Summary

  • Updates on Friday 27 May 2016

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

Live Reporting

Jerry Chester

  1. Residents claim lorries ignored warning signs around collapsed bridge

    Local residents are claiming lorries carrying stone for road resurfacing ignored warning signs around a 200-year-old bridge which collapsed.

    The Grade II listed Eastham Bridge near Tenbury Wells collapsed on Tuesday just as a school bus was about to cross it.

    Eastham bridge

    All day Monday and all morning Tuesday we were having stone lorries, 25 tonners, coming up this road - it says unsuitable for lorries."

    Barry Gutteridge, Resident

    Worcestershire County Council say they are "aware that lorries were in the area recently because of highways work near Tenbury". 

    The council say until an investigation is complete it would be wrong for them to speculate.

  2. Latest: HGV claim over collapsed bridge: calls for public say on maternity closure; serial killer considers appeal

    Kate West
    Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester

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

    -  Claims that lorries carrying stones ignored warning signs around a 200-year-old bridge that collapsed

    - Councillor says the public should have been asked about Redditch maternity ward decision

    - A serial killer who also stabbed two men in Hereford  is considering whether to appeal after losing her High Court claim for damages

  3. Watch: Latest weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershire

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    A chilly start in places, although it will be largely dry and bright. 

    Some warm spells of sunshine will develop during the day - highs of 18C ( 64F). Full BBC weather forecast.  

  4. Travel: Slow traffic on the M5

    BBC Travel

    Traffic is running slowly on the M5 around J3 (Halesowen).

    There's also heavy traffic on the M42 northbound around J2 (Alvechurch). More from BBC Travel.

  5. 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 Friday morning. 

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

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