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A guide to local elections
Coventry City Council, along with around 145 other local authorities in Britain, will be holding elections to elect their local representatives this May. The election on Thursday 5 May will also include a number of mayoral elections and seats on 1,000 parish councils, the smallest type of council.
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Gene study uncovers dozens of unidentified bat species
Alice Standen explores new research that suggests there may be dozens of unidentified bat species in Asia and explains its importance in preventing future pandemics.
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Hometown heroes fail to impress in Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
The 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was an almost perfect weekend for Red Bull who brought home a 1-2 finish. Max Verstappen managed to score maximum points this week, crucially putting him back up in the championship competition. However, for Ferrari, the hometown heroes, this was a weekend they would...
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Favourite Neil Robertson dumped out by spirited Jack Lisowski performance
Pre-tournament favourite Neil Robertson has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by Jack Lisowski, despite a spirited contest that saw the Australian produce the 12th maximum break in Crucible history. It all came down to a final-frame battle, in which both players had their chances. Ultimately, it was...
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13 injured in Bedworth stabbing
13 people have been injured after a spree of assaults by an individual in Bedworth town centre.
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Is the UK too obsessed with the Beatles?
Noah Keate discusses whether the UK gives too much importance to The Beatles and whether this may be doing more harm than good.
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Merrily Merrily: ‘Inside No. 9’s most isolated setting ever
To an extent, I’m like a broken record. Every year, I write an Inside No. 9 series blog and sing its praises as one of the best and most inventive shows on TV. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology series has, over six runs, brought us stories that are beautifully...
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The impact of no-fly zones and closed airspaces
Reece Goodall explores the impact of closed airspaces and no-fly zones, explaining why NATO is reticent to impose an NFZ and what this could mean for air travel.
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The Giants slay the Dragon as Coventry bow out of the playoffs
With the score line delicately poised at 2-2, Coventry Blaze headed into the second leg of their playoff quarter-final clash against the Belfast Giants with cautious optimism. Their first meeting on 23 April was a tight affair, with the Blaze rallying to score two goals in the final period of...
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Unexpected particle mass may break the Standard Model
Reece Goodall explains how the measurement of a fundamental particle's mass may break theory that's held for decades.
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Selby and Bingtao play Crucible’s longest frame
Defending champion Mark Selby has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship after losing his second-round match to China’s Yan Bingtao, but the two players still made history by setting a new record for the longest frame in Crucible history. The 22nd frame lasted 85 minutes and 22 seconds,...
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