Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 May to Sunday 31 May

  1. Opening helps 'reactivate' life of Worcester Cathedralpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

    The Dean of Worcester Cathedral says he cannot wait to reopen its doors.

    The 800-year-old building will be open to general visitors.

    The nave of Worcester cathedralImage source, Getty Images

    Peter Atkinson said: “It is one more really important and exciting step along the way to reopening and reactivating the life of the cathedral.

    “We have been open for prayer for many months, we have been open for public services to a limited extent but we have not been open for general visiting and that is what has become possible.”

  2. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 06:50 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  3. Rushworth sets record in Durham winpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Chris Rushworth becomes Durham's all-time leading first-class wicket-taker as Worcestershire are beaten by 258 runs.

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  4. Thousands tune in for City of Culture launchpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    A short film was posted online at 20:21 on Saturday to mark Coventry's year as UK City of Culture.

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  5. Detectorist swaps coin hunts for weapon sweepspublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Mike Morton has been a hobbyist for eight years and now volunteers finding knives in Sandwell.

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  6. Memorial woodland to remember Covid victimspublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    The woods, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, are scheduled to open in 2023.

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  7. Birdwatchers flock after reports of rare birdpublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    It is believed a rare golden oriole has been heard at a nature reserve in Worcestershire.

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  8. The underrated British hero who built a jetpublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 16 May 2021

    Eighty years after its first flight, historians ask if the engine could have changed World War Two.

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  9. Pears stung by tons for Burnham & Youngpublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Jack Burnham and Will Young hit tons and Ned Eckersley smashes 86 as Durham set Worcestershire a daunting 423 to win.

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  10. Village's Covid pop-up shop gets permanent homepublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Residents in Weston-under-Lizard set up the not-for-profit store to support the community in lockdown.

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  11. Tests for whole borough after Indian variant foundpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    All residents in Nuneaton and Bedworth are being offered a PCR test by the county council.

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  12. Five pedestrians injured after car mounts kerbpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after the crash in Redditch, Worcestershire.

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  13. SAS veteran in solo Atlantic rowing challengepublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Ian Rivers, from Hereford, will row from New York to the Isles of Scilly using celestial navigation.

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  14. Black Country museum to feature in TikTok marathonpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley became a hit on the platform with more than 870K followers.

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  15. George Eliot's words to feature in festival launchpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    The track, featuring the words of novelist George Eliot, will mark the launch of the City of Culture festival.

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  16. The sad demise of 'the Harrods of the North'published at 08:56 British Summer Time 15 May 2021

    Department store Browns of Chester closes its doors after 241 years of serving the city.

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  17. Drugs and guns boss extradited from UAE jailedpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Leon Cullen, 33, fled to Dubai using a fake passport before UK police tracked him down.

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  18. Rushworth bowls Durham into contentionpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Chris Rushworth takes 5-56 to help earn Durham a first-innings lead against Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street.

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  19. Ex-footballer 'unresponsive' after Taser arrestpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    PC Benjamin Monk is charged with murdering former Villa star Dalian Atkinson in Shropshire in 2016.

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  20. Iraq veteran died after overdose, says coronerpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

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

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