Summary

  • Updates on Thursday 21 January 2016

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Friday

Live Reporting

Jerry Chester

  1. Video: Teacher and pupil talk about BBC poetry competition

    Hannah Talbot, a teacher at South Bromsgrove High School, and her pupil, Alex, talk about poetry as the BBC launches a competition.You can email your entries to BBC Hereford & Worcester.

  2. Travel: Pothole work ongoing on A4111

    Expect delays as Herefordshire Council's contractors fix holes in the roads.

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  3. Your pictures: Frosty morning in Pershore

    Jerry Chester
    BBC News Online

    Thanks for all the amazing pictures you've been sending in - this one, of a frosty morning in Pershore, comes from Helen Andrews.

    Keep them coming - you can email, tweet us on @bbchw or message via Facebook.

    PershoreHelen Andrews

  4. Illegal immigrants arrested at motorway service station

    Police have detained three immigrants, who'll be removed from the UK, after being arrested at a service station in Worcestershire, the Home Office says.

    Frankley ServicesGoogle

    In total, 16 people from Iran and Iraq were arrested after officers were called to Frankley services on the M5 last Friday.

    The Home Office says three minors were involved and are now in the care of social services.

  5. Latest: Illegal immigrants arrested at service station and watchdog criticises police over vulnerable children

    Louise Hancock
    Newsreader, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:

    - Health trust boss says it was too tough a job to improve failing service in only a year

    - Police have arrested three illegal immigrants at a service station in Worcestershire

    - A watchdog says too many vulnerable children are being detained unnecessarily by West Mercia Police

  7. Travel: Congestion on the M42

    BBC Travel

    There's stop-start traffic on the M42 northbound between J1 (Bromsgrove) and J3a (M40). More from BBC Travel.

  8. School partially closed after water leak

    Toni McDonald
    Breakfast presenter, BBC Hereford and Worcester

    Tudor Grange Academy in Worcester is partially closed due to a leak in the English area and in the restaurant.

    The school is closed for Years 7-10.

    Years 11, 12 and 13 will come is as usual.

  9. Good morning from today's Herefordshire and Worcestershire live page

    Jerry Chester
    BBC News Online

    Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Thursday morning.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.

    If you'd like to get in touch you can email, tweet us on @bbchw or message via Facebook.