Wasps lock Joe Launchbury is ruled out of this summer's British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa with a knee injury.

More than £2,000 was taken from Eric Armitt's account after he died with Covid-19, his family say.

Telford's director of public health has said the recent discovery of a mutated strain of the UK Covid variant has pushed up the infection rate in the town.

But Liz Noakes also said "it is inevitable that we'll get clusters and outbreaks" and added: "When rates are so low, one outbreak can make a big difference to our infection rate."

A testing centre at the Telford Cultural and Leisure Centre in Hadley opened on Saturday and testing kits are being made available for people to use in their homes.

Ms Noakes said this cluster of cases appear involve school-aged families in Hadley and Leegomery and it's working to trace those affected.

But Ms Noakes said the council was happy with the school safety measures and believed it was more likely it was spread through contact outside school, during the Easter break.

On-loan Sunderland defender Dion Sanderson is ruled out for the rest of the season with a back injury.

Fire crews could be at the scene of a recycling centre fire for the next seven to 10 days.

Firefighters have been at Greenway Polymers on Rock Road, Telford, since about midday on Monday.

The assistant chief fire officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted that there had been a debrief at the scene to assess the ongoing risk from the incident.

Five arrests have been made following a stabbing early yesterday.

Three men from Stoke-on-Trent, aged 23, 39 and 40, and a 40-year-old man from Leeds have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A woman in her fifties, from Stoke-on-Trent, has also been arrested in connection with the incident.

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Staffordshire Police said it had been called to an address on Birchfield Road, Abbey Hulton, just after 18:30 after reports of an attack in nearby Hulton Abbey park.

The victim has been taken to hospital for treatment, but the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The arrests were made after a car was stopped in Middlewich, Cheshire.

The electric car industry is growing at an "absolutely scary" rate, according to an academic from Birmingham.

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By 2030, the EU hopes that there will be 30 million electric cars on European roads.

Paul Anderson from Birmingham University says he's concerned about what will happen to the batteries when they come to the end of their life.

"In 10 to 15 years when there are large numbers coming to the end of their life, it's going to be very important that we have a recycling industry," he points out.

While traditional lead-acid batteries are widely recycled, the same can't be said for the lithium-ion versions used in electric cars.

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Some of today's Birmingham Live headlines include:

• 'It snowed into my living room' - Victim of rogue builders speaks out, external
• Wrong vaccine given to patient in 'significant event' at health centre, external
• Ex-cop who survived Covid warns families about holidays abroad, external

Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

A highly-respected medical pioneer is facing a tribunal following evidence he gave to a court hearing in a row over copyright.

A logo used by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust infringed the rights of another company, the High Court ruled in 2018.

The mental health trust's system - Rapid Assessment and Interfaced Discharge service (RAID) – is designed to improve patient assessment and discharge for people experiencing mental health crises and trauma who attend hospitals, including A&Es.

Prof George Tadros, who joined the NHS trust’s RAID team in 2009, is alleged to have given misleading evidence to the High Court during a hearing, according to documents on the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service website.

His fitness to practise as a doctor will now be examined at a tribunal next month.

Owen Murray, who had a daughter while battling stage four bowel cancer, will also marry in weeks.

Two primary schools near fire at a recycling centre in Telford will remain closed today.

Meadows Primary and Newdale Primary will be contacting parents directly, said Telford and Wrekin Council.

One lane remains closed on the M54 eastbound to allow firefighters access to tackle the blaze.

Crews are expected to remain at the site throughout the day.

Fire crews have been at a large fire in the Staffordshire Moorlands through the night.

It broke out just before 18:00 on Monday on land around Cheadle Park.

At its height nine fire engines were in attendance.

Crews are still at the site damping down.

Jacob Hopkins says he wants to help researchers find more ways to prevent the virus.

Five canvas paintings each tell a tale of a battle medieval legend Sir Guy of Warwick had to fight.

BBC Weather

It's forecast to be overcast and cool this morning, with temperatures around 11C (52F) and this afternoon we are expecting some light rain showers.

They are likely to continue overnight and in to tomorrow.

You can get a full forecast on the BBC Weather page.

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The venue's clerk says they did not know about Usman Khan, who stabbed two people to death.

In the next 10 years millions of old electric car batteries will need to be recycled or discarded.

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Crews expect to be at the scene for at least two days, the fire service says.

Ian Rivers, who escaped across Syria in 2013, will use the stars and a sextant to navigate.