Differences in UK quarantine rules are "confusing" for travellers, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has admitted, as the nations split over restrictions to travel.

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Some holidaymakers have told the BBC they paid as much as £1,000 for flights to get home from Portugal in anticipation of the rules changing.

Kelly, from Birmingham, and her family changed their flights home from the Algarve from Saturday to Friday at a cost of £900 to avoid potential quarantine, because she did not want her children to miss out on two weeks of school.

The 45-year-old said the situation was "absolutely disgusting".

She said: "It's cost us a lot more money and it's money we didn't need to spend now. We've lost an extra night in our villa - we won't get that back - we've got a hire car, so we're taking that back a day early."

Levison Wood sold his home after fearing for his family's safety, a court hears.

Bomb specialists are still at a site in Rotherwas, Hereford, this evening following the discovery of nine shells believed to be from World War One.

Fordsill Road and Chapel Road were closed, and homes and businesses were evacuated, after the devices were found at a construction site last night.

There has been one controlled explosion so far in a farm field to which the shells were taken for safety.

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But according to BBC Hereford and Worcester, at least three of the bombs didn't go off and military explosives experts have been considering what to do next.

The Wye Valley Group is developing land on the discovery site, and manager Gavin Petrigrew said his staff were prepared for the possibility they might find something in the ground.

The site was formerly a large munitions base.

Hereford Times

Here are three stories from the Hereford Times today:

• Bomb squad's controlled explosion, external
• Teenagers stole farm quad bikes to make money, external
• New cycle and bus lanes in Hereford abandoned, external

There has been a "worrying" increase in coronavirus hospital admissions in Birmingham, a health chief has said.

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A West Midlands Combined Authority briefing earlier heard there were 686 cases of infection in the region during the week up to 31 August, with 45% of new cases among 18 to 34-year-olds in Birmingham.

The chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham Dr David Rosser said a rising rate was now beginning to result in increased hospital admissions, with a 29-year-old among the latest deaths.

Coventry Live

From Coventry Live today:

• Rise in Covid-19 cases in two Coventry areas prompts 'local lockdown' warning, external
• Vandals target treasured community gardens and centre for second time, external
• Complaints about 'drugs, noise and lockdown parties' at luxury rental flats, external

BBC Sport

Worcester Rapids have lost by 30 runs to Gloucestershire in the T20 competition at Bristol this afternoon.

The home side set a target of 182 to win, with Ed Barnard (pictured below) taking three wickets for Worcestershire.

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But Worcestershire fell well short in their run-chase and could only manage 151-9 off their 20 overs.

Jake Libby was Worcestershire's top-scorer with 33, before he was run out.

Warwickshire play Somerset this evening.

The firm that employed the driver who killed Suzanna Bull "misled" the inquiry into what happened.

Crewe Alexandra re-sign former captain Luke Murphy and bring in ex-Shrewsbury Town defender Omar Beckles.

David McSkimming has also been disqualified from driving after a crash killing Anthony Satterthwaite.

BBC Shropshire

Shropshire primary schools have been told there isn't extra money available to help with cleaning costs.

A number of headteachers have spoken to BBC Radio Shropshire and said their budgets were being stretched because of the extra cleaning needed amid the coronavirus.

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Ed Potter, the Shropshire councillor responsible for education, said: "Unfortunately there isn't money made available, which is disappointing and it's something we will be pushing for from central government."

The centre in Birmingham is closed after 56 staff and residents test positive for coronavirus.

Lincoln City sign midfielder Remy Howarth on a one-year deal, plus Alex Palmer and Callum Morton on loan from West Brom.

The JCB Academy in Rocester asks pupils to stay home on Friday after a single case of coronavirus.

West Midlands Police said it received 450 calls from the public about various illegal gatherings over the bank holiday weekend.

It said it visited 149 over the three nights, but made no arrests and no injuries were reported.

The Bishop of Shrewsbury says Elizabeth Prout "risked violence" in Manchester's most dangerous slum.

The former MP for Redditch, Jacqui Smith, has been named as the final contestant for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

She represented Redditch between 1997 and 2010, and was the first female home secretary.

Ms Smith said she hoped she would catch the public's imagination like her Labour colleague Ed Balls did in 2016.

Restaurants in the West Midlands have claimed more than five million meals under the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Treasury figures show.

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It said 5,050 outlets in the region were signed up to use the scheme as of 27 August 2020.

Diners got a state-backed 50% discount on meals and soft drinks up to £10 each on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during August.

The Treasury says restaurants have so far made claims worth more than £29m.

Nationally more than 100 million meals were claimed.

Birmingham City Council says it wants to address its "slow progress" on diversity and inequality.

CCTV images have been released of a man to whom police wish to speak after a car was stolen outside a takeaway in Smethwick.

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The owner of the vehicle was collecting food from Pepe's Chicken on Bearwood Road when the vehicle was taken on 12 August, police said.