Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 19 April 2016
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Wednesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Tuesday 19 April 2016
More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 Wednesday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 BST 19 April 2016
Bulls Wembley shop ready ahead of finalspublished at 17:57 BST 19 April 2016
The official Hereford FC shop in the Old Market is ready to welcome fans travelling to Wembley for the FA Vase final on Sunday, 22 May.
Image source, Hereford FCWatch: Changing the perception of the travelling communitypublished at 17:53 BST 19 April 2016
There are traveller communities in both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Here's one woman's experience as councils across the West Midlands consider the need for more traveller sites.
Latest: Murder arrest over fatal stabbing; petition to free jailed ex-SAS man; jobs threat at historic firmpublished at 17:30 BST 19 April 2016
Gavin Kermack
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- A 30-year-old man remains in police custody following his arrest on suspicion of murdering a father from Hereford
- A petition to free a former SAS soldier jailed for keeping weapons as mementos of the Falklands War has so far attracted more than 100,000 signatures
- Jobs are under threat at a century-old Worcester engineering firm
Watch: Weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershirepublished at 17:22 BST 19 April 2016
Sara Blizzard
BBC WeatherThis evening will be dry with some good sunny spells before dusk. This will lead to a dry night, but it will become cold with a touch of frost in rural spots and perhaps a few fog patches. Lows of 5C (41F).
Officers from Montserrat will learn from Worcester CIDpublished at 17:14 BST 19 April 2016
Police officers from a Caribbean island have arrived in Worcester, external for a month long attachment with officers in Worcester CID.
Pensioner threatened with knife during burglarypublished at 17:02 BST 19 April 2016
An 80-year-old woman was threatened with a knife in her Redditch home by a man who stole cash, police say.
According to West Mercia Police, the man forced his way into the house on Bromsgrove Road between 15:30 and 15:45 yesterday.
Image source, GoogleThe intruder, who was disturbed by another family member returning home, fled with the money in the direction of the Queen's Head pub (pictured).
Watch: A family's pride over Richard Johnson's title glorypublished at 16:48 BST 19 April 2016
Dan Pallett
BBC Midlands Today SportI've been to the Herefordshire home of Champion Jockey elect Richard Johnson to look back at his long-held ambition to hold the title.
Thanksgiving service to take place following completion of Evesham bell towerpublished at 16:34 BST 19 April 2016
A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the completion of work to Evesham's bell tower, external is taking place with everyone welcome to attend.
Travel: Road closure in Alfrickpublished at 16:19 BST 19 April 2016
The C2065 will be closed for 11 days. More from BBC Travel.
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End of X postMan arrested over Father's Day 'murder'published at 16:03 BST 19 April 2016
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a dad who was knifed to death on Father's Day.
Christian Bagley was stabbed in the arm and back under Hunderton Bridge in Hereford after visiting his daughter on 21 June. He died in hospital.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceSupport solid for 'Save our Sports Hall' at Dolphin Centrepublished at 15:51 BST 19 April 2016
Campaigners from the Save our Sports Hall group were out in full force on Saturday at the Dolphin Leisure Centre to raise awareness for the plans to redevelop the centre without providing a sports hall, external.
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The earlier problems between Lichfield and Redditch have been cleared. More from BBC Travel.
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End of X postJobs at risk as engineering company plans to go into administrationpublished at 15:22 BST 19 April 2016
Gavin Kermack
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterA Worcester company which has had a presence in the city for more than a century says it's planning to go into administration, putting 100 jobs at risk.
Image source, GoThe engineering firm Froude Hofmann, based at the Blackpole trading estate, says it's experienced a period of "significant losses" and low volume orders.
Quote Message“The majority of staff have been laid off while we decide on the most appropriate course of action, which could include amongst other options, the continuation of ongoing operations and a possible sale of the underlying business and assets."
Froude Hofmann statement
Latest: Murder arrest over death of Hereford father; jobs at risk at engineering firm; MP to meet health minister over hospitalspublished at 15:08 BST 19 April 2016
Gavin Kermack
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- A 30-year-old man remains in police custody following his arrest on suspicion of murdering a father from Hereford
- A hundred jobs at risk as an engineering firm that has been in Worcester for more than a century plans to go into administration
- An MP is to meet health minister and senior NHS figures to discuss the future of Worcestershire's hospital
Rugby: Worcester Girls Under 18s into finalpublished at 14:43 BST 19 April 2016
Worcester Girls U-18s are through to the final of the RFU Girls Cup after a 32-26 win over POW U-18 Girls.
They'll play Pulborough U-18 Girls, external on Sunday, 25 April, at a venue to be announced.
You can read a full match report on their semi-final win on the Worcester Warriors' website, external.
Your pictures: Schoolchildren's birthday card for the Queenpublished at 14:25 BST 19 April 2016
Julie Tyler
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThis 2m (7ft) card is currently on its way to Buckingham Palace by bicycle - Sidney Truelove, from Wellington Primary School in Herefordshire, is one of the many children who helped design it.
Health secretary to meet local MP over Worcestershire hospitalspublished at 14:04 BST 19 April 2016
Bromsgrove MP and government minister, Sajid Javid, is set to meet with the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and the chief executive of NHS Improvement, Jim Mackey, next week to discuss the future of Worcestershire's hospitals.
At the meeting, which other Worcestershire MPs have been invited to attend, NHS Improvement will present its plan for securing services provided by Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust into the future.
Quote MessageDoctors and nurses in Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust work incredibly hard to care for patients. It's important that we have a long term plan to support their work if we are to ensure safe and reliable treatment for all."
Sajid Javid, Bromsgrove MP and business secretary
Jailed ex-SAS man's 'emotional attachment' to trophy pistolpublished at 13:43 BST 19 April 2016
The daughter of a former SAS solider who's been jailed for keeping a pistol says he has an "emotional attachment" to the weapon.
Albert Patterson, who's 65, is serving 15 months in prison for keeping a pistol and ammunition from the Falklands War in his home in Hereford.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceAlmost 90,000 people have now signed a petition for the veteran to be freed, external, started by The Sun newspaper.
Quote MessageTwenty two of his friends died in a helicopter that was gunned down and I think the reason he had such an emotional attachment to this pistol is that he was meant to be on the helicopter and at the last minute he got taken off it."
Cheri Patterson, Daughter
Kidderminster Shuttle: Man plunges from height at the former British Sugar sitepublished at 13:25 BST 19 April 2016
A man has been airlifted to hospital, external after plunging from a height at the former British Sugar Site, off Stourport Road, this morning.
Image source, Phil Gudgeon
