BBC Travel

The problems with the trains between Birmingham and London are likely to continue for the rest of the day.

The disruption has been caused by a landslide at Watford Junction.

It's affecting London Midland and Virgin Trains.

Here's a reminder of the roads that will be closed on Sunday morning for the Worcester City 10k, external - good luck if you are running.

Image source, Worcester City 10K

A survey looking at the number of bats in the woodlands on the Malvern Hills has been hailed as a "great success" by the charity that looks after hills.

The survey, carried out for the Malvern Hills Conservators, external,  found six bat species in Park Wood.

Image source, Vincent Wildlife Trust

Bat species detected were:

- Soprano pipestrelle

- Common pipestrelle   

- Natterer's

- Brown long-eared

- Lesser horseshoe (pictured)

- Barbastelle

Warriors Academy youngster Jamie Shillcock (pictured) will make his Aviva Premiership debut at full back in this Saturday against Bath Rugby at the Recreation Ground.

There's one change in the pack, where Carl Kirwan replaces Alafoti Faosiliva who serves a one-match ban.

Image source, Getty Images

A national survey has rated Worcester as the safest city in England.

The Unbroken Britain survey, external was carried out on behalf of a finance company.

Image source, Google

The survey is based on the responses of 2,000 people across the country and was carried out in August.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:

- Fire service answered more than 9,000 false alarms over the last three years

- Woman who has lived to 110 says her secret is not worrying and a nip of bedtime whisky

- Moeen Ali in the England squad for tour to Bangladesh

The Worcester Ladies' first-team, the Valkyries, have a new sponsor, Worcester Warriors has announced, external. 

The team, who are now part of the operation at Sixways, will be sponsored by the insurer NMU. 

Image source, Worcester Warriors

Grace was born the same year as:

- Lon Chaney Jr, star of many horror films

- Lou Costello (of Abbot and Costello fame)

- Mary Astor, the actress

- George Sanders, the voice of Shere Khan the tiger in Disney's The Jungle Book

- John Betjeman, the poet

BBC Weather Watchers

Rain is expected later, but these BBC Weather Watchers were up early enough to catch some blue skies.

The first was taken in Severn Stoke by J at Severn Ridge and the second in Hereford by Janiejane13.

Image source, J at Severn Ridge

Image source, Janiejane13

Worcestershire's Moeen Ali has been included in the England squad to tour Bangladesh in October.

Image source, Getty Images

Hereford Times

A father who ran a cannabis factory in Herefordshire has been jailed for four years after also admitting firearm offences, external.  

Grace Jones, who lives in Broadway, is celebrating her 110th birthday.

1906, the year she was born, saw two huge natural disasters.

On 7 April, Mount Vesuvius erupted, devastating the city of Naples.

Image source, Getty Images

Eleven days later there was an earthquake in San Francisco, which killed at least 3,000,  and left up to 300,000 homeless.

Image source, AP

There's a yellow warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms.

Kate West
Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:

-  Half of the calls made to the Hereford and Worcester Fire Service in the past 12 months were false alarms

- A mystery creature has killed Koi with thousands of pounds in a pond in Hereford

- A woman who's lived under five monarchs celebrates her 110th birthday

All London Midland services to and from Euston station have been cancelled "for the next few hours" after a landslide at Watford Junction.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

A new training centre which brings terrorist incidents and other life-threatening events to life for the emergency services is launching today in Hereford today.

Iquarus uses technology usually seen on film sets, including pyrotechnics and professional actors, to put front-line responders into realistic scenarios. 

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Over the last three years Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service has received more than 9,000 false calls, which cost an estimated £400 an hour to respond to.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live

Train operator London Midland is advising all passengers to make checks before they travel after a train derailed near Watford Junction this morning, disrupting services.

The extent of delays is "unknown" it says, referring people travelling south to its website, external and National Rail, external.

Tickets are being accepted by other operators, London Midland adds. , external

There is also information @LondonMidland., external

Read more on BBC News.

Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester

A woman from Worcestershire who's just celebrated her 110th birthday says the secret of a long life is not to worry and to have a bedtime whisky.

Grace Jones, who lives in Broadway, is now the tenth oldest person in the UK.