The mother of a Worcester teenager who took his own life after being bullied online, external has penned a powerful open letter calling on people to do more to prevent other young lives being lost.  

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Alexandra Hamilton
BBC Weather

We're expecting a sunny afternoon in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, with temperatures reaching 17C (63F).

Phil Maiden
Newsreader, BBC Hereford & Worcester

This morning's headlines:

- The West Midlands UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge says he's not ruling out another bid to become the party's leader 

- A Worcestershire mother, who claims she hasn't been allowed to rent a seven-bedroom house due to having foster children, says they'll struggle to find alternative accommodation 

- The father of a Kidderminster man, who'd been unable to move since being paralysed in a motorcycle crash six years ago, says his son wouldn't have wanted to live as long as he did

The inquest continues today into the death of Herefordshire teenager Tyrone Lock at a Whitchurch golf club.

Yesterday, police dog handler PC Ian Willes gave evidence and explained how he tracked tree-lines and water areas for 40 minutes, and at one point heard a voice shouting "Leonard" - the name of Lock's friend.

PC Willes said the police dog picked up a scent though it couldn't be determined if it was Tyrone's and the jury heard that PC Willes had unwittingly searched near to the pond where Tyrone Lock's body was found two days later. 

The jury has been asked to consider whether West Mercia Police took appropriate action in their search for Tyrone.

Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League and National League North.

Allen Cook
BBC Local Live

The West Midlands UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge says he's not ruling out another bid to become the party's leader.

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Mr Etheridge missed out in the last leadership election to Diane James, who has announced she's resigning after 18 days in the role. 

Nigel Farage has said he is still technically leader but has told the BBC he won't be contesting any future leadership contest and Mr Etheridge says that's what he's been told as well.

Our BBC Weather Watchers keep us updated on the local forecasts where they are in Herefordshire or Worcestershire.

They also send in great pictures too - here are two from users Weather geek in Wolverley and Johnqa in Lyonshall

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The owners of Hereford Racecourse say they're delighted at the number of entries they've had for Thursday's jump meeting - the first time national hunt racing has been held at the course for four years. 

Local trainers Michael Scudamore, Tom Symonds and Kerry Lee will have runners among more than 130 entries for the seven jump races.

Champion jockey Richard Johnson will also be in action on his home course and will be aiming for a victory in front of the Rusty Bridge Restaurant, newly named after his first career winner which he rode at Hereford as a 17-year-old.

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The mother of a Worcester teenager who took his own life after being bullied online has penned a powerful open letter calling on people to do more to prevent other young lives being lost, external.

Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning:

- A Worcester man accused of attempting to murder 11 people has had his trial halted after his lawyer failed to turn up

- Kidderminster man speaks out about death of son following motorcycle crash

- A Worcestershire mother claims says her family weren't allowed to rent a Herefordshire farmhouse, because the owners didn't want foster children running around the property

It’ll be dry today with somebright and sunny spells. It’ll be breezy at times with variable amounts of cloud. 

Highs of 16C (61F).

Welcome to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Live on Wednesday morning. 

We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens. 

If you'd like to get in touch you can email, tweet us on @bbchw, external or message via Facebook, external.

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. 

Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today

We'll have news from an inquest into the death of a teenager, Tyrone Lock (pictured below), from Hope under Dinmore near Leominster, whose body was found at a golf course. 

Image source, Lock family

Also on the programme, a once-struggling group of dairy farmers have turned their fortunes around by exporting cheese to the US. They've tapped into a growing demand for organic milk.

You can find out more on BBC Midlands Today at 18:30 on BBC One.     

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

It will remain dry for all of us tonight, with some patchy cloud around. The cloud should keep temperatures up too, making it milder than last night, helped by a keen south-easterly breeze. Lows of 11C (52F). 

Hereford Times

A 21-year-old has been banned from driving- just 12 days after passing his test, external- after being caught drug driving.  

Michael Perkins
BBC Hereford & Worcester

An inquest has been hearing about the overwhelming injuries a paralysed man from Kidderminster had to battle with as the result of a road traffic collision. 

The coroner found Richard Rudd, 49, died from pneumonia and an infection in 2009. 

His family had an agonising decision about whether to switch his ventilator off and were at the hearing in Gloucestershire today. 

David Bright sent us this lovely view from British Camp in the Malvern Hills. You can email us your photos or tweet, external or send them via Facebook, external.

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BBC Hereford and Worcester

Millions of pounds will be coming back to Herefordshire Council after the High Court ruled it had overpaid a company that was employed to carry out road repairs across the county.

Between 2003 and 2013, the council paid Amey Wye Valley Limited £204m to carry out work on roads, council buildings and services such as catering and printing.

Yesterday at the High Court in London it was ruled the council was entitled to get £9.5m back from Amey and also have the fees it had paid to adjudicators refunded.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Some of the main stories today include:

- Two women have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect in Worcester after a two-year-old girl was found wandering on her own  

- Millions of pounds will be coming back to Herefordshire Council after the High Court ruled it had overpaid a company that was employed to carry out road repairs across the county  

- A backlog of more than 11,000 X-rays of patients in Worcestershire will not be fully cleared before the end of November