Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Thursday 21 January 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Sell out warning ahead of Hereford FC gamepublished at 17:55
Hereford FC are advising fans to buy their tickets in advance of Saturday's Midland Football League home match against Alvechurch, as they are selling fast.
They say tickets will be on sale on the day, but only subject to availability and the crowd may well top that for the Westfields match on Boxing Day.
Image source, Getty Images'We’re out on the roads day and night' - chip shop award winnerpublished at 17:48
Jeff Warren (wearing the shades) triumphed at the National Fish and Chip Awards on Wednesday night when his Evesham-based Starchip Enterprise picked up the Best Mobile Fish and Chip Operator award.
Image source, National Fish & Chip awardsQuote MessageWe’re out on the roads day and night serving the local communities, villages and care homes, but to know you have made someone’s day by giving them fish and chips makes it all worthwhile
Jeff Warren, Starchip Enterprise
River levels falling fast in Worcesterpublished at 17:36
These photos from Farson Digital Watercams, external show how quickly river levels have dropped in Worcester.
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End of twitter postVideo: Harriers back in action with reshaped squadpublished at 17:25
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterKidderminster Harriers' acting manager Colin Gordon says he’s looking forward to seeing his reshaped squad in action for the first time when they host Guiseley in a Vanarama National League match on Saturday.
Gordon has brought in the experienced Keith Lowe as well as the French duo of Arthur Ghanoua and Ouseman Fane.
Harriers’ game against Guiseley will the club’s first competitive match since they were beaten at Forest Green Rovers on Monday, 28 December.
Video: Fresh appeal to identify mystery manpublished at 17:13
BBC Midlands TodayAfter Roger Curry was featured online and on TV yesterday, West Mercia Police said they have received six fresh lines of inquiry, three of which they have ruled out
He was found wandering in Hereford in November and so far has only been able to tell the authorities his name.
Latest: Winning £33m lottery ticket bought in Worcester and more leads about Hereford mystery manpublished at 17:00
Carson Wishart
Journalist, BBC Hereford and WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Winning £33m lottery ticket bought in Worcester
- Six fresh leads in the case of Hereford's mystery man
- Official figures show the number of sexual offences reported in the West Mercia Police area have doubled in the last two years
Sexual offences double over two yearspublished at 16:50
Tim Race
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThe number of sexual offences in the West Mercia Police area have doubled in the past two years, according to figures released the Office for National Statistics, external.
There were 2,496 sex offences reported in the 12 months up to September last year, the figures show.
That's a rise from the 1,506 reported in the year to September 2014 and double the figure of 1,224 for the 12 months up to September 2013.
Half of biggest lottery prize pot still unclaimedpublished at 16:37
BBC News EnglandChanges to the number of balls in the draw have made a win statistically less likely, so the person who bought the second winning ticket in Worcester, worth £33m, has been extra lucky.
The odds of picking six correct numbers rose from one in 14 million to one in 45 million after the number of balls was changed.
Image source, PAUnclaimed winning lottery ticket: The record jackpotpublished at 16:31
A record £66m National Lottery jackpot earlier this month was shared between two ticket holders who each matched the six winning numbers.
The first ticket was bought by David and Carol Martin, from Hawick - Camelot has now confirmed the second unclaimed ticket was bought in Worcester
The winning numbers were 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58. The bonus number was 48.
The jackpot, announced live on BBC One, came after 14 consecutive rollovers found no winner.
Unclaimed lottery ticket bought in Worcesterpublished at 16:22
BreakingAn unclaimed lottery ticket worth £33m, half of the UK's biggest-ever Lotto jackpot, was bought in Worcester, Camelot has confirmed.
Travel: No gritting tonight as weather turns warmer and wetterpublished at 16:12
Driving conditions should improve as it gets warmer.
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End of twitter postWeather video: Warmer evening and night but a lot wetterpublished at 16:00
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayFurther heavy rain is expected through tonight with strong winds at times. With the wind and rain it will stay frost-free for most though. Lows of 5C (41F).
Travel: Rail delays possible after bridge hit near Stourbridgepublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2016
BBC TravelYou can see which journey's could be affected on the London Midland route map, external.
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End of twitter postTravel: Gas main work could cause delays in Kidderminsterpublished at 15:40
Some advance warning from the county council about temporary traffic lights in Kidderminster.
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End of twitter postWarning over legal highs banpublished at 15:27
Shops selling legal highs across the West Midlands have been advised to remove them by police and trading standards officers today.
It's ahead of changes to the law due to come into force in April, banning their sale.
James Davies's brother Jordan, from Bewdley, died in February 2014 after inhaling laughing gas - which is also a legal high.
"It didn't really do anything for me, it just gave me a headache. It wasn't until a couple of days after that I started to get really bad side effects," James said.
Latest: Sex offences reported double in two years and free school misses exam targetspublished at 15:06
Carson Wishart
Journalist, BBC Hereford and WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Official figures, external show the number of sexual offences reported in the West Mercia Police force area have doubled in the past two years
- Hereford free school failing to meet government exam targets
- Social media posts land councillor in front of standards watchdog
Your pictures: Icy mist in the Severn Valleypublished at 14:51
Jerry Chester
BBC News OnlineThis breathtaking photo comes from Dave Harford - you can send me your photos by email, tweet us on @bbchw, external or message via Facebook, external.
Image source, Dave HarfordBoss at 'inadequate' trust says he won't be standing downpublished at 14:40
Louise Hancock
Newsreader, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThe man running Herefordshire's hospitals says he won't be stepping down after they were once again rated as "inadequate" by a health watchdog.
Image source, GoogleThe Care Quality Commission report, published yesterday, means the Wye Valley NHS Trust will remain in special measures.
Chief executive, Richard Beeken, insists his organisation is heading in the right direction.
Quote MessageThere's definitely improvements been made in this organisation - that is reflected in the report. There are other concerns the CQC have highlighted that we have to work on - we're in the process of refreshing our improvement plan and we're determined to finish the job.
Richard Beeken, Wye Valley NHS Trust
Your pictures: Malvern Hills seen from the airpublished at 14:22
Jerry Chester
BBC News OnlineThis aerial picture of the Malvern Hills range comes from Dave Bright.
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Image source, Dave Bright