Sussex bowler Steve Magoffin takes 5-38 to reach 50 wickets for the season, but Worcestershire are on top at Hove.

We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

Two new baby giraffes have been exploring the reserve of the West Midland Safari Park for the first time today. 

The giraffes - a male who was born five weeks ago and a female who was born just eight days ago - have yet to be named. 

Lisa Watkins, the Deputy Head of Ungulates, says the next challenge will be to introduce them to the other animals they share the enclosure with.

With under a month to go until Hereford racecourse reopens after four years, its executive director has said the team are determined to prove racing is viable in the city. 

She says there has been a very high interest in the first meeting which will take place on 6 October. 

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BBC Weather

There will be a fine end to the day with some late sunny spells. Lows of 13C (55F).

Tomorrow, it will become unseasonably warm and humid, with some cloud building through the afternoon. 

Maximum Temperature: 27C (81F).

It's been a beautiful day across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. 

Thanks to Gentiana for sending in this picture of sunlit fields in Evesham.

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 A solicitor from Worcester who fraudulently claimed £37,000 in income tax repayments has been given a 21-month suspended prison sentence. 

Dianna Gerald, 49, from Astwood Road, also known as Dianna Lee, was convicted of fraud after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs into 2009 and 2010 income tax returns.

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She was given the sentence - suspended for 18 months - at Manchester Crown Court and was also put on a supervision order and ordered to pay costs of £10,000.

Sascha Kindred has been disqualified in the last race of his sixth and final Paralympic Games.

The 38-year-old swimmer has won six golds and 12 medals since making his debut at Atlanta 1996, but failed to progress from the SM6 individual medley heats due to a "technical infringement". 

However, British Swimming are appealing against the decision. More on that as it breaks.  

Here are some of the latest stories we are looking at this afternoon: 

- Sascha Kindred has been disqualified in the last race of his sixth and final Paralympic Games

- Worcester food bank fears it could completely run out of food after struggling to cope with a 35% rise in referrals

- Visitors to the West Midland Safari Park have had their first glimpse of two baby giraffes today

There's been a surge in demand for emergency food at the Worcester food bank in Lowesmoor. 

The charity fears it could completely run out of food after struggling to cope with a 35% rise in referrals. 

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The food bank is currently handing out three tonnes of aid a month but has completely run out of some essential items, leaving volunteers dependent on what comes in each day to make up food parcels.

A paramedic from Worcester is helping locals in Nepal to set up a trekking business - as they rebuild their lives 18 months after a devastating earthquake. 

More than 8,000 people died in the Himalayan country after the earthquake in April last year. 

 Phil Llewellyn has raised thousands of pounds to help rebuild homes.   

Police are appealing for witnesses after a children's play park was set alight in Worcester.

Extensive damage was caused to the play area on Wadborough Road in Littleworth last Tuesday at around 22:00.

The seesaw was completely burned out, a large area of rubber matting and fencing was also damaged.

Anyone with any information is being asked to come forward.

Lauren Rowles from Bromsgrove won gold in the trunk and arms mixed double sculls with her partner Laurence Whitley yesterday. 

It was Lauren's first Paralympics games. She had only been rowing for five months before she qualified for the tournament. 

Image source, GB Rowing/Intersport

Her family have been paying tribute to her natural talent. 

Her cousin Joe Butler said that Team GB were "totally amazed" with how perfect her rowing was before she had even started training. 

Dave Bradley
Cricket commentator

It's so far been a dismal opening day for Worcestershire in their County Championship match against Sussex at Hove.

Sussex bowler Steve Magoffin took two in two balls to leave the visitors 178-7, with Daryl Mitchell top scoring on 75.

A new type of coffee shop is popping up across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. 

They're called death cafes and they are for people who've lost a loved one, or want to chat about their own death. 

But are they a good idea? 

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Sheila Hassell thinks they are. Writing on the BBC Hereford and Worcester Facebook page, external she said: "My husband died aged 46. I was with him for 28 years. We had planned to reach old age together. No one can tell you how lonely it feels." 

However, Danny Mcdermott doesn't like the idea, simply saying: "No thanks." 

Find out more about them on Inside Out at 19:30 on BBC One in the West Midlands.

The Environment Agency is currently clearing debris from the River Severn near Bewdley to try and reduce the chances of flooding come winter.

Last year, the West Midlands largely escaped major flooding, compared with areas such as Cumbria.

Image source, Dave Throup

Girls growing up in parts of England have a much lower quality of life than others, according to analysis of official statistics.

Red sky at night, Shepherds delight. Red sky in the morning Shepherds warning. 

There was a beautiful sunrise over Worcestershire this morning - thanks to J for sending in this picture of Severn Stoke. 

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Here are some of the stories we are looking at this afternoon: 

- A paramedic from Worcester is helping locals in Nepal to set up a trekking business - as they rebuild their lives 18 months after a devastating earthquake

- A Hereford pub is to become the first music venue in the UK to stream what's happening on stage according to the licensing authority 

- Worcestershire rower scoops gold at Rio Paralympics 

It's still sunny outside but autumn is on the way.

Thanks to JohnQa from Lyonshall in Herefordshire for sending in this beautiful picture. 

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