County Championship - Westley hits 238 not outpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Re-live day two of the latest County Championship matches as Tom Westley scores an unbeaten double century for Division Two leaders Essex.
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County Championship - Westley hits 238 not outpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Latest: Fewer prison officers; Anglers could spread fish disease; children's centre cuts discussedpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Falling prison officer numbers in Worcestershire jails blamed for rise in violence, suicides and self-harm
- Anglers could be spreading a disease which has killed hundreds of fish at a Worcestershire fishery
- Questions over children's centre cuts raised at council meeting
Power restored in Malvernpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
The power is back on at properties in the WR14 postcode, Western Power Distributions says.
The company cut supplies "in the interests of public safety" after reports to the police that power lines were hanging dangerously low.
Engineers sent to the scene found that the low-hanging cables were phone lines, and so power was switched back on.
Falling prison staff numbers blamed for rise in deaths and assaultspublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
The Howard league for Penal Reform, external blames falling numbers of prison officers for a rise in the levels of violence, suicide and self-harm.
Power cut to homes 'for safety reason' as overhead cables hand lowpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Power has been cut to homes in Malvern "for safety reasons" after reports to the police that overhead cables were hanging dangerously low in the area, Western Power Distribution say.
The company say engineers are on their way to assess how dangerous the low-hanging cables are, and that power to homes in the WR14 postcode has been cut off as "a precaution".
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End of X postEssex v Worcestershire - day fourpublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Follow live text and radio commentary from the Essex County Ground, Chelmsford as Essex face Worcestershire in the County Championship.
Read MoreCounty Championship - Tough day for Middlesexpublished at 10:09 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Follow our live text commentary and BBC radio coverage of the latest round of Championships games, as leaders Middlesex face Warwickshire.
Read MoreLive commentary: Essex v Worcestershirepublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Dave Bradley
Cricket commentatorWorcestershire will return to Specsavers County Championship action with a four-day match against Essex at Chelmsford.
You can hear full ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Hereford & Worcester's 738AM frequency and online.
Travel: Lane closed on M5 southboundpublished at 09:43 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
BBC TravelOne lane is closed by a broken-down vehicle and there are severe delays on the M5 southbound between J3 (Halesowen) and J4 (Bromsgrove). More from BBC Travel.
Falling staff numbers blamed for rise in prison deaths and assaultspublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
A fall in the number of officers in Worcestershire's two prisons is contributing to the highest-ever levels in violence, suicide and self-injury, according a pressure group.
The Howard League for Penal Reform, external say it has found the number of front-line staff at HMP Hewell in Redditch and Long Lartin near Evesham has dropped by a fifth since 2013.
Quote MessageThe number of staff on the wings has been falling and this has coincided with a rise in the number of deaths, including deaths by suicide, and we've seen a rise in the number of assaults on staff and in the incidents of self-harm."
Rob Preece, Howard League for Penal Reform
Praise for record-breaking England team from Moeenpublished at 09:20 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Worcestershire's Moeen Ali didn't need to bat as England ran up a record total in their latest one day international against Pakistan - but he clearly enjoyed watching his colleagues.
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End of X postFoxes don't make good pets warns charitypublished at 09:04 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
An animal rescue centre in Worcestershire says it is having to take care of foxes which are being first bought as pets for hundreds of pounds and then dumped by their owners.
The Vale Wildlife Hospital in Beckford, external says keeping them indoors could be potentially dangerous, for both the animal and humans.
Martin Brookes, from the charity, says foxes should remain in the wild where they belong.
Quote MessageWe had a lady last year and we had to take a fox off her because she didn't want it any more - it was living in the house when it was a cub, it started to develop the fox smell and she just literally put the fox in a shed and that was going to be its life."
Martin Brookes, Vale Wildlife Hospital
Warning deadly fish virus could spread to garden poolspublished at 08:47 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThousands of fish around the country, including hundreds in Worcestershire, have died from a severe virus known as fish herpes.
Larford Lakes near Stourport (pictured) has been the victim of an outbreak of koi herpes virus this year, and anglers are in part being blamed for not cleaning and disinfecting their nets properly.
Phil Briscoe, who owns the fishery, says there's a chance the disease could spread to garden ponds.
Quote MessageIf people are irresponsible and take the fish away from the fishery that has been infected they could obviously transfer the disease to a garden pool, if that's where the fish end up."
Phil Briscoe, Larford Lakes owner
Latest: Anglers spreading fish virus; falling prison officer numbers; fox pets problempublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Anglers are being blamed for the spread of a deadly virus known as fish herpes
- Falling numbers of officers in Worcestershire's prisons has led to the highest-ever levels in violence, suicide and self-injury says a pressure group.
- An animal rescue centre in Worcestershire says it is having to take care of foxes which are being bought as pets
Watch: Weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershirepublished at 08:22 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenterAfter a dry start, cloud will thicken for a time as patchy rain crosses the region from the northwest. Highs of 22C (72F).
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
Media caption, Weather for the West Midlands.
Travel: Disruption on the A443 at Great Witleypublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
BBC TravelThere's slow traffic on the A443 in Great Witley at the B4197 because of a traffic light failure. More from BBC Travel.
Good morning from today's Herefordshire and Worcestershire live pagepublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 31 August 2016
Jerry Chester
BBC News OnlineWelcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Wednesday morning. BBC Weather Watcher Postman Les caught last night's spectacular sunset.
Image source, Postman LesI'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 30 August 2016
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.
Rugby: Worcester Warriors scrum half named in South Africa's squadpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 30 August 2016
Worcester Warriors scrum half Francois Houggard has been named in South Africa's Rugby Championship squad to face Australia and New Zealand next month.
Image source, gettyYour Pictures: Green and pleasant landpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 30 August 2016
We might have had the last bank holiday for the year, but summer most certainly isn't over yet.
Thank you to Toppo for sending in this beautiful picture of Doddenham, in Worcestershire.
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