Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Friday 24 June 2016
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Monday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Travel: Buses to replace trains between Malvern and Herefordpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Trains will not be running between Great Malvern and Hereford on Saturday and Sunday.
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End of twitter postWarriors' chief executive 'bemused' by reports of cutbackspublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Worcester Warriors' chief executive Jim O'Toole has dismissed media reports claiming the club is reneging on plans to invest in the playing budget.
O'Toole says the Warriors have committed to a 25% increase in their rugby budget for the 2016-17 season.
He says director of rugby Dean Ryan is due back from holiday on Monday and it will be business as usual as they plan for the coming Aviva Premiership season.
Warriors have refused to comment on social media speculation linking Ryan with the vacant director of rugby position at Bath saying they never comment on such issues.
Travel: Delays on the M42published at 17:39 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
There is congestion on the southbound M42. More from BBC Travel.
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End of twitter postWatch: Weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershirepublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Rebecca Wood
BBC WeatherDaytime showers will gradually become more isolated this evening to leave a mostly dry night with some clear spells. Lows of 13C (55F).
Cricket: Rapids squad for T20 game against Lancashire Lightningpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
You can hear full ball-by-ball commentary on this game at Emirates Old Trafford on BBC Hereford & Worcester's 738AM frequency and online.
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End of twitter postStourport road death: Family reactionpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
The family of a Stourport man killed by an uninsured driver who left the scene of the fatal collisions say they are "satisfied" that he has been jailed for six months.
The body of 36-year-old Matthew Cullum was discovered on Hillary Road in the early hours of 29 August, last year - he died at the scene.
Kamil Jussak, 23, of Long Acre, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured, and failing to stop after an accident.
Quote MessageIt was an adequate sentence. No sentence will bring Matt back however justice has been done today."
Family statement
Latest: Counties back Brexit; no parole for child killer; fatal crash driver jailedpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Michael Perkins
BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire both voted decisively to leave the EU
- A man who killed three children in Worcester and impaled their bodies on railings has been refused parole
- Driver who killed a man on a Stourport road has been jailed for six months
Herefordshire North MP 'disappointed' Prime Minister is stepping down but 'delighted' at resultpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Herefordshire North MP Bill Wiggin - a Brexit campaigner - has said he is delighted Britain has voted to leave the EU, external, but 'disappointed' at the decision of the Prime Minister to step down.
Watch: Brexit reaction from transport cafepublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Here are the views of customers at the Pitstop cafe in Bromsgrove to the vote to leave the EU.
Prison for driver after Stourport road deathpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
A Kidderminster driver has been jailed for six months for causing the death of a man whose body was found on a road in Stourport-on-Severn.
The body of 36-year-old Matthew Cullum was discovered on Hillary Road in the early hours of 29 August, last year - he died at the scene.
Kamil Jussak, 23, of Long Acre, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured, and failing to stop after an accident.
He was jailed for six months and disqualified from driving for 15 months by Worcester Crown Court.
Brexit: 'No immediate implications' for EU students says universitypublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
The vote to leave the EU will have "no immediate implications for students or staff who are European Union or EEA nationals", the University of Worcester says.
The university says it currently has 441 students from the European Union out of a total student population of 11,151
The students come from 27 of the 28 EU countries.
Quote MessageOver the next weeks and months the practical implications of the result of the referendum will unfold and the university will make sure that colleagues, students and prospective students are kept as well informed as is possible on all directly relevant matters."
Professor David Green, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive
Brexit: How the historic vote unfolded in Worcestershire and across the UKpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Worcestershire convincingly backed Brexit after a night of drama at the polls - with one of Britain's most significant Leave victories secured in Worcester, external.
Brexit: More of your reactions on social mediapublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Here are some more of the comments you've been making about the EU vote on BBC Hereford & Worcester's Facebook pag, externale:
Quote MessageThe overwhelming message here is that we don't trust our government to tell us the truth or to make the right decision for the ordinary man in the street."
Rachel W-Sun
Quote MessageNow watch the Dutch and French etc follow."
Vera Gauden
Quote MessageToo many people focused on immigration."
Linda Newport
Quote MessageOh dear... I go to sleep for a few hours and look what happens."
Richard Macpherson
Latest: Big Brexit vote in the two counties; Boris 'the man to beat' says MP; triple child killer denied parolepublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Both Herefordshire and Worcestershire vote decisively in favour of Brexit
- Hereford Tory MP Bill Wiggin says Boris Johnson is "the one to beat" in the contest to be the next PM
- Government minister Sajid Javid says it was as "honour" to serve under David Cameron
- A man who killed three children and impaled their bodies on railings is denied parole
Triple child killer denied parolepublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
BBC News EnglandA man who killed three children in Worcester and impaled their bodies on garden railings has his application for release from prison turned down.
David McGreavy was jailed for life in 1973 for the murders of four-year-old Paul Ralph, two-year-old Dawn and nine-month-old Samantha.
Image source, PA WiresHow Leave campaigners won itpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
BBC PoliticsThe UK has voted to quit the European Union following a referendum on its membership. So how did the Leave campaign win?
From turnout among older voters to the "big beasts" of politics, here's an eight-point guide to how the Leave campaign won the lion's share of the vote.
Image source, Getty ImagesEU Referendum: 'Swingometer' shows regional splitspublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
BBC News UKJeremy Vine considers how opinions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have changed since 1975.
West Midlands Leave campaign celebratespublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
BBC Midlands TodayHerefordshire and Worcestershire both gave their backing to Brexit - here's how some Leave supporters at the regional count in the West Midlands celebrated the win.
On Midlands Today this lunchtime: Reacting to the referendum resultpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands TodayThis lunchtime on Midlands Today, we'll be reflecting and analysing the way the West Midlands voted in the European Union referendum - and the fall-out from the vote.
We'll criss-cross the region and we'll also hear the questions now being faced after the vote by farmers and food and drink exporters.
