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Updates on Friday 12 August 2016
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
A fantastic way to raise your hundred - with a six.
Set up so very nicely in the slot and Moeen Ali dismissed it over mid-wicket. That's the way you do it. A great hundred, absolutely brilliant batting.
On a pitch where the others have struggled, Moeen Ali has done it with extreme ease.
Mary Rhodes
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
A woman from the West Midlands whose four-year-old son lost his limbs after contracting meningitis is urging the government to introduce a vaccination for all children.
At the moment, the vaccine is only given to newborns, but Julie Tuckley (pictured above) says all children should be protected.
We'll also reflect on Midlands glory at Rio 2016.
You can find out more on BBC Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.
A superb performance from Moeen Ali as he reaches his century, on a day that will belong very much to Pakistan.
England are 314-9.
England's bowlers, including Moeen, will have a big challenge tomorrow if they are to rescue this one.
Image source, Getty Images
BBC Sport
If England have a chance of salvaging anything from the fourth test match at The Oval, they'll owe a huge debt to Moeen Ali.
The Worcestershire all-rounder, who was man of the match last time around at Edgbaston, is closing in on a century, but seems to be running out of partners.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland are currently 299-9, with the top order again failing to perform on what's been described as a decent wicket.
You can follow all the action here.
Redditch crematorium is in the running to be named best in the country - shortlisted in the Good Funeral Award, external.
It's previously won awards for sustainability, with excess heat used to heat a nearby swimming pool.
The final result will be announced on 8 September.
If the award sounds a bit unusual, take a look at these under-the-radar accolades highlighted by BBC News.
A teacher from a Worcester school has won a prestigious teaching award.
Elly Lengthorn is a geography and science teacher from Nunnery Wood High School and has received the title of Global Educator of the Year award.
She's involved with running workshops with pupils on hunger, poverty and sustainability.
Fire crews from Droitwich, external are taking part in training exercises today, including using a specialist dog to track down trapped casualties.
Image source, @HWFirePSandersToday's headlines include:
- A woman is in hospital after being found on a riverside following a serious assault
- A teacher from a Worcester school wins a prestigious teaching award
- An operation restores the sight of a Hereford man who became impaled on railings
Some cloudy skies around today, if photos from our BBC Weather Watchers Johnqa and Toppo are anything to go by.
These photos feature Lyonshall (top) and Doddenham.
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Image source, ToppoA former community hospital matron has been cleared of misconduct, external at a tribunal.
BBC Sport
Worcestershire's Moeen Ali, who was dropped on 9 and 15, has passed 50 in the final Test against Pakistan at The Oval.
He's 60 not out, with England 217-6 in their first innings.
England lead 2-1 in the four-match series.
The family of a disabled man from Kidderminster who has a life-limiting illness are trying to organise Christmas Day for him for next week.
Image source, Sam SmithHenry Smith, 22, sees life through the eyes of a four-year-old. His family were told in February his heart was failing and that he was nearing the end of his life.
His mother, Diane, says one thing he has always loved is Christmas, but that time was against them.
"He absolutely adores Christmas. We've always wanted to get a sleigh and a horse for him, but we couldn't manage to get one... so we've been trying our hardest now to try and give him his wish and just to make the Christmas as magical as we can."
Devastated owners of a popular family grocery store in Kidderminster say council works in the town have killed their business and forced them to close, external.
Image source, Kidderminster Shuttle
BBC Travel
The A4103 is closed in both directions in Hereford after a crash.
It's blocked at the junction with Old School Lane and traffic is building in the area.
Kidderminster archer Naomi Folkard, at her fourth attempt, has made it through to her first Olympic quarter-final.
She upset the crowd by beating the Brazilian competitor by six sets to two.
Her quarter final will take place at 19:39.
The mayor of Ross-on-Wye says it is "great news" it has been voted the country's most-loved market town.
Herefordshire also has another town in the top 10 of the poll by National Express, external with Ledbury coming in at number seven.
David Ravenscroft says it is the location and variety of things in Ross-on-Wye that makes it so special.
"We've got lots of specialist shops in the town... and we've got some beautiful scenery around, around the town, particularly the river and some of the historic buildings.
"We've got lots of good hotels and guest houses [which]... you can use as a base really for exploring the Wye Valley."
Today's headlines include:
- Evesham rower Alex Gregory has made it through to the final of the men's four at Rio 2016
- An appeal has been set up for a young woman from Hereford who's been badly injured in a car crash
- Ross-on-Wye has been voted the country's most-loved market town
A woman is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being found on a riverside following a serious assault.
The woman in her 40s was discovered with multiple injuries near Acacia Avenue in Bewdley following the incident between about 18:10 and 18:30 yesterday.
A 29-year-old man from Kidderminster has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, West Mercia Police, external said.
Evesham rower Alex Gregory has made it through to the final of the men's four at Rio 2016, after winning his boat's semi-finals in six minutes and 17 seconds.
Image source, Mike Egerton/PA WireGregory, Moe Sbihi, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis were never in danger at the Lagoa, crossing the line three minutes and 53 seconds ahead of second place.
The final will take place tomorrow afternoon.
A Malvern man has been reunited with his missing parrot , externalafter a reader responded to his appeal in the paper.
