Man taken to hospital after Worcester city centre stabbing
Life sentence for Evesham man who murdered his partner
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World heavyweight champion trains hopeful in Redditch gym
Updates from Friday 30 September.
Two Herefordshire artists have been nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Ellie Goulding (pictured) has a nomination at the even, which take place in Rotterdam in November, along with Years and Years, whose singer, Olly Alexander, went to the Hereford College of Arts.
BBC Midlands Today
The Dogs Trust in Evesham will be on Midlands Today at 18:30 to explain why keeping a dog's microchip up-to-date could save its life.
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Image source, Chris LyonsA new exhibition celebrating the 300th birthday of an historic landscape designer, external has opened at Croome Court, near Worcester.
People in Malvern are being asked to tell the council what it's priorities should be over the next five years.
There's an online survey on the council's website, external where people can rank choose three out of ten objectives in order of importance.
The choices range from providing more affordable housing to improving the areas parks and open spaces.
Image source, GoogleHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Concern over possible cuts to a specialist therapy service which helps around 600 people a year deal with sexual trauma
- Three men arrested after a drugs raid in Worcester
- A wildlife trust want people to look out for a new type of bee that has made it's way into some parts of Worcestershire
A wildlife trust is asking people to be on the lookout for a species of bee that is slowly making its way northward through the UK.
The ivy bee, which lives and breeds in underground chambers, was only discovered by scientists in 1993.
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust says colonies of the bee have been found in the Northwick area of Worcester.
Image source, FLPA / AlamyQuote MessageBefore 1993 nobody in the world knew about these little chaps - in 2001 they hopped over the channel and came to Britain, where they have slowly spread north. They are incredibly new to Worcestershire."
Wendy Carter, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
There's been criticism of the trust over its decision to mover some services out of the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and over the salaries paid to senior managers.
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Three men have been arrested after suspected cannabis was found in a drugs raid in Worcester.
The trio was held on suspicion of being involved in the supply of Class B drugs after the operation yesterday.
The raid took place on Cranham Drive in Warndon and the two 30-year-olds and a 31-year-old were released on bail until the 24 October, police say.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Brighter conditions will move in through the afternoon with some sunshine and it will feel pleasantly warm - highs of 20C (68F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
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Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Kidderminster Harriers will head to Stourport Swifts this evening for a friendly match.
The kick-off at Walshes Meadow will be at 19:45 and admission will be free.
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Image source, MikesnapperBudding wildlife photographers and artists are being encouraged to enter the West Midland Safari Park's latest competitions, external.
A 32-year old man from Worcester is being sought by police after breaching the conditions of a non-molestation order, external.
West Mercia Police say Andrew Cornes may have left the Worcester area and that he has links to Cheltenham and Northern Ireland.
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Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
There are games for all three of our Southern League clubs this evening.
In the Premier Division, Redditch United will host Dunstable Town at Valley Stadium.
In Division One South and West, Evesham United will welcome Yate Town to the Jubilee Stadium, while Hereford will host Slimbridge at Edgar Street
The friends, family and former colleagues of a Herefordshire police officer who was murdered whilst serving in Cyprus will gather in Lyonshall tonight to remember him.
Sgt Hugh Carter, of the Herefordshire Constabulary, was shot and killed 60 years ago this week whilst he serving with the United Kingdom police unit in Cyprus - he was only 25 years old.
His brother Joe, a former police inspector, will be paying tribute to Hugh in tonight's special memorial evening at the Church of St Michael and All Angels.
The evening has been organised by the Police Role of Honour Trust, external.
Worcestershire Tom Kohler-Cadmore won the Walter Lawrence Trophy for scoring the fastest hundred of the 2016 domestic season.
The batsman lifted the award for his 43-ball century in the Rapids opening NatWest T20 Blast fixture of the summer against Durham Jets at New Road.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Commandery is now a museum but was a hospital at the time of the Battle of Worcester,
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Image source, Worcester NewsThe Dogs Trust say dogs are at risk of being put down because the details on the microchip have not been updated.
The charity say more than 15,000 stray dogs were picked up last year - many of them were microchipped, but not with up-to-date information.
The results come from the organisation's annual survey of local authorities, which also revealed 3,463 stray dogs had been destroyed in the last year.
Dogs at risk through out-of-date chip
