Swansea City get back to winning ways and maintain the pressure on the top two with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a resolute Coventry City.

Mohammed Haroon Zeb, 39, died of a gunshot wound on his birthday.

Moses Christensen looked like he had "walked through a stream" when detained by police, a court hears.

Vandals opened up the sluice at the pool, park volunteers say.

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BBC Radio Stoke Sport

Stoke City could move up to seventh position in the Championship if they win at Barnsley this evening.

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They are one point behind seventh-placed Cardiff, who go to Bournemouth tonight, and Middlesbrough in eighth.

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn may start this evening, after agreeing to stay at Stoke on loan from Southampton next season.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Shelved plans for a hydro-electricity scheme at Shrewsbury weir have been resurrected.

The town council has committed funds in its 2021-22 budget to look again at the viability of the project, which was first raised more than 10 years ago.

Plans were abandoned when changes to feed-in tariffs – money paid for electricity supplied to the National Grid – rendered it non-viable.

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The town council has allocated about £30,000 in its budget towards a feasibility study, which it is hoping Shropshire Council will match.

A report from 2015 said tenders received when the scheme was first put the total cost of the project at around £1.5 to £2m.

Shrewsbury Town Council leader Alan Mosley said while the scheme would not "change the world" it would generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of about 400 homes every year and would demonstrate both the councils' commitment to tackling the climate crisis and serve as an educational tool for local school children to learn about hydro power.

He added: "The climate emergency makes it vital that we move to much more green energy and the hydro scheme at the weir will make a good local contribution to our objectives."

The seizure was described as one of the biggest in recent years by law enforcement in NI.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Birmingham families are to pay up to £166 extra per year after councillors agreed a council tax rise of 4.99%.

Council leader Ian Ward (pictured) defended the Labour leadership’s record on finances amid more than £730m in cuts since 2010.

Outlining achievements against the spectre of the pandemic, he said the authority had helped hundreds of rough sleepers, provided free school meal vouchers for children and delivered food packages and more.

Mr Ward said the government’s "failure to act" over a social care funding crisis had meant the council had been forced to put council tax up.

The Conservative group said the leadership’s financial plan for 2021 to 2025 showed there was a projected overspend of £80.5m in four years’ time.

Conservative group leader Robert Alden said: "The council should not stand idly by when it has been given the ammunition by the government to be able to help those in need in our city."

Liberal Democrat group leader Jon Hunt said the leadership’s plans to increase funding for fly-tipping and climate change were "steps in the right direction", but he said there had been "no public consultation about this budget".

The council’s Green councillor Julien Pritchard said the budget was “insufficient” on tackling the climate emergency despite promises around the sustainability team.

Police are investigating an alleged kidnap and assault in Telford.

West Mercia Police said a boy was believed to have been picked up by four other teens on Alma Avenue in Malinslee and taken to a flat at about 20:00 on Monday.

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After escaping the following morning he was again picked up by the group and taken to Telford Town Park before escaping once again and helped by a passer-by, officers said.

He was later treated at the scene for minor injuries.

West Mercia Police said it understood the incident would very alarming to the local community and had introduced extra patrols in the area.

The force said it was investigating whether the offenders were known to the victim.

Officers are calling for anyone with information to come forward.

BBC Sport

Shrewsbury Town's remarkable revival continues after another victory last night.

They raced into a three-goal lead inside the first 20 minutes at home to the MK Dons.

Sean Goss' early goal was followed by two penalties - the first scored by Ollie Norburn before Curtis Main stepped up to take and convert the second.

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Goss rounded off the scoring with his second of the game and the Shrews are now 10 points clear of the League One relegation zone.

Organisers say the new date gives them "the most realistic opportunity" to hold the festival.

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BBC Radio WM Sport

Walsall will be without the suspended Liam Kinsella against Newport County in League Two at The Banks's Stadium (pictured) this evening.

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The midfielder was sent off during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Stevenage.

The Saddlers will kick off in 15th place in the table, while their opponents could move into the play-off positions.

There will be full commentary on BBC Radio WM from 17:30.

Premierships side Wasps sign Ospreys tight-head prop Nicky Thomas on a short-term loan deal.

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Aston Villa have reported "sickening and abhorrent" online racist abuse of teenage winger Tyreik Wright to West Midlands Police.

The Premier League club said the messages received on Wright's Instagram account had also been flagged to the social media platform.

Wright, 19, currently on loan at Walsall, received the abuse on Tuesday night after posting a news story about schoolchildren avoiding criminal charges for a racially-motivated attack on another student.

He then posted screenshots of the messages he received on Instagram.

This year's Birmingham Pride event has been pushed back until September.

It was due to be held on 29 and 30 May, but the organisers made the change after the government announced large scale events could return from 21 June.

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The organisers said in a tweet, external: "We firmly believe that delaying until later in September gives us the most realistic opportunity to finally deliver a safe and enjoyable Pride for us all."

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Aston Villa's Tyreik Wright, who is currently on loan at Walsall, reports racist online abuse to West Midlands Police.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Council tax bills for the average Coventry resident will rise by an extra £60 from April.

The proposed 4.9% rise was approved by all but one councillor at a meeting on Tuesday.

Residents in Band A and B properties – the most common in Coventry – will now pay an extra £1.25 a week.

An adult social care precept of 3% is included in the rise, which council bosses say will generate £4.3m to help meet rising social care costs.

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The city’s trade unions also opposed the rise and called for a campaign for increased government funding.

Cabinet member for finance councillor Richard Brown said the decision had "not been made lightly".

A pre-budget gap of £6m – initially £19m – was closed after use of £2.9m council reserves, government funding and "techinical savings", the meeting heard.