that Britain's favourite choirmaster might be running out of ways to form a new singing group.

1 min

Max: I'm happy... but just not with my car

MAX Verstappen brushed off talk over his Red Bull future and insisted he is \"very relaxed\" with his situation at the team.

2 mins

Rae hails 'fantastic' impact of loan stars

COVENTRY head coach Alex Rae has paid tribute to the contribution made by loan players Sam Maunder and Mackenzie Graham over the last month.

2 mins

Skipper van Dijk follows Salah to pen new two-year deal

LIVERPOOL captain Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the club by signing a new two-year contract.

1 min

Lampard: Mogga's men will be 'tough, tough' test

FRANK Lampard is hoping Coventry City's bumper Good Friday turnout at the CBS Arena will give his players the edge over play-off rivals West Bromwich Albion.