Worcester full-back Scott van Breda and Glasgow prop Adam Nicol join Jersey Reds on a permanent basis as 21 players re-sign for next season.

Eighty drug dealing phone lines were identified and 292 weapons seized across the UK in a week.

People are being invited to help premiere a new piece of music as part of the signature event.

Travellers with Ryanair and EasyJet were told they could not fly because they had taken the wrong PCR test.

The victim was being detained at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital, the police watchdog said.

Worcester News

The Worcester News has these stories today:

• Woman who has been British citizen for 42 years told 'apply to stay in UK', external
• Worcester mum says she is 'disgusted' by overflowing bin sheds, external
• Support for plan to open micropub in former Worcester store, external

Transport innovations developed in Coventry and Warwickshire will be showcased during its year as City of Culture.

The Our Future Moves launches with an exhibition at Coventry Transport Museum from 17 July.

It will highlight the region's pioneering work in transport innovation – from autonomous vehicles to one-person submarines.

Image source, Coventry City of Culture

Objects on display will include a Skyfarer delivery drone, Aurrigo autonomous shuttle, Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) model, Jaguar I-PACE, Microcabs hydrogen car, and a University of Warwick nano satellite which monitors wildlife populations.

Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Coventry City Council’s Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration, said: “I hope people will learn a lot, get a glimpse of the future and feel inspired.”

The Taser use and the kicks changed the ex-footballer's "trajectory to one of dying", a doctor says.

More than £700,000 of Lottery funding is to be used to help provide training for young people around the West Midlands during the Commonwealth Games.

The West Midlands Combined Authority said the games were expected to create up to 35,000 jobs and about 13,000 volunteering opportunities for local people.

Lottery Community Fund cash will be used to help young people to learn new skills and secure jobs for more than 800 people, it said.

Image source, Birmingham City Council

"This funding is vital for people who are out of work or worried about their future to gain access to work and volunteering opportunities from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games," Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, said.

“Making sure that the jobs created by the Games go to local people is a key part of my jobs plan to help more than 100,000 residents into employment over the next two years, and is also critical to ensuring the Commonwealth Games is a Games for everyone.”

Stephen Green, from West Mercia Police, is charged over allegations between November and January.

The victim, 51-year-old Lee Gadd, has been described as a "dedicated family man".

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

A ban on street drinking in Worcester could be extended for another three years.

A Public Space and Protection Order currently bans people from drinking alcohol throughout the city centre and in several other areas.

Anyone found breaking the rules faces a fixed penalty fine of £70 or prosecution with a maximum fine of £1,000.

Image source, Getty Images

An extension to the order is being considered at a city council meeting this evening.

Birmingham’s new Lord Mayor, Councillor Muhammad Afzal, has taken up office after a mayor-making ceremony at the Council House.

Mr Afzal had been due to serve as Lord Mayor last year, but it was not possible to conduct the traditional ceremony due to lockdown.

He moved to Birmingham in 1969 and was first elected as a councillor for Aston in May 1982, which he served for 23 years until March 2005, before being re-elected in May 2007.

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Mr Afzal was also a founding member of Birmingham Central Mosque and was involved during its construction as treasurer, holding several different roles there until 2019.

England's Test match with New Zealand in June in Birmingham has been selected among the next pilot events to test the return of big crowds to sports venues.

Image source, PA Media

The game, beginning on 10 June at Edgbaston, will welcome about 18,000 fans each day under the government's plan.

The ground in Birmingham has a capacity of 25,000.

Ticket holders will have to show a negative result from a lateral flow test taken in the previous 24 hours to gain entry.

Express and Star

A few of the headlines from the Express and Star today:

• Human remains found at Black Country landfill site, external
• Oscar the 'fare-dodger' dog back with his family after boarding bus through Black Country, external
• £6.5m worth of cannabis found growing in Walsall, external

Arsenal sign Japan forward Mana Iwabuchi after her exit from Women's Super League rivals Aston Villa.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

The leader of the main opposition group on Shropshire Council is to step down from the role after eight years.

Roger Evans said it was the right time for someone else to take the helm, after seeing the Liberal Democrats through their most successful local elections to date.

The party, which has been the main opposition group since the council was formed in 2009, now has 14 of the 74 seats on the authority.

Image source, Shropshire Council

Councillor Evans, who represents Longden, said: "I have always felt that after an election is an especially good to take stock and look to the future.

"I have and feel now is a good time to hand over and allow the group to elect my replacement, to take us forward and ensure the many different communities are listened to and their voices are heard and taken note of.”

Nominations will open on May 31 and the new group leader will be announced on June 21.