The Latest Breaking News from Coventry

Increase will lift minimum rates by 9.8% and comes after online retailer defeated GMB union bid for bargaining rights on pay

Exclusive: A hospital run by of the UK’s largest mental health providers is warned over CCTV footage showing alleged abuse of patients

Dog seized after fourth fatal attack in England and Wales this year

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