'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
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.
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
The coming night will stay dry and mostly cloudy in the north of the region. however, there will be long clear spells in the south of the area, but it will be breezy there so frost is not likely.
Lows of 5C (41F).
The latest weather for the West Midlands
The managing director of Worcester City Council says she is leaving for another authority to be "closer to my family".
Sheena Ramsey is to become chief executive of Gateshead Council.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilQuote MessageIt is with a heavy heart that I have taken this difficult decision, which is for entirely personal reasons. I will be starting a new job in the North East of England, where I will be closer to my family."
Sheena Ramsey
Brickfields Road in Worcester was first closed when a sinkhole - or pothole, depending on your definition - developed in the surface.
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Worcester's Victorian Christmas Fayre has been officially opened - thousands of people are expected to attend over the next four days.
A pensioner was hit on the head and threatened with a knife, external in an attempted robbery in Kidderminster, police say.
The 70-year-old was stopped by a youth in the underpass between Birmingham Road and Coventry Street around 19:00 on Sunday.
Image source, GoogleThe robber ran off empty-handed when challenged by two teenagers who saw the incident.
His victim was shaken but unhurt.
Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- The trust running Worcestershire's hospital says it's cleared a backlog of 11,000 X-rays, but still faces another inspection from a health watchdog
- Pensioner threatened with a weapon in an attempted robbery in an underpass
- Plans to restore a medieval castle on the Herefordshire/Wales border
One of three triplets who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease has passed away, external, aged 47.
A second inspection will be carried out later this month at the trust running Worcestershire's hospitals to see if enough is being done to "protect patients from potential harm" caused by a backlog of 11,000 X-ray results.
The health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission, ordered the trust to make "urgent improvements" following an unannouced inspection in July.
The Chief Inspectors of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said the trust has submitted information to the CQC to demonstrate the progress made in clearing the backlog and their progress will be "monitored when we inspect this month".
Quote MessageWe will then decide whether or not it is appropriate to remove the conditions placed on the services at Worcestershire Royal Hospital."
Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspectors of Hospitals
A driver has been forced out of his car by two men, external in Barnt Green, who then drove off in the vehicle, police say.
West Mercia Police say the man was getting into his black Volvo at about 17:30 on Tuesday when two men forced him out and drove away.
They had previously been seen "acting suspiciously" as they walked along Twatling Road into Fiery Hill Road.
An hour before the theft, two men tried to force their way into a woman's car as she was sitting on her driveway in Fiery Hill Road, but she had locked the door, a spokesman said.
River levels are dropping, but dangers remain for motorists, the police are warning.
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The train will start for Worcester's Shrub Hill station rather than Foregate Street.
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Three Worcester Valkyries' players have been named in the England squad to face Canada, external at Twickenham on Saturday.
Rochelle Clark (pictured), Laura Keates and Lydia Thompson will all be in head coach Simon Middleton's starting line-up.
Image source, Getty ImagesPlans to restore a medieval castle in Powys to allow full public access are agreed.
Read MoreHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- X-ray backlog cleared says hospital trust, but it faces another inspection
- Pensioner threatened with knife in underpass during attempted robbery
- Warriors' player banned for a dangerous tackle
A hero postman from Stourport - who was threatened with a metal bar after his van was rammed, external as he thwarted a burglary on his rounds - is to receive a police commendation
Image source, Kidderminster ShuttleA Hereford woman can hear and speak again - after having a cochlear implant switched on live on television.
Rebecca Lyes had fallen completely deaf earlier this year, after already losing her hearing in one ear nine years ago.
The implant was switched on live on Channel 4's Breaking the Silence programme this week, and Rebecca can now hear her son again.
Quote MessageThat was amazing - I'm still struggling to hear him because he's a bit quiet, but this morning I heard him a lot clearer and that is just amazing."
Rebecca Lyes
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Herefordshire County Cricket Club's new chairman Richard Prime says the club has to build closer links with its supporters, as well as local clubs and players.
Prime was elected to the post on Monday evening and says it's clear a lot of cricket fans don't feel part of the county club and it'll be one of his main objectives to improve that situation.
Brickfields Road in Worcester remains closed under the railway bridge while Severn Trent engineers assess the hole that opened up in the road.
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Warriors' centre Ben Te'o will be on the bench for England's game against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.
Image source, GettyTe'o could well come up against former Warriors Agustin Creevy and Leonardo Senatore as he prepares for his third international appearance.
