The Latest Breaking News from Coventry

Amazon workers in Coventry, England, have narrowly voted against a proposal that would have forced the retail giant to grant the GMB Union formal recognition. With a high participation rate of 86% of eligible voters, 50.5% voted against forcing recognition, a margin of just 28 votes.

The animal’s breed is yet to be confirmed but it is not believed to be a banned breed

The dog is not suspected to be a banned breed

Workers at the online giant’s Coventry site were involved in the ballot.

TUC insists fight will go on after GMB fails to secure right to represent retailer’s staff by just 29 votes

In Coventry, the GMB has been canvassing hard to represent workers officially – and the potentially historic result is due this week

In today’s newsletter: The company’s UK workers watch on as thousands of employees in the West Midlands vote on a trade union recognition ballot that has been years in the making

More than 3,000 staff could get right to bargain collectively for rights and pay for the first time

West Midlands Police say no criminal offence was committed after seven-month-old Elle Doherty tragically died in a dog attack at her home in Coventry

Crimestoppers has offered a £10,000 reward for information on suspect Dolars Aleksanders, who might have fled the UK

The seven-month-old girl was mauled to death by her family dog at her home in Coventry on Sunday