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teen mum who left her baby girl to starve to death as she partied has been jailed. Verphy Kudi left her 20-month-old daughter Asiah alone in her flat in Brighton for six days while she partied in London, Coventry and Solihull.

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The Libertines were joined by Terry Hall during their gig in Coventry last night (August 1) to perform The Specials’ ‘Gangsters’ – you can watch footage of their performance below.The outdoor show took place as part of the Hall-curated ‘Home Sessions’ to celebrate Coventry being awarded the title as the UK’s City of Culture from 2021 to 2025.Last night’s gig at Coventry Cathedral Ruins saw Hall join The Libertines on stage for a rendition of The Specials’ ‘Gangsters’, which came out in 1979,

Mark Sutherland While few official comments about Ed Sheeran’s long-awaited fourth full-length album, prospectively titled “-” (“Minus”), have surfaced, the singer is pretty clearly in album mode. He recently released a new single, “Bad Habits” — which will soon rack up its fifth week at No.

Ed Sheeran has announced that he will play a free show to 700 fans in Coventry next month to mark HMV’s centenary.This all makes sense, of course, because Sheeran has definitely shopped in HMV before. I bet he even has an HMV carrier bag stuffed in the back of some drawer somewhere.

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William “Bill” Shakespeare, the 81-year-old former parish councillor from Coventry who was the second person in the UK to receive a coronavirus vaccine outside a clinical trial. William Shakespeare died in 1616, while his namesake Bill Shakespeare died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke unrelated to the vaccine.

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The daughter of Ashley Cain, a former Coventry City footballer and star of Ex On the Beach, died from leukaemia last month. Her family hoped she could undergo revolutionary CAR-T therapy, which reprogrammes the body's cells to target cancers.

Ashley Cain's baby daughter Azaylia died today (Sunday, April 25) following a heart-breaking battle with leukaemia. The former footballer with Coventry City and Tamworth announced the news on Instagram, prompting an outpouring of tearful condolences on social media.

Hamilton retain their Premiership status for an eighth successive year.The former Southampton, Coventry and Exeter defender has made 14 appearances for Rice’s side and led by example in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rangers.And Rice said: “Aaron has been a magnificent signing for us. The experience he has brought to the group, his composure and the help he has brought to the young ones has been invaluable.“It isn’t just on a Saturday but it is during training as well.

direct to your inbox The vast majority of the more than half a million people in England who have been given a vaccine for coronavirus were aged over 80, new figures show.

covid vaccine has been discharged from hospital after a “whirlwind day”.  Margaret Keenan - known as Maggie – made global news after she was given the coronavirus jab at University Hospital Coventry on Tuesday. Mrs Keenan, who has lived in Coventry for more than 60 years but is originally from Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, had been admitted to the hospital a just few days before her jab.She was discharged at 2pm on Wednesday, leaving hospital with her grandson Conor and daughter Sue.In a

direct to your inboxDr Hilary Jones has expressed caution over the coronavirus vaccine as it begins its roll-out in the UK. The first two people to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine had been given their first dose before 8am on Tuesday morning.

Covid-19 vaccine. We told how Maggie Keenan, 90, received the ground breaking jab at 6.31am on Tuesday in Coventry.

direct to your inbox A 90-year-old woman has become the first person to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the UK.

coronavirus patients on ventilators. They were among 322 patients with Covid-19 currently in beds across the Royal Stoke and Stafford's County Hospital.

coronavirus patients rose dramatically. The Royal Stoke University Hospital made the decision after 38 Covid patients on ventilators, prompting the alert level to be raised.

Thursday, October 22, on a road in Coventry. She was found critically injured and was taken to hospital in a serious condition.Police confirmed on Monday that the child sadly died in the early hours of this morning.

cannabis farms has been rumbled by specialist cops - with the cost of the crops estimated to be more than £1m. National Crime Agency officers were alerted to a former nightclub in Coventry, Warwickshire on Thursday.

Dundee United player before the end of the night after agreeing a loan switch from Reading. The Scotland international has spent two loan spells in Scotland with Hibs after struggling to make an impact at the Royals following a move from Coventry.

straight to your inbox Manchester United midfielder James Garner has agreed to join Championship side Watford on a season-long loan.

Phillip Blackwell had taped some of his victims' eyes and used a camcorder to film himself attacking young women after launching his first assault in 1997.

Coventry Live. Martin continued: "And as many banks have reintroduced their 40 percent overdrafts, if that means you’ll pay more, and you’re struggling due to the financial impact of coronavirus, speak to your lender to get it lowered."We are seeing banks introduce those 40 per cent overdrafts now so if you are paying more than you were before April, because of that 40 per cent overdraft and you are impacted by the pandemic, get in touch with your bank."Say 'no, you can't do that.

Hundreds of football fans gathered in Coventry city centre last night despite coronavirus lockdown restrictions.Photographs and video footage show a sea of Coventry City supporters in blue celebrating the news that the team is back in the Championship.Flares were set off as fans jumped, sang, and chanted together.West Midlands Police has since launched an investigation after disorder broke out during the mass gathering where "several hundred people met".A statement said: "The gathering was

Wanderers will be relegated to League Two alongside Southend United and Tranmere Rovers.

Former Bolton Wanderers footballer Marvin Sordell has spoken out about how his mental health was partly affected by the pressures of moving to a Premier League club.

Motorway police have hit back at critics accusing them of being heavy-handed after a driver was stopped on the M6 making the 250 mile round trip from Coventry to Rochdale to buy a new car.

Uwe Rosler has admitted that Manchester City 's infamous relegation from the Premier League in 1996 was the worst day of his playing career, but highlighted one positive moment from the dark day.

Retired ex-Bolton Wanderers striker Marvin Sordell has raised questions of whether players will actually want to return to action when football resumes due to the coronavirus pandemic.