Van found to contain 600,000 illegal cigarettespublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
Police Scotland officers discovered the haul after stopping the van on the M74 in Lanarkshire.
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Van found to contain 600,000 illegal cigarettespublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
Spitfire takes to Midlands skies in NHS thank youpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
Hospital staff applaud as the iconic plane marks their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreMan charged after 'six million cigarettes' seized from vanpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
A van driver has been arrested after the seizure of what authorities alleged was an estimated six million illicit cigarettes.
Image source, HM Revenue and CustomsThe driver, from Coventry, was stopped by Police Scotland in Lanarkshire last Friday.
Officers discovered the haul in the back of the van and alerted HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The 32-year-old was arrested and interviewed at Motherwell Police Station before being charged with Excise Duty fraud, HMRC said.
City Covid-19 testing centre extendedpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
A drive-through coronavirus testing site in the centre of Coventry is to remain until the end of the month.
Image source, GoogleThe site at Moat Street car park was initially planned for a fortnight - ending on Sunday.
But now the council say the importance of testing means they plan to keep it for at least a couple more weeks.
The rate of people testing positive for coronavirus is rising in the city with 17.5 people per 100,000 testing positive in the seven days up to 11 August.
Man seriously injured in balcony fallpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
A man is being treated for serious injuries after falling from a flat's balcony in Coventry.
It happened at a property on Bath Street at about 19:00 on Monday, said West Midlands Police, launching an investigation.
He received urgent trauma care at the scene before being taken to hospital, added the ambulance service.
'The growth potential in Wasps is massive'published at 11:19 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
Jack Willis and Wasps attract praise for their impressive Premiership return on the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.
Read MoreFour seriously injured in crash after police operationpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
Four people suffered serious injuries when two vehicles crashed in Coventry on Monday.
It happened on Foleshill Road at about 13:50 shortly after Warwickshire Police attempted to stop one of the vehicles, the force said.
Teenage boys and a man from one car received trauma care at the scene before being taken to hospital.
The driver of the second, a woman, sustained serious injuries and was taken to the city's University Hospital.
The case has been referred to the force's professional standards department.
Coronavirus: Fyffes centre remains closed after outbreakpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 18 August 2020
A fruit distribution centre in Coventry remains closed today after a total of 30 staff tested positive for coronavirus.
Image source, GoogleBanana supplier Fyffes said it was putting "enhanced infection control measures" in place and stopping normal operations at the site in Walsgrave, Coventry, until Wednesday morning.
An outbreak was reported last week after 10 employees tested positive.
The site at Cross Point Business Park on Richardson Way was set for a "thorough clean", Fyffes said, adding the safety of workers was its "number one priority".
Flament to leave Wasps at end of seasonpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 17 August 2020
Wasps forward Thibaud Flament opts to leave at the end of the season after turning down an offer from the Premiership club.
Read MoreA-level U-turn 'a weight off my shoulders'published at 17:29 British Summer Time 17 August 2020
A Coventry student has described a government U-turn on how A-level grades are awarded as a "weight off my shoulders".
A-level and GCSE students in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm, it has been announced.
Zara from Bishop Ullathorne School in the city said: "I have been feeling so heavy and miserable and angry these last couple of days.
"I was predicted A*AA and was given A*AB and that one grade meant that I couldn't go to any medical school.
"I understand though that my university does have a set amount of spaces and that they might not have enough space for me, so if I have to defer for a year I will."
Fyffes shuts banana site over Covid-19 outbreakpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 17 August 2020
The fruit supplier's distribution centre in Coventry has closed for 48 hours to allow for cleaning.
Read MoreFamily's tribute to 'beautiful baby girl'published at 14:57 British Summer Time 17 August 2020
Police say inquiries into the death of one-year-old Elaina Rose Aziz are continuing.
Read MoreA-level row in pictures: Students protest 'huge injustice'published at 10:56 British Summer Time 17 August 2020
Pressure is mounting on ministers to resolve the exam grades crisis.
They face calls to delay the results, change the grading algorithm or use the grades estimated by teachers, after complaints of unfair A-level results.
Students protested in Coventry's Broadgate on Sunday saying they had faced a "huge injustice".
Image source, Alan Van Wijgerden
Image source, Alan Van WijgerdenOne of the event organisers, Yaqoub Imran from Sidney Stringer Academy, said due to the downgrading of marks he had missed out on a scholarship to the University of Birmingham.
Students across Coventry and the whole country have faced a "huge injustice" he said.
"I want the government and Ofqual to acknowledge their mistake and have the courage to make a change."
Image source, Alan Van Wijgerden
Image source, Alan Van Wijgerden
Image source, Alan Van WijgerdenIn England, 280,000 A-level results were downgraded from teachers' assessments on Thursday, almost 40% of the total. In Wales, 42% of A-level results predicted by teachers were lowered by the exam watchdog.
The government has defended the approach it used to determine grades.
A-level grades row: MP backs student demonstrationpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 17 August 2020
A Coventry MP says this year's A-level results were decided by a "rigged algorithm".
It comes after almost 40% of A-level grades awarded on Thursday in England were lower than teachers' predictions.
Image source, Zarah Sultana MPZarah Sultana, Labour MP for Coventry South, is calling on the government to use teachers' assessments for marks after protests by students in Coventry on Sunday.
The government has defended the approach it used to determine grades.
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End of X postWasps return with win at Northamptonpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 16 August 2020
Wasps reach the top four for the first time this season as they return to action with a deserved 34-21 bonus-point win at Northampton.
Read MoreWoman charged in murder probe as victim namedpublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Nicola Bray, 45, was found dead at her home in Stoke-on-Trent on Thursday.
Read MoreAround the web: Stadium concerns as people seen on roofpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
Coventry LiveFrom the Coventry Live website today:
Salon's phone 'ringing off hook' as lockdown easespublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
From Saturday, beauty salons can resume facial treatments as lockdown restrictions ease.
Read MoreFallen tree 'causes £80k damage' to fun parkpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
BBC CWRA fallen tree's caused about £80,000 worth of damage to a fun park in Warwickshire, its owner's said.
The tree came down on Tuesday night at St Nicholas Park, Warwick, and smashed through several pieces of equipment.
Jay Wheatley is company director of owner Green Space Leisure and says the company is hoping to reopen early next week.
"We're devastated, particularly with it being in the summer holidays and particularly this year after all we've suffered with Covid as many have."
Around the web: 'Lack of pitches' for travellers in countypublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
Coventry LiveFrom the Coventry Live website today: