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Girl, 13, seriously hurt in crash near school

Police say the crash happened at about 08:10 BST near Barrs Hill School in Coventry.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A group of young people walking along a pathway lined with trees and greenery. They are wearing casual clothing and are talking and laughing.

Warwick ranked top university in West Midlands

The university is ninth in the overall national table from the Complete University Guide.

A man with short white hair, wearing a yellow polo shirt underneath a light brown jacket stands on the steps in front of a school building. With him are five children, wearing white shirts and yellow-and-blue-striped school ties underneath school sweaters. Two are holding a banner reading "HAPPY RETIREMENT", another is holding a sign reading "Happy Retirement Mr Henry", and two are holding balloons. All are smiling at the camera.

Tributes as caretaker retires after 25 years

Staff and pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary paid tribute to Tony Henry at a special assembly.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A man with salt-and-pepper stubble, wearing a dark-coloured jumper or t-shirt and a grey flat cap. He is smiling at the camera.

Human remains identified as missing man

Stefan Watkins, 47, was first reported missing in May 2023.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A row of policemen stood outside. Focus is on hands and body of left-most policeman.

Police force must improve call response times

An investigation finds Warwickshire Police's officer response times are a "serious concern".

Coventry & Warwickshire

A young girl with ginger hair sits in a pram and grins. She has blue glasses and a Zebra print top on. She is looking at a skunk, which is being held up to her by a nurse in blue scrubs.

Stitch the skunk brings joy at children's hospice

Creatures like Stitch the skunk are part of animal therapy at Zoe's Place in Coventry.

A man in a hospital setting. He is wearing black rectangular glasses and is wearing a white shirt. He has a short grey hair and is staring into the camera.

'Tailored new hips will help people turn back time'

Prof Richard King says the new technology is important as everybody's hip moves differently.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A group of police officers gathered on a residential street. They are standing in a circle and talking to a man in a navy suit and tie. The man is the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. He is standing with his hands together and is in mid-conversation. The officers are all in uniform and some have their backs to the camera.

More police demanded in Reeves' spending review

A police and crime commissioner says his force has nearly 700 fewer officers than in 2010.

A man in blue overalls holding a screwdriver to the seat of a wooden chair. He has black greying hair and is wearing glasses. He is standing in what appears to be a store room, the chair placed on a large wooden table, with assorted items of furniture and off-cuts on shelves around him.

Chair restorers praised for saving cathedral £333k

The "super-skilled" team are runners-up in the Newgate Cathedral Volunteer of the Year awards.

Coventry & Warwickshire