Jailed ex-club boss must pay back £1.3mpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
A former nightclub boss jailed for plotting to break a drug baron out of custody is ordered to pay back more than £1.3m in criminal gains.
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Updates from Friday 16 September.
Jailed ex-club boss must pay back £1.3mpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day - we'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with more live news, sport, travel and weather.
On air: Hospitals funding shortfall on Sunday Politics showpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Matthew Bone
Political reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterI'll be reporting on the deficit of more than £50m facing the trust running Worcestershire's hospitals, and whether childrens' wards at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch will ever reopen.
Also appearing will be the Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, Harriett Baldwin.
You can see the show on BBC One at 11:00 on Sunday.
Your pictures: Fly tippers strike in Worcestershirepublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Shavers End Quarry is an abandoned limestone quarry near Abberley.
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End of twitter postWorcester Music Festival: Facts and figurespublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
The festival , externalstarted at lunchtime and runs until Sunday.
Weather warnings on your mobilepublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Now you can find out if the weather is going to take a turn for the worse wherever you are.
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End of twitter postWatch: Weather for tonight and the weekendpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayAfter a sunny evening, a dry night will follow, with long clear periods. It will feel much cooler than in recent nights so you might want a winter duvet - lows of 12C ( 54F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
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Woman rescued after becoming trapped in a liftpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
A woman in Kidderminster has spent part of today trapped in a lift.
Fire crews were called just after midday to a property on Blackwell street where the lady was stuck between the first and ground floor.
An engineer and the fire service managed to free her.
Revised train timetable after landslide disruptionpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Train passengers are being warned there'll be a revised timetable tomorrow for London Midland and Virgin Trains services.
Birmingham New Street says it's down to disruption caused by a landslide today near Watford Junction.
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End of twitter postWomen's wheelchair basketball team require massive comebackpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
It looks as if the women's wheelchair basketball team, who're based at the University of Worcester, will be leaving Rio without a medal.
At the end of the third period they were 52-28 down against the Dutch.
Image source, ReutersLatest: Children's centres savings approved; train delays after derailmentpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Children's centres budget cuts approved but the council insists none of them will close
- London Midland trains warns passengers travelling to and from Euston of further delays this afternoon after a train partially derailed
- The GB women's wheelchair basketball, who're based in Worcester, are trailing the Netherlands in their bronze medal game
Your pictures: Blue skies over Worcestershirepublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
A couple of lovely pictures of Worcestershire basking in September sunshine.
The first, taken in Strensham by Field Basher, is one of today's Editor's Picks on the BBC Weather Watchers website.
Image source, Field BasherThe second was taken in Doddenham by BBC Weather Watcher Toppo.
Image source, ToppoCuts of £3m to children's centres approvedpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
BreakingWorcestershire County Council is pressing ahead with cuts to services at its children's centres. Proposals for savings totalling more than £3m were approved in the last half hour.
The council insists none of the 32 buildings the authority owns will close.
Parents staged a protest against the cuts at a meeting of the council at County Hall in Worcester yesterday
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilOrgan donor families at Worcestershire Royal Hospital tributepublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Organ donors’ families and hospital staff gathered at a memorial event at Worcestershire Royal Hospital to share in the dedication and blessing in memory of organ donors, external.
New boat launched by wildlife trustpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
It will be put to work for the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, external at Upton Warren, just outside Bromsgrove.
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End of twitter postMore than 200 live acts play city festivalpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Venues across the city will be hosting more than 200 live acts at the Worcester Music Festival, external takes place over the weekend.
Image source, Worcester Music FestivalAll the acts are playing for free and the money raised will go to Acorn's Children's Hospice, external.
Image source, Worcester Music FestivalLatest: Derailment affects London trains; lift rescue; rider thrown from horsepublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- London Midland passengers travelling to London are being advised to delay or check their journey after a train derailed
- Firefighters have rescued a woman who spent part of today trapped in a lift in Kidderminster
- A woman from Worcester is recovering in Hereford County hospital after being thrown from a horse
Worcester City 10k: Ready to sign the routepublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
If you're wondering about the Caution Cyclists signs, some brave souls are taking part in the run/cycle/run event, external.
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End of twitter postParalympics: Womens' wheelchair basketball team in bronze medal gamepublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
The GB women's wheelchair basketball team, who are based at the University of Worcester, will take on the Netherlands in the bronze medla play-off today.
The game tips off at 15:45.
Image source, Getty ImagesCouncil blocks bid for fresh investigation into Babcock 'debacle'published at 14:13 British Summer Time 16 September 2016
A bid for a fresh investigation into Worcestershire County Council's Babcock saga, external has been rejected - despite it being labelled a "debacle".
