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Police are investigating a suspected arson attack in Bromsgrove this morning, external.

A person is believed to have set fire to a plastic crate, using an accelerant, and dumped it at the front door of a property on Epsom Road, Catshill.

Fire damage was caused to the front door, but nobody was injured, officers say.

A man was then seen getting into a unknown vehicle which had been waiting on the street.  

"We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen any suspicious activity,"  Insp Sarah Corteen said.

On Midlands Today this lunchtime we'll have more about a seven-year-old girl who died after being hit by a skip lorry in the West Midlands.  

And we'll find out why there's been a surge in the number of small producers making cider in Herefordshire. 

Tune in for those stories and more from 13:30 on BBC One.

Hereford Times

A woman suffered minor injuries after a transit van crash with a coach yesterday, external.

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

Our headlines this lunchtime:

- Campaigner says declining bus usage down to unreliability

- Concern over police 999 call-answering performance

- Heritage trail in memory of Worcestershire WW1 army chaplain

Salmon could soon be jumping at weirs on the River Severn as they return to their spawning grounds. The Environment Agency is keen to hear if you spot them near you.

BBC Weather Watchers

Image source, daveywills

The BBC Weather Watchers have sent in these two great pictures from the region. 

The first was sent in by user Daveywills in Kidderminster with this next one from Mikesnapper in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire.

Image source, Mikesnapper

If you've got a picture you'd like to share, you can sign up to be a BBC Weather Watcher here. 

Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter

It's going to remain cloudy today, but there is a chance of some sunshine at times.  

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

The number of unemployed people in the West Midlands has risen by 3,000 to 168,000 in the three months to August, figures show. , external

Across the UK, unemployment saw a "small" rise of 10,000 to 1.66 million, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. 

Image source, DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images

The figures for the region show that the number of people out of work for June to August 2016 was also up by 2,000 compared to the same period the year before, one of just three regions to show a rise on 2015. 

Across the West Midlands 5.9% of people aged over 16 are currently out of work.

Worcester News

Worcester's most polluted street can today be revealed, with fumes so bad that thousands of people are unwittingly exposed to illegal levels of daily grime, external.

Bus use in England has fallen sharply in the past five years.

People in Herefordshire took an average of 13.2 bus journeys in the last financial year compared with 15 a year ago, while in Worcestershire it's down from 25.4 to 23.1.

The counties were among the areas in England with the biggest percentage fall in bus use.

Research by the Campaign for Better Transport has found subsidies for bus routes had been reduced by £78m since 2010, leading to cuts in services, particularly in rural areas.  

West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner has raised concerns about how the force answers calls to 999 and 101. 

John Campion says there's been a fall in performance and data shows the average wait almost trebled in the 12 months leading up to August this year.

The number of 101 calls abandoned doubled in the same period.

Olympic champion rower Alex Gregory is set to be honoured for his achievements in Rio in his home county of Worcestershire.

Gregory, who started rowing in Evesham, will be presented with a Black Pear Tree award - a symbol closely associated with the county - on 28 October in a ceremony at Evesham Rowing Club.

Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:

- Former Valium addict calls for GPs to offer more counselling sessions on prescription

- A campaigner for better bus services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire says less people are using them because they are not reliable enough

- A Worcestershire army chaplain who comforted dying men on World War One battlefields is being commemorated with a heritage trail, which is launching in time for half term

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Westfields' debut in the first-round proper of the Emirates FA Cup has not been selected for live television coverage.

Westfields are the lowest-graded club left in the competition and they were handed a home tie against Vanarama North club Curzon Ashton in the first-round draw.

Westfields' chief executive, Andy Morris, told BBC Hereford & Worcester the FA has confirmed their tie will not be televised and so will kick off at 15:00 on Saturday, 5 November.

A tribunal begins today over Worcestershire County Council's decision not to publish information relating to the Hartlebury incinerator, due to open next year. 

The council was asked back in 2014 to reveal the details of a contract connected with the £165m site, but didn't provide information that it said was commercially sensitive. 

The tribunal is due to start later this morning in London and is expected to last three days. 

Image source, Mercia Waste Management

Evesham Journal

The biggest names in horse racing gathered for a charity event which raised over £10,500 for St Michael's Hospice, external.

Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Here are some of the stories we'er looking at this morning:

- A Worcestershire man, who ended up addicted to valium for 21 years, is warning others about the danges

- A tribunal begins today over Worcestershire County Council's decision not to publish information relating to the Hartlebury incinerator

- The number of people taking the bus in Herefordshire and Worcestershire has fallen

Kay Crewdson
BBC weather presenter

The risk of a few showers at first, these clearing through the morning. Otherwise a dry and bright start to the day with plenty of sunshine through the morning. 

Highs around 13C (55F).

Welcome to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Live on Wednesday morning. 

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

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