Coventry | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:44 1 History
00:03:35 1.1 Industrial age
00:05:27 1.2 Nazi bombing of Coventry
00:07:52 1.3 Post-Second World War
00:12:16 2 Geography
00:12:24 2.1 Climate
00:13:10 2.2 City boundaries
00:13:53 2.3 Suburbs and other surrounding areas
00:14:03 2.4 Nearby places
00:14:12 2.5 Places of interest
00:14:20 2.5.1 Cathedral
00:16:14 2.5.2 Cultural institutions
00:18:17 3 Demography
00:21:42 4 Government and politics
00:21:51 4.1 Local and national government
00:24:34 4.2 Council affiliation
00:24:47 4.3 Twinning with other cities; city of peace and reconciliation
00:25:36 5 Arts and culture
00:25:58 5.1 Literature and drama
00:28:01 5.2 Music and cinema
00:29:59 5.3 Customs and traditions
00:30:15 6 Venues
00:33:25 7 Sport
00:33:33 7.1 Football
00:35:19 7.2 Rugby Union
00:37:11 7.3 Rugby League
00:38:08 7.4 Pro Wrestling
00:38:24 7.5 Speedway
00:40:54 7.6 Ice hockey
00:42:27 7.7 Stock car racing
00:43:15 7.8 Cricket
00:43:55 7.9 Athletics
00:45:15 7.10 Field hockey
00:46:25 7.11 Other
00:46:55 8 Economy
00:50:08 8.1 Redevelopment
00:51:29 8.2 Media
00:51:37 8.2.1 Radio
00:51:57 8.2.2 Written media
00:52:16 8.2.3 Television news
00:52:33 8.2.4 Digital-only media
00:52:47 8.3 Transport
00:55:45 8.4 Waste management
00:56:42 9 Accent
00:56:50 9.1 Origins
00:57:38 9.2 Coventry and Birmingham accents
00:58:52 9.3 Coventry accent on television
00:59:39 10 Honours
00:59:57 11 Education
01:00:06 11.1 Universities and further education colleges
01:01:08 11.2 Schools
01:03:53 12 Notable people associated with Coventry
01:04:04 12.1 History and politics
01:05:20 12.2 Science, technology and business
01:06:52 12.3 The arts
01:08:29 12.4 Sport
01:09:21 13 Freedom of the City
01:09:36 13.1 Individuals
01:09:57 13.2 Military Units
01:10:12 14 See also
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SUMMARY
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Coventry ( (listen) KOV-ən-tree or KUV-) is a city, administrative centre and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
Historically part of Warwickshire, at the 2011 census Coventry had a population of 316,915, making it the 9th largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham, and although proximite to the West Midlands conurbation, it is just outside it.
Coventry is 19 miles (31 km) east-southeast of Birmingham, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Leicester, 11 miles (18 km) north of Warwick and 94 miles (151 km) northwest of London. Coventry is also the most central city in England, being only 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of the country's geographical centre in Leicestershire and is located in the West Midlands.
The current Coventry Cathedral was built after the majority of the 14th century cathedral church of Saint Michael was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940. Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry. The city has three universities, Coventry University in the city centre, the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts and the smaller private Arden University, headquartered close to Coventry Airport.
On 7 December 2017, the city won the title of UK City of Culture 2021, after beating Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea and Sunderland to the title. They will be the third title holder, of the quadrennial award which began in 2013.
CAMBRIDGE 24-20 ROSSLYN PARK | NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 | HIGHLIGHTS | 19TH OCTOBER 2019
Rosslyn Park could not find a last-minute winner as a stunning second half cut the gap against a strong Cambridge side.
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Cambridge 24-20 Rosslyn Park
Gregor Bretag-Norris’ last gasp interception denied Rosslyn Park an astonishing comeback win against Cambridge at Volac Park.
After conceding three first-half tries, Kieran Power’s boys scored two of their own unanswered in the second half but could not find the winner.
Cambridge stated their intent after two minutes, Matt Hema finishing off a break from the forwards.
Top-scorer Ben Penfold got the extras – and added three more points from a penalty in the next five minutes.
Park built for an attack but a spill allowed Hema to kick forward and feed Lawrence Rayner on 15 minutes.
Greg Lound put the visitors on the board 10 minutes later, scoring two penalties in quick succession.
But the momentum was snapped on the half-hour as Joe Green finished off a slick move in the left corner.
Park, though, were the dominant force at the start of the second half.
And they were rewarded on 56 minutes, Joe Munro’s run creating space for Craig Holland to burst towards the line.
Cambridge’s day took a bad turn as Henry Peck was sin-binned for repeated breakdown errors on 67 minutes.
And the gap was cut to four points three minutes when Dan Laventure ran over from a long lineout, Lound adding the extras.
Park peppered the Blood and Sand’s defence but were let down by repeated knock-ons and spills.
An all-or-nothing moment came with seconds to go as Arthur Ellis took a line-out on the five-metre line.
But it was stolen by Cambridge captain Bretag-Norris and the following kick out consigned Park to a losing bonus.
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Cambridge
Tries: Hema 2, Rayner 15, Green 32
Conversions: Penfold 3, 16, 33
Penalties: Penfold 8
Sin Bins: Peck 67
Team (15-9/1-8): Joe Tarrant; James Martin (Langley 76), Matt Hema, Ben Penfold (Ned Brown 65), Joe Green; Lawrence Rayner (Penfold 74), Kieran Duffin (Rhodri Adamson 65); David Langley (Matt Meek 57), Will Priestley, Henry Peck; Kailus Hutchinson (Louis Rawlings 40), Gareth Baxter; Gregor Bretag-Norris ©, Noah Sloot (Alex Rayment 57), Ben Adams
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Rosslyn Park
Tries: Holland 56, Laventure 70
Conversions: Lound 57, 71
Penalties: Lound 25, 29
Team (15-9/1-8): Ben Howard; Craig Holland, Henry Robinson, Henry Cheeseman, Benji Marfo (Joe Munro 48); Greg Lound, Dave Lewis (Jack Gash 48); Kyle Traynor, Owen Hughes (Sam Riley 50), Stewart Maguire (Paul Doran-Jones 4); Henry Spencer, Gregor Gillanders ©; James Freeman (Arthur Ellis 38), Jack Barnard, Dan Laventure
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Referee: James Clarke
HT: 24-6
Star Man: Ben Penfold - Cambridge