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.
A Worcester lawyer is appearing in crown court later accused of attempted murder.
Iain Farrimond, 53, who lives on Battenhall Road, is alleged to have stabbed a woman in Worcester in May.
A Herefordshire woman has returned home, months after doctors told her family they were only keeping her on life support so they could "say goodbye".
Sam Hemming, who's 22 and from Credenhill, was travelling back to Herefordshire from university when the car she was travelling in crashed.
She was left in a coma, with four broken bones in her neck, three open fractures on her arm and internal bleeding, but now hopes to make a full recovery.
Image source, FamilyQuote MessageI hope to be back to normal again - I'm hoping by October I'll be back walking for my sister's birthday, so I don't have to use a frame or anything. Hopefully by Christmas I'll be fully healed."
Sam Hemming
Kate West
Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Woman kept on life support after car crash makes miraculous recovery
- A Worcester lawyer is appearing in crown court later accused of attempted murder
- The family of a Redditch man say he was told to wet himself while in hospital as there was no-one to take him to the toilet
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
A mix of sunshine and showers across the West Midlands today. Some of the showers may turn heavy with the risk of hail and thunder. Highs of 16C (61F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Friday morning.
I'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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BBC Travel
Some traffic remains at a standstill on the M5 between J5 and J8, Traffic England reports, external, with the problem not likely to clear until 19:45.
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Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but local stories and traffic updates will be added automatically through the night.
We'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with more live news, sport, travel and weather.
Normal conditions on the M5 aren't expected to return until at least 19:15, Traffic England says.
Diversions are in place and delays are currently running at about 60 minutes.
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BBC Travel
Congestion northbound on the M5 is now backing up to J8, we understand, and is not expected to improve anytime soon.
Diversions are in place via the M6 J6 exit, but commuter traffic, coupled with a big clean-up operation, mean problems could remain for some time.
Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
Feeling fresh on Friday, but with widespread sunny spells and continued scattered showers, perhaps heavy or thundery towards the north. Lows overnight of 11C (52F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
The afternoon weather forecast for the West Midlands
News that work will start next month rebuilding Eastham bridge, which collapsed into the River Teme, has been welcomed by local residents.
They've faced 10 miles (16km) of diversions since May, when the 18th Century Grade II listed bridge collapsed.
Worcestershire County Council say the work should be finished by April next year.
Quote MessageWe're glad that there's a timeline and we know that in two to three weeks we'll see the machinery back down at the bridge and activity starting."
Celia Adams, Local resident
Emergency services responding to crash on the M5 between J6 (Worcester) and J5 (Droitwich) have a job on their hands with reports one of the two lorries has overturned and caused a spill.
It is so far unclear if other vehicles are involved.
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Long tailbacks building on the M5 now near J5. Rush-hour traffic will only make this worse.
A crash involving two lorries seems to be the cause.
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All three lanes are blocked between J6 (Worcester north) and J5 (Droitwich) - the fire service say a lorry has shed its load of agricultural equipment. More from BBC Travel.
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This week's Malvern Gazette, external looks at the number of fly-tipping incidents in the area.
Image source, Malvern GazetteA baby in a coffee shop has saved the day for a film company who were shooting a new version of Wuthering Heights in The Old House musuem in Hereford.
The baby who was due to be filmed got stuck in Birmingham, but the actor playing Heathcliff went into a nearby coffee shop and appealed for a stand-in.
Antoinette Sullivan, who was there with baby Izabelle, stepped into the breach, and the three-week old will now have a starring role, even if she has no lines.
Image source, Herefordshire CouncilThe production, being made by Three Hedgehogs Films, will be filming at Hampton Court in Herefordshire next week.
The grateful company have given Izabelle a free photoshoot at their studios, as a thank you.
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Local residents who've faced long diversions since the Eastham Bridge collapsed have welcomed news rebuilding is about to start
- A Worcester distribution centre for a national plumbing and heating business is being considered for closure
- Coffee shop baby saves the day for film company shooting Emily Bronte classic in Hereford
If you travel from Bromsgrove, Hereford or Worcester there'll by timetable changes from 25 October.
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Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League and National League North.
Read MoreA 53-year-old man, who was arrested after he was spotted carrying a knife near a Frankley school, external, pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in a public place yesterday afternoon.
