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Army bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion to make safe what are thought to be World War One explosives.

The munitions were found in Rotherwas yesterday evening.

The site, which is now an industrial estate, was once home to one of the country's biggest munitions factories.

The bombs were taken to a nearby farm to allow the explosion to be carried out.

Birmingham health officials are being brought in to help the struggling Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SATH).

It's been in special measures since 2018 and reports by the CQC highlighted "failing leadership" and the normalisation of "poor patient care".

The alliance has paired the trust with University Hospitals Birmingham and it will supply SATH with a new trust chair and a new director of nursing.

In addition two new consultants have been appointed in accident and emergency, including a paediatric consultant.

Coventry sign Arsenal midfielder Ben Sheaf on a season-long loan, with an option to make the deal permanent next summer.

A man is due in court later charged with drugs offences after an investigation into county lines drug networks in the West Midlands.

The 19-year-old from Sparkbrook, Birmingham, was arrested at Telford train station on Wednesday, police said.

More than 100 wraps of Class A drugs were seized during the operation.

He is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court charged with possession with intent to supply and offering to supply heroin and crack cocaine and offering to supply heroin and crack cocaine.

Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Bombs found at the site of a former munitions factory in Herefordshire have been moved to a farm ahead of a controlled explosion later.

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Police and a bomb disposal unit were initially called at about 17:00 on Wednesday to the site on Fordshill Road.

I understand nine bombs from World War One have been found but we don't yet know how many of them are live.

The site, formerly National Filling Factory No 14, was one of the country's biggest munitions factories during the first and second world wars.

It's not unusual to find munitions in the ground - what is unusual though is for them to be taken elsewhere ahead of a detonation.

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After a dry start it will be a cloudy day with some sunny spells but also the chance of showers with highs of 16C (61F).

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Bomb disposal experts are preparing to carry out controlled explosions near Rotherwas in Hereford this morning.

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Several devices were discovered on Wednesday - leading to the evacuation of some businesses in the area.

West Mercia Police were called to Fordshill Road at about 17:00 and a bomb disposal unit was also called.

A 200m cordon has been established around the area and business premises have been evacuated to ensure public safety.

Two roads remain closed.

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Shrewsbury Town will be without their captain Ollie Norburn for tonight's first game of the season.

He's continuing his recovery from knee surgery and while he's training again, the manager, Sam Ricketts, said: "It'll be great to have him back, but I'm not rushing anything."

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Shrewsbury travel to play Middlesbrough tonight and Ricketts said the aim was to "ease him in".

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The Library of Birmingham risks becoming "unsafe to occupy" without £11m in maintenance works over the next 10 years, it has been revealed.

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The building will require more than £3m over the next three years, in order to keep the building in a good state of repair, council papers show.

The library has not had any cyclical maintenance since opening in 2013, with several areas needing attention including emergency lighting, security systems and painting and decorating.

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Supporters attend a competitive cricket match for the first time this season, with 2,500 allowed inside The Oval for the T20 Blast.

Title-winning ex-Shrewsbury Town manager Fred Davies, who also kept goal for Wolves, Cardiff City and Bournemouth, dies at the age of 81.

We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.

A bomb disposal unit at a site in Rotherwas, Hereford, have found two devices, one of which is believed to be live, the BBC has been told.

West Mercia Police were called to Fordshill Road at about 17:00 and a bomb disposal unit was also called.

Image source, Hereford Times

The unit is not planning to detonate the device this evening, because of the fading light and will look to do so tomorrow, the BBC was told.

A 200m cordon has been established around the area and business premises have been evacuated to ensure public safety.

Two roads remain closed.

The area is known for once being home to a munitions factory during World War One.

Work has begun to repair some of the flood defences in Herefordshire which were damaged in February's deluge.

In Hampton Bishop, the embankments along the River Lugg and the River Wye are both being repaired, as part of an £8m project across the West Midlands.

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The work is expected to be completed by November and has also begun on the nearby Mordiford Bridge and flood wall.

Some businesses have been evacuated to allow bomb disposal experts to examine what could be an explosive device in the Rotherwas area, on the outskirts of Hereford.

The area is home to a number of industrial units, including a household recycling centre.

Chapel Road and Fordshill Road remain closed.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a domestic disturbance in Dudley, police say.

Another man suffered serious knife wounds and a woman received head injuries just after 20:30 at a property on Clock Tower View in Wordsley on Wednesday.

They were both taken to hospital but have since been discharged.

The 27-year-old is also being questioned over criminal damage after several vehicles were also damaged, police say.

He was also injured and remains in hospital, said West Midlands Police.

Two train operators are increasing the number of services they run, as they continue stepping things up after the coronavirus lockdown.

Chiltern Railways is adding more services to its timetable from Monday,and it will include two or three services an hour between London and Birmingham.

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The company said the changes will bring it up to 93% of its pre-Covid timetable, but advised people to check times, external before they travel.

West Midlands Trains is also increasing the number of trains it runs.

It will mean four trains an hour on Birmingham's cross city line and two trains an hour between Birmingham and Shrewsbury and Birmingham and Hereford.

There will also be more trains running in and out of Snow Hill, Birmingham International, Walsall and Rugeley.