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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
PM birthday cake 'unfair' says woman after candle telling off
Melanie Dawson was "raked over the coals" for helping a care home resident blow out a candle on a cake.
Severn Valley Railway engine shed appeal reaches funding target
Severn Valley Railway said repairs to its Shropshire engine shed are desperately needed.
Worcestershire: Abused football referees blow full time
A local FA wants to support football officials who are walking away from the game.
Jonathan Thomas: Worcester Warriors head coach departs Sixways and replaced by Steve Diamond
Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas departs Sixways - and Steve Diamond takes control for the rest of the season.
Covid vaccine: Women-only and quiet sessions to boost uptake
Vaccine clinics in Worcestershire are offering the sessions to attract vaccine-hesitant people.
Lucy Letby: Nurse appears in court accused of baby murders
Lucy Letby is accused of murdering five boys and three girls at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Man hit by lorry in Bridstow seriously injured
The man received care at the scene in Bridstow, Herefordshire, before being taken to hospital.
'Proud' Acorns Children's Hospice given Unicef award
Acorns Children's Hospice provides palliative care for life-limited and life-threatened children.
Gnome surgeon of Worcestershire brightens up gardens
Simon Horton, from Worcestershire, has repainted around 160 gnomes over the last year.
Hereford man, 90, 'scales Everest' in back garden
Fundraiser Alan Blake's journeys over 120 stone steps amount to the equivalent of an Everest trek.
Bird flu: New outbreak confirmed in Herefordshire
All birds at the site near Ross-on-Wye will be humanely culled, the government says.
Herefordshire patient's 150-mile round-trip to dentist
Colin Lawson was on a waiting list for two years - so crossed the border to his old surgery in Wales.
Covid: Leominster's Swan Brewery to shut due to economic challenges
The business says it has been hard "to be able to plan for a sustainable future".
Bromsgrove tech company gets £5m to help African farming
The investment in Aceleron's special batteries will help "unlock a sustainable future for all".
West Mercia Police: Misconduct finding over officer's systems access
An inquiry hears Simon Albutt quit West Mercia Police after accessing force systems without good reason.
Covid: Upton-upon-Severn school keeps face masks rule
The government has removed the restriction but a Worcestershire head teacher says she wants to wait.
Hereford could become a '20-mile-an-hour city'
The council says it is looking at redesigning the city to be more accessible by foot.
Women's Ashes: England's Sarah Glenn on nails, social media and being a positive influence
Sarah Glenn has suffered social media abuse for being England's 'Glamour' - now she wants to prove that playing cricket is not a barrier to being true to yourself.
On-demand buses part of 'transformational' new service plan
A free scheme trialled in Bromsgrove could be rolled out if government funding is secured.
European Challenge Cup: Zebre 26-36 Worcester Warriors - visitors keep knockout hopes alive
Worcester keep their hopes of making the knockout stages of the European Challenge Cup alive with a bonus-point 36-26 win over Zebre in Parma.
Premier 15s: Worcester v Wasps postponed and Exeter claim last-gasp win
Exeter claim Premier 15s victory against Harlequins with the last kick of the game as Worcester v Wasps is postponed moments before kick-off.
European Challenge Cup: Worcester Warriors 23-34 RC Toulon
Triple European champions Toulon score four tries - including one from Cornell Du Preez - to ease to victory at Worcester.
FA Cup fourth round: Kidderminster v West Ham to be broadcast on BBC One
The BBC will show the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Kidderminster Harriers and West Ham United live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Warriors get two points from Biarritz cancellation
Seven matches across the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup which were postponed in December because of French government travel restrictions are cancelled.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Worcs sign wicketkeeper Johnson
Worcestershire agree a deal to bring Australian wicketkeeper Michael Johnson to New Road for the 2013 season.
Kidderminster sign winger Clancy
Kidderminster sign winger Sean Clancy on non-contract terms after his exit from Blue Square Bet North leaders Chester.
Worcester v London Welsh (Fri)
London Welsh travel to Worcester for Friday's Premiership fixture at Sixways (20:00 GMT)
Bulls must bolster squad - Foyle
Hereford boss Martin Foyle blames the thinness of his squad as the Bulls make a second cup exit at Edgar Street in five days.
Burr blames lack of cutting edge
Kidderminster Harriers boss Steve Burr says their finishing was not good enough in their FA Trophy defeat by Bromley.
Course closures bad news for racing as a whole
Horse racing cannot afford to lose more courses following the closures of Hereford and Folkestone, says Cornelius Lysaght
Racecourse holds final meeting
The final meeting is held at Hereford Racecourse, ending more than 200 years of horse racing in the city.
Perpignan 13-6 Worcester
Wales fly-half James Hook kicks Perpignan to victory over previously-unbeaten Worcester in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
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National News Headlines
Star Hobson: Bradford Council children's services to be run independently
The government announces Bradford's children's services will be run by an independent trust.
London bus crash: Children injured as double-decker hits shop
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said his thoughts were with those affected by the "terrible incident".
Met Police: Deceived activist Kate Wilson awarded compensation
Kate Wilson met the undercover officer while he was posing as an environmental campaigner in 2003.
Daniel Boulton trial: Murder accused encouraged police to shoot him
Daniel Boulton, of Skegness, admits the manslaughter of his ex-girlfriend and her nine-year-old son.
Walney School: Arrest after boy, 15, stabbed at school
A 16-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the attack at Walney School.
PM birthday cake 'unfair' says woman after candle telling off
Melanie Dawson was "raked over the coals" for helping a care home resident blow out a candle on a cake.
Middlesex chairman apologises for 'painful' and 'outdated' views on black and South Asian interest
Middlesex chairman Mike O'Farrell apologises for comments on black and South Asian interest in cricket that were called "painful" and "outdated" by ex-England player Ebony Rainford-Brent.
Drill music artist B-Levelz jailed for drug dealing
Olusogo Ajewole boasted in his music about getting young people to sell drugs for him.
Maida Vale death: Woman named after fatal Westminster stabbing
Yasmin Chkaifi, 43, was found stabbed together with Leon McCaskre, 41, who had been hit by a car.
Boohoo starts production at new Leicester factory
The retailer also plans to use the site as a training facility after a review found "many failings".
Rikki Neave: Mother writing a book on murder, court hears
Ruth Neave was cleared of murdering her son Rikki and James Watson, 40, denies the charge.
Downing Street party claims lead Cheshire councillor to quit
Cheshire East councillor Nicky Wylie quits the Conservative group after "recent national events".
Source: BBC News
