Danielle Hayden
Broadcast journalist

Cutting IVF services in Worcestershire to save money would be "wrong" according to a Hereford dad.

Health bosses have suggested cuts to six services which are expected to help save the NHS £25m in the county.

Kyle Morgan raised money for his wife to get IVF treatment in Greece after their first round on the NHS was unsuccessful.

"People should be allowed to live the dream of having a baby," he said. "If they stop funding the treatment then there’s going to be a lot of people out there that are going to be devastated."

Image source, MICHAL CIZEK / GETTY

Currently patients in Worcestershire can get up to two rounds of IVF funded by the NHS, but that's set to drop to one, under the plans.

Sarah Norcross, co-chair of Fertility Fairness, who has helped campaigned for people to get three cycles of IVF treatment free on the NHS, said the proposals show a "lack of empathy, lack of compassion for people and a lack of understanding of the problem".

Worcester News

A fraudster ordered thousands of fake £2 coins from China to sell at car boot sales, external, a court was told.

BBC Weather Watchers

Some great photos coming in from BBC Weather Watchers in Herefordshire this morning.

Happysnapper71 captured the sunrise in Eaton Bishop (top), while Johnqa uploaded an autumn scene in Lyonshall.

Find out how you can become a Weather Watcher.

Image source, Happysnapper71

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Roger Harrabin
BBC environment analyst

MPs are calling for a major reform of the way floods are dealt with in England.

Communities in Herefordshire and Worcestershire living alongside rivers such as the Severn, Wye, Teme and Lugg regularly have to deal with the effects of floods.

Image source, Getty Images

A Commons environment and rural affairs committee report is calling for a UK floods supremo, new flooding and coastal boards and a rivers and coastal authority.

MPs said flood water should be stored on agricultural land, urged tougher rules on house builders and stricter standards on repairing flooded homes.

The government said it it saw no need for organisational change.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

A court in Hong Kong has heard how a former Worcestershire School boy "acted rationally" before and after he killed two Indonesian women.

Banker Rurik Jutting, 31, pleaded not guilty to the murders in 2014, on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Today, the jury was told by the prosecution that Jutting had ordered food before one of the murders, and phoned his mother after killing the second woman.

Image source, ANTHONY WALLACE / GETTY

Danielle Hayden
Broadcast journalist

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

- Health bosses in Worcestershire are looking to cut six services, including IVF, to try and save the NHS £25m

- The trial of a former Worcestershire schoolboy banker Rurick Jutting, accused of murdering two women in Hong Kong, has heard from the prosecution that he "acted rationally" before and after the killings

- An inquiry finds West Mercia Police "did all that could reasonably be expected of them" in the search for Newcastle man Quentin Woolmer who was found dead in Worcester

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A cold and frosty start to what should be a dry, bright and chilly day with some sunshine. 

Top temperatures of 10C (50F).

BBC Hereford and Worcester

NHS services such as IVF could be cut in Worcestershire as health bosses plan multimillion-pound savings.

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), external in the county have selected six areas to focus on to try and save £25m, including IVF, hearing aid services and treatment for patients with unhealthy lifestyles.

Image source, DAN KITWOOD / GETTY

Kathleen Hill, from Kidderminster, has hearing problems and is a volunteer with the campaign group Action for Hearing Loss. She says cuts to hearing aid services would have a "big impact" on people's lives.

But Dr Anthony Kelly, Chairman of NHS South Worcestershire CCG, says it remains committed to hearing where the public feel the cuts should fall.

Hereford Times

A  cancer surgeon sacked from Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital for gross misconduct after making whistle blowing allegations about "management failings" has lost his unfair dismissal claim, external.

Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester

- Redditch United drew 1-1 in their Southern League Premier Division match at Chippenham Town last night 

- Hereford moved seven points clear at the top of the Division One South and West table after they beat visiting Larkhall Athletic 2-1 at Edgar Street

BBC Hereford and Worcester

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

- NHS services such as IVF could be cut in Worcestershire under plans to try and save millions of pounds

- Tributes are paid to a Kidderminster man who reportedly died on holiday in Portugal

- Bomb disposal experts are carrying out controlled explosions in some Worcestershire schools to check for a substance used in chemistry lessons which could become explosive

BBC Weather

A frosty start in places, then another cold day, but mostly bright and sunny, although the sunshine perhaps turning a little hazy through the afternoon - highs of 10C (50F).

Danielle Hayden
Broadcast journalist

Welcome to Herefordshire and Worcestershire Live on Wednesday morning. 

I'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.

There were no misconduct issues for officers searching for a missing man who was found dead, the police watchdog says.

Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather

It should be a clear night, but it could be cold too, with temperatures dropping to 3C (37F) in places.

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.  

BBC Hereford and Worcester

The friend of a Kidderminster man who died on holiday in Portugal has paid tribute an the "all-action" man.

It has been reported that Leslie Gordon, who was 66, got into difficulties while swimming in water close to the Praia de Mira beach this morning - a resort south of the city of Porto.  

Keith Walton, the chairman of the Kidderminster Male Voice Choir, which Leslie was a member of for 30 years, said the choir was "absolutely devastated" to hear what had happened.

Image source, Google

Worcester News

A striking glass-fronted building is ready to transform part of Worcester's landscape, with key plans being revealed for a significant revamp of an historic city site.  , external

Michael Perkins
BBC Hereford & Worcester

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

 - A Kidderminster man has died whilst on holiday in Portugal, friends have confirmed 

- A woman had to be cut free through the roof of her car after a crash in Hampton Bishop

- A snake which has been missing inside a car, after being discovered on the M5 in Worcestershire, has been found alive and well

Hereford Times

 A woman escaped with minor injuries despite her car flipping onto its roof near Leominster last night., external