A heritage railway launches a £2.5m share scheme to help fund a revamp.

A Baptist minister has been asked to step aside from his role as a Police Chaplain after he spoke out about child sexual exploitation in Telford. 

Keith Osmund-Smith has been the force's Shropshire-based Chaplain for the past nine years but has been told to leave his post until the New Year or face suspension. 

He told the Daily Mirror, external he had doubts information passed to officers about child sex exploitation was always acted on.  

Image source, Keith Osmund-Smith

West Mercia Police confirmed an internal investigation was taking place but declined to comment further.    

Mr Osmund Smith does not want to comment but it's understood that he's very sad and disappointed by the way he's been treated. 

Birmingham Mail

Hospital Trust bosses have been accused of using flawed mortality figures to push through centralisation of emergency surgery, external - which has led to soaring patient death rates.  

Danielle Hayden
Broadcast journalist

Image source, West Mercia Police

There are concerns for a vulnerable man who has gone missing in Worcester. 

Christopher Bartlett, who has Downs Syndrome, was last seen in the Dines Green area around 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Police say he may have gone into the city centre, possibly making his way to the railway station.

Mr Bartlett is white, 5ft 3in and of stocky build. He was wearing a green T-shirt underneath a blue and white check shirt with dark blue or black jogging bottoms when he was last seen.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

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

- A Worcestershire health visitor has broken ranks to criticise planned cuts to the service she works for

- There are concerns for vulnerable man Christopher Bartlett who has gone missing in Worcester

- A clergyman with West Mercia Police has been asked to step aside from his duties after speaking out about child sex exploitation in Telford

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

Any early fog will lift to give a dull and damp start with outbreaks of drizzle, especially over higher ground. Turning brighter during the afternoon though, with plenty of sunshine but feeling colder than recent days. Highs of 13C (55F).

Welcome to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Live on Tuesday 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.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

A chilly night tonight, with lows of 9C (48F).

The fog's set to return in the morning, but once that clears there should be brighter skies.

Maximum temperature: 12C (53F).

Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire

There's going to be a crackdown by West Mercia Police, external on motorists using mobile phones at the wheel.

The force says it's going to carry out checks on the road over the next few weeks, using unmarked cars and also wants to educate drivers about the dangers.

Image source, Thinkstock

Driving while using a mobile phone was made a specific offence in 2003 and is punishable with a £100 fine and three points on your licence.

West Mercia says that if it catches drivers with no previous mobile phone convictions, they will be offered a presentation on the risks as an alternative.

Five people arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty at a kennel belonging to the South Herefordshire Hunt have been re-bailed.

West Mercia Police are continuing investigations after a video, secretly filmed by activists, appeared to show fox cubs being taken into a shed where hounds were kept, before being brought out dead.

They will now remain on bail until February. 

Sunday was the third busiest day of the year for 999 calls, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service, external.

In total, the Trust received 3,591 emergency calls across the region, compared with 3,154 the weekend before.

Managers blamed a combination of Halloween, Diwali, a payday weekend and an extra hour, due to the clocks going back.

They praised staff who "worked incredibly hard to ensure patients continued to receive excellent care".

Only New Year's Day and 19 July, when temperatures soared, were busier.

Police in West Mercia need to do better to improve the experience of victims of crime, the police and crime commissioner says.

"At times we don't cover ourselves in glory," John Campion said.

Today he launched the Safer West Mercia Plan, external, outlining his vision for policing in the area.

It includes using technology better, "stopping the slide of increased response times" and making sure there were enough specialist staff to do the job - armed response, counter terrorism and serious organised crime officers, among others.

Image source, West Mercia Police

Ledbury Reporter

A Hereford swimming pool has been demolished, external as part of the first stage of work to build eight affordable new homes in the city.  

More fog on the way tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the stories we're looking a this evening:

- Five people arrested on suspicion of Animal Cruelty at a kennel belonging to the South Herefordshire Hunt have been re-bailed

- Tributes are paid to a Worcestershire rugby player who died during a match

- A snake that appeared in a car a woman was driving on the M5 in Worcestershire is still on the loose

A family who found a snake in their car while driving on the M5 are now using mice and an electric blanket to try to entice the creature to come out.   

Claire Brierley had to pull over while driving through Worcestershire last week after discovering a five-foot-long corn snake wrapped around the legs of her dog in the car she'd just bought. 

It turned out the snake, known as Keith, belonged to the previous car owner, who hadn't realised where he was hiding. 

Four days on and Claire still can't use her new car because Keith is refusing to come out.

Image source, CENTRAL MOTORWAY POLICE GROUP

Halloween revelers across Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being asked to keep a look out for so called "witch marks".

Historic England is asking members of the public to help create a record of ritual markings on buildings that were once believed to ward off evil spirits.  

These markings on timber beams at The Commandery in Worcester are thought to have been made to ward off evil influences. 

Image source, The Commandery

Worcester News

A local dogs trust is helping pet owners help their animals to feel safe this firework season, external.  

The Herefordshire-based actor John Challis says he's delighted people get so much pleasure from Only Fools And Horses, which has topped a new chart of the most-watched programmes over British TV's 80-year history. 

Challis played Boycie in the show, which attracted more than 24 million viewers for an episode in 1996 when Del Boy finally became a millionaire.