Summary

  • 'Sinkhole' road reopens after void is filled

  • Search for relatives of Somme soldiers

  • 120,000 people expected to attend Victorian Street Fayre in Worcester

  • Debut for two Warriors; academy players

  • Updates from Friday 25 November

Live Reporting

Jerry Chester

  1. 'Extraordinary threat' of shells found near Worcester

    A military bomb expert says any shells found at the old Norton Army barracks near Worcester could pose an "extraordinary threat". 

    Two shells were discovered at the site last week by rail workers and destroyed by controlled explosions. 

    Drainage work has been suspended while Network Rail carry out a ground survey to search for more unexploded bombs.

    shell found at NortonBritish Transport Police

    The two that have been found were high explosives. That's what's called the 'blast frag warhead', so you're talking about a kill radius of maybe 50 metres."

    Dave James, senior lecturer at the Defence Academy of Great Britain

  2. Latest: New doctors top priority for Herefordshire; 'very real' danger of shells found near Worcester; charity head shave by cancer patient

    Some of the stories we're looking at this morning in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:

    - The new chief executive of Herefordshire's hospitals says his first priority is to increase the number of doctors

    - A military bomb expert says any shells found at the old Norton Army barracks in Worcester could pose an extraordinary threat

    - A Worcestershire woman who has breast cancer is getting ready to have her head shaved for charity, before then having chemotherapy

  3. Hospital trusts to form partnership

    A hospital trust which was taken out of special measures this month will share the chief executive of a south Warwickshire trust as part of a partnership to raise standards.

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  4. Football: Wins for Kidderminster and Hereford

    Kidderminster Harriers beat Gainsborough Trinity 3-0 at Aggborough on Saturday, while Worcester City lost by the same scoreline at Salford City.

    Hereford were 4-0 winners at Bridgwater Town.

  5. Wye Valley hospital trust to share South Warwickshire chief exec

    The trust that runs Herefordshire's hospitals has confirmed that it's to share its chief executive with South Warwickshire to try to improve standards in the county. 

    Wye Valley NHS Trust came out of special measures earlier this month but is still rated as "requires improvement" because of concerns about waiting times and staff training. 

    Herefordf County Hospital

    Managers in Warwickshire have been working with Wye Valley for the last few months and its chief executive Glen Burley will now formally take over.

    Leaders have been at pains to stress this isn't a full merger - that Warwickshire and Wye Valley will continue to operate as independent trusts - just with a joint leadership.

  7. Latest: Trusts to share chief exec; Christmas shopping could account for 'more than half of takings'

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

    - The trust that runs Herefordshire's hospitals has confirmed that it's to share its chief executive with Warwickshire to try to improve standards in the county

    - Christmas could account for more than half of independent retailers' annual takings, expert claims

    - A Worcestershire woman who has breast cancer is getting ready to have her head shaved for charity, before then having chemotherapy

  8. Watch: Latest weather forecast

    Charlie Slater
    BBC Weather presenter

    A very wet start to the day, and it looks as thought the rain won't stop all day. Feeling cold too. 

    Latest weather for the West Midlands

  9. Good morning - welcome to our live updates for the day

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