Risk summit held to ensure hospital's 'patient safety maintained'
Man jailed for possessing an offensive weapon in a public place
Flood teams on standby for Storm Barbara
Facebook campaign for dog missing for a year
Updates on Friday 23 December
We'll bring you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire throughout the day.
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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.
A Hereford business has donated 30 Hi-Vis vests to two county schools to help keep children safe this winter, external.
Regular contributor Paul Wilde has snapped these fantastic pictures in Redditch.
Paul said the temperature was a cool 5C (41F).
Image source, Paul Wilde
Image source, Paul WildeMore than 50 homes are going to be built on an official Worcester flood zone, external - in a decision branded "crazy" by campaigners.
Image source, Worcester NewsHere's something you don't see images of every day...
The Environment Agency have posted pictures of the pumping station culverts at Kempsey as they carry out an inspection.
The flood defences were given a £1.7m upgrade in 2012 following a 20-year campaign by villagers.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A cloudy evening with some rain, but largely clearing by dawn with lows of 4C (39F).
Charlie Slater with the West Midlands weather forecast.
Members of the public are being asked to take part in a consultation as part of a major project to restore the River Severn.
The £19.4m project, which is the largest of its kind ever attempted in Europe, was developed jointly by the Severn Rivers Trust, the Canal and River Trust, the Environment Agency and Natural England.
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Two shops in Hereford have had their alcohol licences revoked after quarter of a million illegal cigarettes were seized. , external
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Andy Giddings
BBC Shropshire
The police are reporting an increase the number of people they arrested over the weekend just gone, traditionally one of their busiest periods of the year.
West Mercia are putting extra officers on the streets, to cope with drink-related trouble during the Christmas party season, and say that across the force area, the number of people arrested and taken into a custody suite went up by 10%, compared to the previous weekend.
In Shropshire the rise was even higher - up 40%.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire saw little change in the numbers.
About 600 woollen angels have been left around Malvern by a local church.
They were knitted as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Landsdowne Methodist church .
Woollen Christmas angels left in Malvern
The church say it is a way of spreading Christmas cheer to the local community.
A man was treated for injuries to his face after being assaulted in Bromsgrove, police say., external
He was approached by a man on Crabtree Lane, around 23:15 on Saturday 17 December, who, it's reported, followed and then assaulted him.
Police are appealing for any witnesses in the area at the time.
Security experts from across the UK will be in Hereford in February for the city's first major defence conference., external
Speakers from the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Trade will be joined at the Courtyard Theatre by specialists in cyber-technology, for what the organisers say will be one of the biggest such events in the country.
Image source, GoogleHereford is home to Skylon Park, the UK's only Enterprise Zone with a defence and security focus, organisers say.
These two pictures by BBC Weather Watchers could be labled "before" and "after".
The first from Mikesnapper71 shows the sun trying to burn through the cloud cover in Eaton Bishop - the second, showing sunshine on the fields at Lower Broadheath, was taken by Happysnapper.
Image source, Happysnapper71
Image source, HappysnapperCharlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Cloud breaking up this afternoon to allow bright or sunny spells with highs of 6C (43F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Here's a recap of some of our main stories today:
The 12-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl had gone missing on the Malvern Hills.
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A GP and a senior NHS manager who invoiced the NHS for £153,600 of funds earmarked for patients are handed suspended prison sentences.
Read MoreTwo children have gone missing on the Malvern Hills, police say.
West Mercia Police say the 12-year old boy and the 10-year-old girl were expected at the Worcestershire Beacon at midday, but failed to arrive.
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It may be a wet rather than a white Christmas.
You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.
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