In the papers: Rise in number of homeless familiespublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Some of the main stories in the Coventry Telegraph today are:
Summary
Lorry drivers jailed for fatal minibus crash
Family jailed for ammunition supply ring
Men murdered dad after 'money row'
'Frenzied' double stabbing knifeman jailed
Three teens stabbed outside school
Ambulance abuse note woman evicted
Tumour survivor breaks Atlantic record
HS2 payments still unclaimed
Arrest after knifepoint taxi robberies
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In the papers: Rise in number of homeless familiespublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Grant will allow Charterhouse to reopen for City of Culturepublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Coventry's 600-year-old monastery is to be restored and opened to the public as a major attraction in time for City of Culture 2021.
Image source, Heritage Lottery FundThe Grade I-listed Charterhouse, a Carthusian monastery dating from 1381, is set to benefit from a £4.3m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Image source, Heritage Lottery FundHistoric Coventry Trust has been working in partnership with Coventry City Council on plans to restore the medieval building, its walled gardens and grounds since 2011.
The grant will lead to the opening of a heritage visitor centre and educational attraction as well as the creation of the first 30 acres of the planned 70 acre Heritage Park.
Northern children 'too often left behind'published at 10:15 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BBC News EducationToo many children growing up in the north of England are facing the double disadvantage of entrenched deprivation and poor schools, a report warns.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland's Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield says children from poorer homes face an education gap that starts before school and widens over time.
She calls for greater investment for struggling families and a scheme to boost teacher recruitment in the North.
The government says it has committed £70m to improve schools in the region.
The commissioners' report - Growing Up North, Look North: A generation of children await the powerhouse promise, external - is based on 12 months of research and conversations with children, schools, businesses, councils, health professionals and charities.
It says that while many children growing up in the North are thriving, there are huge gaps between the poorest children in the North and the poorest in London.
The commissioner's research also finds:
- too many children start school far behind where they should be, often with special educational needs that have not been picked up
- more than half of the secondary schools serving the North's most deprived communities are judged to be less than good
- large numbers of children drop out of education before they reach the age of 18
- there is a lack of confidence among children that economic regeneration will mean more jobs or opportunities
Big wheel for city visitorspublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
A big wheel attraction will open in Coventry on Good Friday, organised by the city's Business Improvement District.
The ride, at Millennium Place, will be open for a month.
In the papers: Award after man tackled gunmanpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The Sentinel newspaper's covering these main stories today:
Work continues on the A38published at 09:34 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Contractors are still trying to fix the burst pipe.
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End of twitter postLack of electric car charging points highlightedpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The lack of public charge points for electric vehicles in the West Midlands has been highlighted in a report.
Analysis from HSBC Commercial Banking shows about 27,500 people in the region for every publicly-available charge-point.
That's below average compared to the rest of the UK which is one for every 17,000 people.
The report warns that private sector investment is needed.
In the papers: 239 jobs axed at Carillion's headquarterspublished at 09:18 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Some of the main stories on the Express and Star website today are:
Figures show drop in mobile phone prosecutionspublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
There are calls for a new crackdown on drivers who use their mobile phones behind the wheel.
Figures obtained by BBC Hereford & Worcester under the Freedom of Information Act show the number of motorists being pulled over by West Mercia Police has dropped by a third.
Last year just over 1,000 people were stopped for using their handsets.
Campaigner Paul Carvin, lost his wife Zoe when a lorry driver crashed into her stationary car while he was reading a text message, is calling for harsher penalties for drivers caught using phones.
The force said the fall is down to fewer people using their mobiles at the wheel.
Monastery founded in 1385 to open to the publicpublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The GuardianThe remains of a monastery founded in 1385 by Richard II and the spectacular wall paintings added in later centuries, will open to the public for the first time almost 80 years after being left to the people of Coventry by a wealthy local businessman., external
Image source, Charterhouse PrioryThe monastery at Charterhouse will open in 2020, in time for the City of Culture celebrations.
Why Margot Robbie is taking on Shakespearepublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
The actress is planning a new TV series, which will give Shakespeare plays a "female perspective".
Read MoreBeard ban lift 'will increase diversity in sport'published at 08:35 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BBC Midlands TodayA Sikh boxer has welcomed the decision to lift a ban on amateur boxers fighting with beards.
England Boxing has announced that bearded amateur boxers will be able to compete in tournaments from 1 June.
It says the decision forms part of its aims to fully embrace inclusivity in the sport.
Karam Singh from Walsall said the decision would now allow more people to box increasing diversity in the sport.
UK students 'feel sympathy for Russians'published at 08:23 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Students learning Russian told us what they think of the current ongoing diplomatic crisis between Russia and the UK.
Read MoreGKN retracts supportive investors statementspublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BBC Business NewsAnother day, another extraordinary development in Melrose's £7.9bn hostile bid for Redditch-based GKN.
Image source, GKNIn a stock exchange announcement, it says: "GKN notes the articles published by the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times on 25 March 2018 relating to GKN and Melrose Industries PLC.
"The Sunday Telegraph article , externalcontained a comment by Anne Stevens, chief executive, that "Stevens says … she's convinced investors will back [GKN].
"The Sunday Times article , externalcontained a comment by Jos Sclater, group finance director, that "long-only shareholders are mostly supportive of existing management, and understand that the Dana deal and becoming a pure play aerospace company has, longer term, significantly more value than the Melrose bid".
"GKN confirms that these statements of shareholder support in respect of GKN were not verified and are hereby retracted."
Weather: Mainly dry with sunny spellspublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
It should be a generally dry day with spells of sunshine, although the sunshine will turn hazy through the afternoon as high cloud pushes in from the west. Highs of 10C.
Birmingham City Ladies 4-0 Liverpool Ladiespublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
BBC WM SportBirmingham City Ladies claimed their fourth win in five Women's Super League 1 games as they eased past Liverpool Ladies at Damson Park.
Birmingham stay fifth in the table, but the result leaves them only two points behind fourth-placed Liverpool.
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End of twitter postChelsea Clinton to speak at Hay Festivalpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Chelsea Clinton and actress Rose McGowan (pictured) are among the speakers at this year's Hay Festival.
Media caption, Hay Festival 2018 speakers include Rose McGowan
The 31st festival runs from 24 May - 3 June in Hay-on-Wye, Powys.
More than 600 guests will appear at 800 events, including musical performances and stand-up comedy.
Festival director Peter Florence said insecurities and crises facing the world meant "we need to hear the wisest voices, not the loudest".
One dead and two seriously hurt in crashpublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Police are continuing to investigate a crash after a man died on a residential road..
Image source, GoogleThe 20-year-old man died at the scene when two cars collided yesterday at 08:20 on Brookvale Road in the Witton area of Birmingham.
A 16-year-old girl and a 58-year-old man were both taken to hospital with serious injuries. They remain in a stable condition.
Another passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Man accused of 2016 murder due in courtpublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
A man is due in court later charged with murder.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceGiovanni Lewis, 28, died from a stab wound to the heart in 2016. It is thought he was attacked in Kingshurst, Birmingham.
Jammal Chase, 21, of no fixed address, handed himself in on Friday.
He will appear before Birmingham magistrates where he also faces charges of attempted murder, possession of an imitation firearm and possession of an offensive weapon.
'It gets to a point where you can't take it'published at 07:28 British Summer Time 26 March 2018
Sophie Madden
BBC NewsPararamedics have been speaking about mental health issued suffered after working in the ambulance service.
Image source, Peter MorganPeter Morgan said his mental health went into decline five years after leaving the service when a friend was killed in a road traffic accident.
Peter's wife Tina was instrumental in realising he needed to get help and approached the Ambulance Staff Charity, which is based in Coventry, not far from their home in Rugby.
He started therapy and this helped him understand the triggers for his episodes, such as the sound of helicopters or sirens.
Quote MessageWith the ambulance service, you've got anything from a cot death to a road traffic accident; you spend your day going from picking little old Mrs Jones off the floor because she fell over to five people dead in a car crash. It is going from one extreme to another within the space of, like, five hours. For some, it gets to a point where you can't take it.
Peter Morgan, Ex-paramedic
