Man taken to hospital after Worcester city centre stabbing
Life sentence for Evesham man who murdered his partner
Worcester lawyer jailed for attempted murder
World heavyweight champion trains hopeful in Redditch gym
Updates from Friday 30 September.
BBC Midlands Today
The two-time World Heavyweight Champion "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon (pictured) has been training an up-and-coming British prospect at a gym in Redditch.
Solihull-born boxer Kash Ali is due to fight Hari Miles on Saturday night.
You can find out more on Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.
A new mobile £200,000 eye unit has begun treating patients at Hereford County Hospital.
Image source, Wye Valley NHS TRustIt will help monitor and treat potentially blinding retinal diseases, including those that are age-related or caused by diabetes.
The funding has come from a trust set up in memory of the late Geoffrey Lewis of Southend Farm, Mathon.
More than 500 fly-tipping incidents have blighted Malvern in just two years - leaving the taxpayer counting the cost of cleaning up the unsightly mess, external.
Andrew Jenkins, a lifelong supporter of Worcestershire, was elected at the AGM of the association after the previous chairman, Ken Mills, died following a long illness.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe mother of a Herefordshire woman who has made a remarkable recovery after being left in a coma and on life support following a car crash says it's nice to be able to see her daughter smile again.
Doctors have said the fact that 22-year-old Sam Hemming, from Credenhill, was so fit may have helped her survive and recover from her injuries.
Carol Hemming says the part of her daughter's brain that looked after speech and walking died after the crash, but controlling those functions was taken over by another part of her brain, leading to a recovery that has shocked doctors.
Quote MessageShe went to see her Hereford doctor on Monday and he told her you are not supposed to be alive, you are a miracle, [after] the injuries you sustained an everyday person would not have lived."
Carol Hemming
Lucy Martin
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Read MoreThe line between the newly opened Bromsgrove station at Birmingham is to close for 12 days to allow it to be upgraded, Network Rail has announced.
The closure will start on 26 October.
Network Rail says the £100m project will see the line electrified and the signals upgraded.
Buses will replace trains while the line is closed.
Quote MessageThere is never a good time to close the railway for any length of time but we have looked at all options and worked with London Midland and CrossCountry to complete this work at a time which will cause least disruption to passengers."
Richard Dugdale, Network Rail
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- The family of a seriously ill Redditch man say he was left in a hospital corridor for 21 hours without being taken to the toilet
- A teenage girl and a man in his 90s have been taken to hospital after a three-car crash
- Doctors are studying the "miraculous" recovery of a young Herefordshire woman who was seriously injured in a car crash
An extra £80,000 is set to be sunk into Worcester's CCTV cameras after fears about the poor condition many are in, external.
The family of a seriously ill Redditch man have criticised the safety of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital's A&E department, since the transfer of some services from the Alexandra in Redditch.
Michael, from Churchill (who did not want to give his surname to protect his family), says his brother-in-law was left in a corridor for 21 hours, after being admitted following a seizure, and was refused help going to the toilet.
Image source, PAQuote MessageHe did want to go to the toilet and the nurse said 'I'm awfully sorry we can't deal with it, he'll just have to wet himself and we'll deal with it later', which is a dreadful thing to say to someone."
Michael
The NHS trust that runs the hospital says while it can't comment on individual cases, staff always see patients based on clinical need, and that it's unfortunate that patients sometimes wait much longer than they would wish, during busy times."
There's a yellow warning for heavy rain in Herefordshire on Saturday.
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Image source, Field BasherA woman has been sexually assaulted while travelling on a bus, external from Winyates to Redditch.
West Mercia Police say the assault happened just after 17:00 on Tuesday 27 September.
A man walked from the back of the bus and sat next to a woman and touched her inappropriately several times before getting off the bus, a spokesman said.
Quote MessageWe believe there were between 15-20 people on the bus at the time who may have important information that could help to locate the suspect."
PC Nick Gianfagna, West Mercia Police
Worcester Warriors' Ben Te'o has been named in Eddie Jones' 45-man Elite Player Squad.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Warriors' centre is one of 37 players who will attend a three-day training camp in Brighton.
England are preparing for test series against South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and Australia later in the year.
An accident is causing slow traffic.
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A Herefordshire woman who was left in a coma and on life support after a car crash says she can't remember anything about the accident.
Sam Hemming, who's 22 and from Credenhill, was left with brain injuries - doctors have described her recovery as "a miracle".
The law graduate is now hoping to begin training as a solicitor in September next year.
Quote MessageI can't remember anything about the accident - I can remember graduating, but that's about it."
Sam Hemming
Kate West
Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Law graduate left in a coma and on life support after a car crash hopes to become a solicitor after her "miracle" recovery
- The family of a Redditch man says he was treated without dignity or respect when he was told he'd have to wet himself while waiting in A&E
- Police appeal for witness after a woman is sexually assaulted on a bus
The brother of a Malvern woman who died earlier this month has made a heart-felt tribute to his sister, external.
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
I've been to meet seven-year-old Aouran Galbraith from Hereford, who is urging people to start fist pumping to help him to raise awareness of his kidney disease.
He has PKD - Polycystic Kidney Disease - which can make kidneys swell to up to four times their normal size and become up to 100 times heavier.
Fist pumping to raise awareness of kidney disease
