There are currently eight flood warnings in place for the River Severn in Worcestershire, external: 

- River Severn at Holt Fleet

- River Severn in South Worcester

- River Severn at Pitchcroft, Worcester

- River Severn at Upper Arley

- River Severn at Hampton Loade and Highley

- River Severn at Hanley Castle and Saxons Lode

- River Severn at Hanley Road, Upton-upon-Severn

- River Severn at Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End

Image source, Martin Koutek

A landmark Kidderminster carpet company is cutting a third of its workforce.

Brintons factory in the town will shed 65 people after a consultation with staff ended.

The company, based on Stourport Road, has been making carpets in the town since 1783.

Brintons says it is restructuring and there will be opportunities for some of the workers who are losing their jobs to move to its Telford plant.

Kate West
Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester

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

- Brintons Carpets in Kidderminster is cutting a third of its workforce

- Watchdog says West Mercia Police are not good enough at treating people fairly and ethically

- Eight flood warnings are in place for the River Severn in Worcestershire

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

After a frosty start with some patches of fog, it will be a fine day with plenty of sunny spells, though feeling cold. Highs of 7C (45F).

BBC Travel

There's congestion of the M5 northbound between J5 (Droitwich) and J4a (M42) in the roadworks area. More from BBC Travel.

Jerry Chester
BBC News Online

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

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