England bowler Stuart Broad suffers an injury scare as Nottinghamshire are held to a draw by a Joe Clarke-inspired Worcestershire.

Donatas Kazlauskas' late goal denies Cefn Druids victory over Trakai of Lithuania in the Europa League preliminary round first leg.

Captain Jeetan Patel takes 6-83 as Warwickshire beat Durham by 86 runs and move to the top of the Division Two table.

Sunderland sign Burton Albion's Northern Ireland international defender Tom Flanagan on a free transfer.

Wolves appoint former Hearts manager Ian Cathro as first-team coach, rekindling a partnership with manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Friday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

Tom Edwards
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

A housing association has secured planning permission to expand its headquarters, meaning up to 500 new jobs could be created.

Worcester-based Sanctuary Housing provides social housing across the country from its base in Farrier Street.

Image source, One Creative Environments Ltd

It was given approval for the development, external by the city council's planning committee this afternoon.

Sanctuary Housing already employs more than 1,500 people across Worcestershire.

Ged Scott
BBC Sport

Moeen Ali has been appointed Worcestershire captain for this summer's T20 Blast. But the 31-year-old Birmingham-born England all-rounder will only have a limited availability, because of his international commitments.

Moeen is expected to be part of the England one-day squad who face three successive T20s and three one-day internationals with India over the next fortnight.

That would rule him out of the first five of Worcestershire's 14 T20 group games when, in the absence of the injured Joe Leach, they will be skippered by current stand-in county captain Brett D'Oliveira.

Image source, Getty Images

Although he lost his Test place in March, Moeen could also then be on international standby when the five-match Test series with India begins at Edgbaston on 1 August.

The T20 campaign is later than usual this year, running from Wednesday 4 July (Worcestershire's first game is the following night against Lancashire at Old Trafford), through to 17 August.

The quarter-finals are the following week (23-26 August). Finals Day, again at Edgbaston, is on Saturday 15 September.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A man's been arrested after police found what they think are Class A drugs hidden inside his underwear. , external

Police say they stopped a car on All Saints Road in Burton yesterday.

When they searched the 18-year-old man from Birmingham, they say they found wraps of a white powder hidden in a container inside his boxer shorts.

The teenager's been arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply and remains in custody.

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times has these top stories today:

• Teen carer fights Herefordshire Council cutbacks, external
• Festival to take a break following rent increase concerns, external
• Appeal launched after illegal net removed from River Wye, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

Almost 100 grass fires have been tackled by firefighters in Staffordshire in the last week alone.

Image source, Staffordshire Fire Service

Between 20-27 June, the fire service says there 95 grass fires with the hot weather making many parts of the countryside tinder dry.

Not everywhere's had as many though, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service says it had faced about 10 grass fires in the same period.

Here are some more photos of the massive crane being constructed in Telford.

It's one of the largest in Europe and it has been brought in by Telford and Wrekin Council to lift part of a railway bridge into position on Sunday morning.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

While the crane is in place, there will be closures on both carriageways of the A442, starting sometime between 10:00 and 11:00 tomorrow.

It will remain closed until Tuesday.

This hot weather shows no sign of going away and it's going to be another warm night.

Here's your forecast:

Some pubs and off-licences say they are running out of beer, because of a shortage of carbon dioxide - the gas that puts the fizz in pints.

They say distributors have run out of some big name brands, with one landlord believing "in a few weeks Fosters may be the only beer available on tap".

Allen Cook
BBC News

A cockapoo dog has received the red carpet treatment from the Mayor of Worcester in recognition of her litter-picking efforts., external

Image source, Worcester City Council

The city council says nine-year-old Daisy has so far picked up more than 4,000 pieces of litter in the city and she's now received a certificate and medal from the mayor.

According to her owner, Daisy spontaneously seeks out pieces of rubbish while they're out for walks and refuses to come home until she's found at least one.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Witnesses are being urged to come forward if they saw a crash which left a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries., external

Image source, Google

Police say it happened on the A438 near Malvern on Tuesday evening, between Sledge Green and Hollybush.

They say they had reports that the crash involved a red Land Rover Defender and a blue Yamaha motorbike.

Lucy McNamara
BBC Radio Stoke

The grieving family of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in Stoke-on-Trent is urging other children not to swim in open water., external

Image source, Staffordshire Police

Ryan Evans got into trouble while swimming with two friends in Westport Lake on Monday afternoon.

Online donations and tributes have been made following the discovery of his body by police divers after a three-day search ended yesterday.

In a statement, his family said that Ryan "was our world and was very much loved. We are all heart-broken and Ryan will be greatly missed".

England Lions booked their place in the final of the A Team Tri-Series Final with a comfortable nine-wicket win over West Indies A at Wantage Road, Northampton.

Hampshire pair Liam Dawson and Reece Topley both showed top form ahead of Saturday's One-Day Cup final at Lord's, taking four wickets apiece as the Windies were bowled out for 162.

Image source, Getty Images

Yorkshire's Tom Kohler-Cadmore then hit 80 not out, sharing an unbroken stand of 120 with Warwickshire's Sam Hain, who made 48 as the Lions reached 163-1 in just 25 of their allotted 50 overs,

That booked another meeting with Tuesday's conquerors India A in this Monday's final at The Oval (2 July).

BBC Weather Watchers

It's not just the weather that appears in our BBC Weather Watchers' photos, it seems animals are trying to get a piece of the action now.

User PJ's photo in this case is from Badger, in Shropshire:

Image source, PJ's

Whereas it looks like this dog in Littleacorns' photo had decided it was time for a rest in Southam:

Image source, Littleacorns

Residents were told to leave two Rugby tower blocks over safety concerns in April.