BBC Local news
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Six arrested on suspicion of abducting girls
Wednesday, 12th August 2026Three men and three women are being held after two girls went missing and were later found in Cornwall.
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Hotels used to house asylum seekers are closed
Wednesday, 12th August 2026The Home Office says 44 asylum hotels, including nine in the West Midlands, shut this year in the UK.
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Astronomer travels to Greenland for solar eclipse
Wednesday, 12th August 2026Astronomer Mike Frost, from Coventry, will see the eclipse from Scoresby Sund in Greenland.
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'I had to have huge university banner showing me'
Wednesday, 12th August 2026Coventry graduate Jennifer Marlow posted a TikTok video as she took the poster attracting 1.4m views.
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Park renaming to honour club's old stadium
Wednesday, 12th August 2026The change forms part of a wider effort to preserve the memory of Highfield Road.