No post mortem on woman embalmed after she died on honeymoon in Mexico
Worcester is a hot spot for fast food outlets
18 sites added to Heritage at Risk Register
Pennell and Te'o back for Warriors european game
Updates on Friday 21 October 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
This morning, mist, fog and low cloud may be slow to clear, but it should brighten up at lunchtime. Highs of 13C (55F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- A family say they will never find out why a Herefordshire woman died on her honeymoon in Mexico because her body was embalmed
- A prisoner from HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire will be sentenced today for the murder of a child killer
- Eighteen churches, castles and historic sites in Herefodshire and Worcestershire are added to the Heritage at Risk Register
BBC Sport
Worcestershire's Moeen Ali has taken two early wickets on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh.
England were all out for 293 in the first innings - Moeen made a game-changing 68.
You can follow the match on the BBC Sport live page.
Image source, Getty Images
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Friday morning. BBC Weather Watcher took this wonderful picture of the Malvern Hills - a video weather forecast is on its way.
Image source, MikesnapperI'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
The Environment Agency have been busy in Redditch - check out these before and after photos.
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Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
Herefordshire Council has approved plans to acquire more than £1m worth of land to build Hereford's southern link road on.
While the council will try to buy the sites, which are mainly farmland, to begin with, it could end up using compulsory purchase orders.
The new road will run from the A49 Ross road roundabout, to the A465 and Clehonger Road. Construction work is expected to start in January 2018.
It's part of ongoing work to smarten up Broad Street in the city.
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Image source, GoogleAnnabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
The Beacon Primary School in Redditch will be closed tomorrow, as a temporary measure, after a wasps nest was found in the school building, Worcestershire County Council says.
Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
Reports of violent crime in West Mercia have jumped by more than a third, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics
There's a similar picture across all of the West Midlands.
Image source, PAIn the twelve months up to June this year reports of violent crime to West Mercia Police rose by 36%, to 23,500.
There have been rises in offences involving the use of knives or firearms.
Though it's argued that much of the increase is due to new recording procedures, statisticians say in reality there's still been an increase, with the figures mirroring studies of assault victims treated at Accident and Emergency units.
Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Reports of violent crime in West Mercia have jumped by more than a third
- Herefordshire Council has approved plans to acquire more than £1m worth of land to build the Hereford southern link road on
- Five Worcestershire companies have been shortlisted for national business awards
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
It will be dry with clear spells tonight, which will allow mist and fog patches to form once again. It will be a chilly night, with a frost in places by dawn. Lows of 0C (32F).
You can read a full forecast on the BBC Weather Page.
BBC Midlands Today's Shefali Oza has your forecast
This dramatic photo was taken in Eckington by BBC Weather Watcher J9.
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Image source, J9Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
Sanders Park in Bromsgrove has had a makeover - 100s of flowering crocus bulbs have been planted by schoolchildren to raise the profile of efforts to eradicate polio.
Children from Dodford First School planted Ruby Giant purple crocuses, donated by the Rotary Clubs of Bromsgrove and north Worcestershire, to match the colour of the dye used to mark the finger of a child who has been immunised.
Image source, GoogleSanders Park in Bromsgrove
Quote MessageIt’s a pleasure to help facilitate this work. We’re always delighted to improve the park and bring people together, especially for a good cause like eradicating disease.”
Cllr Peter Whittaker, Bromsgrove District Council
Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
The number of exotic animals being bought may be increasing in Hereford and Worcestershire, but many people cannot cope with their new pets and are abandoning them.
Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre, in Eccleshall in the West Midlands, has been handed so many unwanted pets that they now have a waiting list.
Exotic pets being dumped is at 'epidemic' level
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Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
The Environment Agency is urging homes and businesses to stop disposing of oil and fuel in an unsafe way.
The organisation says its officers have dealt with a number of incidents in the last few weeks where oil has polluted the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
It says a two-mile (3km) stretch of the waterway has been impacted, with seven swans requiring treatment from animal rescue groups.
Image source, Environment AgencyOil on Worcester canals
Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
-The Environment Agency is urging homes and businesses in Worcester to stop disposing of oil and fuel in an unsafe way
- Licences for zebras and rattlesnakes have been issued in Herefordshire and Worcestershire over the last two years
-The double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington is set to open the new Wyre Forest Leisure Centre next week
Annabel Rackham
Journalist, BBC West Midlands
Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington will be opening the Wyre Forest Leisure Centre next month.
The centre, in Kidderminster, has a six-lane 25m swimming pool along with fitness suites, a sports hall and climbing wall.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageWe are delighted to be welcoming Rebecca Adlington to officially open the new leisure centre. We are proud to provide this wonderful facility which offers many opportunities for everyone to take part in sport and leisure activities.”
Cllr Marcus Hart, Wyre Forest District Council leader
Worcester Woods Country Park, at Spetchley, behind County Hall, has been nominated for a top award.
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