Updates from Friday 9 September
A man has died after his van left the M5 and hit a tree.
The crash happened shortly after 08:40 on the southbound carriageway, close to J8 in Stresham, Worcestershire, said the ambulance service.
It's understood the van hit the central reservation before leaving the carriageway.
He was confirmed dead at the scene.
Worcester Warriors say that injured Michael Fatialofa has their full support in a disagreement over unpaid medical fees.
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De Koffie Pot in Hereford is back open to customers, serving food and drink.
It is within The Left Bank, which is the biggest venue in Hereford with a capacity of 474 and lots of outdoor space, but to be ultra-safe they are re-opening to up to 170 people and are still planning to keep the 2m distance, as opposed to the government's new 1m-plus guidance.
All customers have to book online before arrival and order all food and drink online.
They will then be allocated tables, where their food will be delivered to them to a nearby table and the customer has to then collect their food and bring it to their table themselves.
A restaurant in Worcester that had planned to open at one minute past midnight, and was fully booked, cannot now open after government guidance was issued on Friday afternoon.
And the timing of the announcement hasn't gone down well.
Image source, GooglePubs in England will now be allowed to open from 06:00 tomorrow, Downing Street has confirmed.
The prime minister's spokesman described it as a "sensible precaution" to specify pubs opening at 06:00 to avoid midnight parties.
Ounce Bar and Kitchen, which had 35 people booked for its first night, posted on its Facebook page that despite there being "non stop prepping" it would not be opening.
"Cannot believe they have only just announced this," it added.
We've mainly had a grey, cloudy day but we can still show you a range of views of our region today, thanks to our local BBC Weather Watchers.
These three are from users Wayne Linskey in Mow Cop, Staffordshire, Gillyflower in Alveley, Shropshire and StorytellerK in Northwick, Worcestershire:
Image source, Wayne Linskey
Image source, Gillyflower
Image source, StorytellerKThe colours have a "substantial" impact and should be changed, says Wyre Forest District Council.
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Read MoreExcitement is building at one restaurant in Worcester which plans to open one minute after midnight.
Many businesses will be allowed to open their doors tomorrow for the first time since March.
The owner of Ounce Bar & Kitchen, Shane Peckover, says staff have had a lot of interest as soon as they announced the early reopening time.
"We thought people have been itching to have something to eat, have a drink, get to the new norm so to speak."
He said it was only able to accommodate 35 people for the first night and was fully booked.
They have set up an online booking system and people can only enter through one door. , external
Emily Hird is one of those with a booking for a minute after midnight: "It's going to be an amazing atmosphere, it's something I'm probably never going to experience again."
Guy Turner spat at a police officer while being arrested for breaching a court order.
Read MoreA few of the morning headlines from the Worcester News:
A mother pays tribute to her son after he took his own life during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThe chief inspector of prisons said the Grange had the worst conditions of any open jail he had seen.
Read MoreHereford's new multimillion-pound GP super-surgery will be open this autumn.
It will bring five of the city's existing surgeries together under one roof at the Hereford Medical Group building, next to the railway station.
Image source, Hereford Medical GroupWork started in May and it will also include diabetes, midwifery, cardiology, family planning and urgent care clinics as well as GP surgeries.
Cool tonight with plenty of cloud around and showery rain. Low: 11C (52F).
Image source, Postman LesBromyard, Herefordshire, today
Then pretty unsettled tomorrow with a cloudy start and some showers around before we're due to get some sunshine later on. High: 19C (66F).
You can keep up-to-date by going to the BBC Weather website.
Thick, dark cloud is the common theme for the BBC Weather Watcher photos this morning.
These pictures were taken near Clee Hill, Redditch and Barlaston.
Image source, Skye
Image source, Stormchaser Al
Image source, JonHere are three of the stories from the Hereford Times today:
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Here are three of the stories covered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service in Worcester in the last 24 hours:
Just 10 people were held in the police detention cells in Shrewsbury and Kidderminster during April, compared to 421 the previous month.
West Mercia Police said it was keeping them empty in reserve in case another station was put out of action by a coronavirus outbreak.
Image source, GoogleCh Insp Keith Gee said public safety wasn't compromised, adding that lockdown brought with it a “dramatic fall” in the number of crimes, arrests and detentions.
