Summary

  • Updates on Friday 27 May 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Tuesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

  2. Watch: Weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershirepublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Weather

    This evening and overnight may see the odd heavy and thundery shower develop across the far south and west of the region - lows of 11C (52F).

    You can find out what the bank holiday has in store on the BBC Weather web page

  3. New Police and Crime Commissioner calls for more technologypublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Andy Giddings
    BBC Local Live

    New technology is going to be introduced in a bid to make West Mercia police more efficient behind the scenes.

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for the area, John Campion, described many of their existing offices as "traditional" and in need of modernisation.

    Police control room

    Mr Campion said that two weeks into the job he hadn't identified any further cutbacks, but wanted to make sure money was available for priorities and to make more use of technology.

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    I want to make sure that we use the right modern technology to free up our officers to do their job more efficiently, but more importantly so that we have a more efficient back office."

    John Campion, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner

  4. Army contacted about temporary bridgepublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    The MP for West Worcestershire says she is in contact with the MoD to see if they could help put up a temporary bridge alongside the collapsed 18th Century Eastham Bridge, near Tenbury Wells.

    Harriet Baldwin said the Army put up a bridge near the site of the collapsed Grade II listed structure in World War Two.

    Road closed sign

    For the latest, watch Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.

  5. Drink driver who killed Redditch man jailedpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    A drink driver who killed a motorcyclist from Redditch has been jailed for six years.

    Craig Allen, aged 35, of Baker Avenue, Stratford, pleaded guilty at Coventry Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol.

    Craig AllenImage source, Warwickshire Police

    Robert Loach, who was 27, died after a head-on collision on the A3400 at Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire on Monday, 25 April.

  6. Acclaimed girls' choir joins Aled Jones for Hereford date of Cathedral Tourpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Hereford Times

    Hereford Cathedral School Cantabile Girls’ Choir will perform with Welsh singer Aled Jones, external MBE on Friday, 3 June as part of his 22-date Cathedral Tour.  

  7. 'Void' on main road filled with concretepublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    The void that unexpectedly opened up as Severn Trent workmen were digging a hole on the A38 in Kempsey, just outside Worcester, is being filled with concrete.

    RoadworksImage source, Anchor Inn, Kempsey

    There were fears one of the major routes out of the city might have to be closed after the void was discovered outside The Anchor pub.

    Temporary traffic lights were used to keep the road open while the concrete was poured in.

  8. Thousands of families await care cost decisionspublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    BBC News Health

    Almost 12,000 people in England are still waiting to hear if they are due millions of pounds in backdated care fees - some nearly four years after applying.

    They are among 60,000 people who think they may have paid for care that should have been funded by the NHS.

    Care home

    Many of them fear they could have wrongly sold their family homes to cover their costs.

    NHS England says 80% of the backlog has been cleared and £140m refunded.

  9. Bridge collapse raised with transport minister by local MPpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    The collapse of a Grade II listed bridge has been raised with the transport minister by the MP for West Worcestershire.

    Collapsed bridge

    Harriet Baldwin MP attended a meeting at Eastham Bridge, near Tenbury Wells, and answered questions from more than 100 local villagers, who were there to meet council officials.

    She thanked the local emergency services and praised a bus driver who spotted the issues on the bridge and averted a major incident.

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    First and foremost my reaction is relief that the bus driver managed to avert a major incident and I am grateful for the efforts of the emergency services who acted so promptly and efficiently."

    Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire

  10. Latest: Airlift after collision; bridge collapse raised at Whitehall; Rapids' T20 derby gamepublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    BBC Hereford and Worcester

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

    - Woman airlifted to hospital after three-car crash

    - Listed bridge collapse raised with transport minister

    - Worcestershire Rapids take on local rivals the Birmingham bears on the T20 Bash tonight

  11. Mercian soldiers test their marksmanshippublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    The old Worcestershire Regiment was absorbed into The Mercian Regiment in 2007.

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  12. How to fit a Lego wheel to a tortoisepublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    A vet in Herefordshire has been explaining how you fit a Lego wheel to a tortoise who lost a leg.

    Jack, from Ledbury, lost a hind leg in a strimming accident.

    He has had a wheel permanently glued to his shell.

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    We placed it on the shell and held it on for a minute or so and it is pretty solid - then we had him out the next morning and he was walking around the prep room and it was good."

    Ellie Robbins, Leadon Vale Veterinary Centre

  13. Your pictures: Ronaldo visits Hereford Cathedralpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Relax - it's Hereford FC's bull mascot called Ronaldo and not the Real Madrid player.

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  14. City centre fire site eyesore development planspublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    BBC Hereford and Worcester

    More than five years after it was badly damaged by fire, the redevelopment of an eyesore in the heart of Hereford's High Town has moved a step closer. 

    Fire in Hereford city centre

    The former River Island and Card Factory stores were virtually destroyed in October 2010 by one of the county's worst fires and have been boarded up ever since.

    Plans have been now submitted to refurbish two retail units and build 20 apartments on the site.   

  15. Travel: A4440 reopened after three-car crashpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    A woman was airlifted to hospital in Birmingham after the collision at 12:45.

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  16. Cricket: Rapids squad for derby game at The Bearspublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    BBC Sport

    You can hear full commentary of the T20 Blast game from Edgbaston from 18:30.

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  17. Woman airlifted to hospital after a three-car collisionpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being trapped for an hour following a three-car crash just outside Worcester, the ambulance service says.

    The collision happened at 12:45 on the A4440 in Powick. 

    The driver of one of the cars, a woman in her 30s, was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Birmingham with a suspected fractured leg.

    A second driver, a man in his 60s, was taken to Worcester Royal Hospital "as a precaution", a spokesman said.

  18. Collapsed bridge drivers 'ignored advice' says councilpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    Lorry drivers "chose to ignore the advice" about using a 200-year-old bridge in Worcestershire that collapsed on Tuesday, the county council says.

    Collapsed bridge

    Worcestershire County Council has launched an investigation.

    Lorries had been in the area for road works, the council said.

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    Plainly there was suitable signage in terms of unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles and obviously lorry drivers chose to ignore advice."

    Marcus Hart, Cabinet member for highways

  19. Latest: Airlift after three-car crash; void opens up in road; lorries blamed for bridge collapsepublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    BBC Hereford and Worcester

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

    - Woman airlifted to hospital with a suspected fractured leg after three-car crash

    - A void has opened up under one of the main roads out of Worcester

    - Lorry drivers are being blamed for Tenbury Wells bridge collapse

  20. Photos: Cycle road race in Redditchpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 27 May 2016

    These great pictures from race organisers, external show the action from the street circuit around Redditch town centre last night. 

    Finish of cycle raceImage source, The Tour Series
    Cycle raceImage source, The Tour Series