The inquest heard Lance Shingler witnessed "harrowing, traumatic incidents" in Iraq.

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Almost a third of all adults in Worcester have now been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to the latest figures.

NHS England said a total of 28,563 people in the city have now received two doses of a Covid vaccine.

Based on Office for National Statistics (ONS) population estimates, that equates to 32% of Worcester’s 89,500 people aged 16 and above.

Up to 92% of adults aged 80 and above in the city have now received both jabs and 81.3% of care home residents in Worcestershire have now had two doses, NHS figures and population estimates show.

Surge testing is being conducted in Redditch after "multiple" cases of the South African variant of were discovered, officials said earlier this week.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said those with confirmed cases have since self-isolated and their contacts have been identified.

A "very small number" of cases are found, prompting the council to urge people to get tested.

Keelan Wilson, 15, was "executed" following escalating tensions between Wolverhampton gangs.

Twelve ducklings were reunited with an anxious mother duck after they fell into a drain.

Nearly 10,000 medicine deliveries were missed, leading to hospital treatment for some patients.

The family of 12 ducklings are reunited with an anxious mother duck after they fell into a drain.

Firefighters remain on the scene at Greenway Polymers in Ketley after a blaze broke out last month.

He blocks the woman's path and tries to unbuckle the child’s restraints as she walked with her pram.

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It will be a cloudy day with spots of light rain and highs of 15°C (59°F).

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The royal couple heard about the support young people in the city have needed during lockdown.

A police officer tells an inquest Lance Shingler said it was "all over" days before an overdose.

Alex Lees makes 99 as Durham battle to 246 all out against Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street, Josh Tongue taking 5-38.

The men were allegedly in a car that chased Liam Mooney on a moped, causing it to crash, police say.

Baby George was only a few hours old when he was found wrapped in a blanket at a park in April.

They shot their victim in a dispute over a car accident and caused him life-changing injuries.

A "small number of cases" are discovered in the Abbey Ward area, public health bosses say.

Seeing in Isolation explores life from the perspective of visually impaired people.

There's been a spate of caravan thefts in north Staffordshire.

Two were taken from a storage facility in Bignall End on 7 May and another two were taken on 9 May - one from a farm near Newcastle-under-Lyme and the other from a farm near Biddulph.

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Staffordshire Police Chief Inspector Mark Thorley said: "Caravan thieves often scout for desirable vans in the day before returning to steal them at night, so I also ask residents to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour."

Nearly a third of hospitals sees long waits balloon, as NHS warned backlog will take years to tackle.