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Updates on Friday 10 March 2017
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Kidderminster Harriers have signed winger Daniel Nti until the end of next season.
The 23-year-old joins them from National League side York City.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe's made 16 starts and scored one goal since joining York.
He's no stranger to this area, having previously scored 44 goals in 130 starts for Worcester City.
Five people involved in a three-car crash in Kidderminster yesterday afternoon were lucky to emerge alive, the ambulance service says.
It happened at the junction of the A442 and Curslow Lane to the south of Kidderminster at about 14:45, external .
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceA spokesperson said ambulance staff treated the patients while firefighters set about cutting them free from the wreckage.
One man in his 30s was airlifted to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a head injury, wrist fracture, a leg injury and a possible fracture to his pelvis.
Four others received less serious injuries.
Time is running out for people to have their say on the future of hospital services in Worcestershire. , external
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BBC Midlands Today
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Work is due to get under way next week to restore a 16th Century building in the centre of Worcester.
About £15,000 is going to be invested in improving the look of the Grade II listed Queen Elizabeth House on Trinity Street which was built in the 1570s.
Image source, GoogleScaffolding will be going up on Monday and the work is expected to take around five weeks.
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Worcestershire's Moeen Ali has been caught and bowled for a golden duck by Alzarri Joseph in the third and final One Day International against the West Indies.
The ball appeared to go through the top of the pitch and hold up before Ali gave a return catch of his leading edge.
Relatives tried to resuscitate the young boy after he collapsed at a home in Kidderminster.
Read MoreA Herefordshire ski writer is hoping to make history today when he skis across the Alps with Eddie the Eagle Edwards.
Image source, Getty ImagesRob Stewart from Ledbury hopes to break a record by organising the biggest trek across the Austrian Alps in a single day.
It's all in support for the charity, Ski 4 Cancer., external
Accident and emergency departments in Herefordshire and Worcestershire have once again failed to meet national targets, according to new data out this morning.
Image source, GoogleMore than 9,000 people were admitted to Worcestershire's A&E departments in January, yet more than a third weren't admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours -167 had to wait more than 12 hours.
In Herefordshire, more than a quarter of patients had to wait longer than four hours at Hereford County Hospital.
A "considerable" array of cricketing memorabilia has been left to the Worcestershire Supporters' Association (WCCSA) by former chairman Ken Mills, the club says. , external
Image source, Getty ImagesMr Mills, who was chairman of the club for 41 years before dying in August 2015, also left the association a legacy of £50,000.
The collection, running to dozens of items, includes commemoration plates, signed bats, and framed scorecards.
The association has listed all items, and will announce at a later date what's to be done with the collection.
It was a tough day at the office for Worcestershire batsman Joe Clarke.
He was out for just 1 in Colombo, bowled by Chaturanga de Silva, as England Lions beat Sri Lanka A by five wickets with more than two overs to spare.
Image source, Getty ImagesA toddler has died after a suspected cardiac arrest in Comberton, Kidderminster.
Paramedics arrived to find a relative trying to resuscitate the boy.
Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, he was pronounced dead soon after landing at Birmingham Children's Hospital, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Worcester City have bolstered their strike force with the signing of Gambia international Pa Sulay Njie, external .
Worcestershire's new railway station has suffered another delay.
Clearing work began near Norton last week for the Worcestershire Parkway station, which is expected to cost £22m.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilIt had originally been hoped the station would be completed by the end of this year before being then put back to start of 2018.
However now Worcestershire County Council says it will open in the winter of 2018-19., external
The chancellor was in the West Midlands this morning as the government set out its plans for the so-called Midlands Engine.
Philip Hammond was revealing where an investment of £392m will be spent.
Redditch United's new £900,000 revamped stadium is to be officially opened by Sports Minister Tracey Crouch this afternoon. , external
The Chancellor is in the Midlands today, announcing funding for all sorts of projects, to boost the so-called Midlands Engine.
Redditch will be one of the beneficiaries, with £5m due to be spent on the town centre.
Image source, GoogleAnother £7.7m has been promised to speed up journey times on the A38 at Bromsgrove.
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Worcester Warriors' talented youngsters Ted Hill and Will Butler have both been named in the England squad for Saturday's Under 20s Six Nations match against Scotland.
Image source, Getty ImagesButler will start the game at centre while Hill, who is a forward, has been named among the replacements after playing for England Under 18s in their last Six Nations game against France.
IVF treatments for couples in Worcestershire who struggle to have children could be cut under proposals by the county's health service providers.
A consultation on the plans has been launched by the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in the county.
Here are some of the comments you've been making on the BBC Hereford & Worcester Facebook page.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryQuote MessageMe and my husband were able to have one round, only one round, of IVF free on the NHS. Currently to have another round would cost us approx £5,000... Like so many other couples [we] don't have that sort of money - every month we try to save but feel like we get nowhere."
Ali Blunt
Quote MessageI don't think IVF, sex change operations, that sort of stuff, should be on the NHS. Standard medical care/needs is in my opinion what the NHS should be for."
Nigel Woolard
Plans for Hereford's university are one step closer today after the government promised £8m towards the project.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce the funding today as he visits the Midlands today.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe university will specialise in engineering and technology and is set to be based at a number of sites around the city.
