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Updates on Friday 17 March 2017
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today
It will be a clear and settled start to the evening. It will feel cool under clear skies, allowing areas of fog to develop through the early hours. However, it should remain dry for most - lows of 4C (39F).
Tomorrow will be much cloudier, with outbreaks of light rain expected through the afternoon.
Latest weather forecast for the Midlands
Kidderminster Harriers and Baxter College have teamed up to encourage players to continue their education as they train at the club.
The partnership will be managed by the school’s head of PE, Dave Garbett, a former Walsall FC coach.
Quote MessageThe life of a professional footballer is relatively short and precarious. We recognise the importance of having the best qualifications so that our bright and talented young footballers – boys and girls - can keep their options open and have the best chances in life."
Colin Gordon, Harriers’ chairman
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The final stage of work to improve the centre of Tenbury Wells will be completed by the autumn, the council has announced.
The work will involve improvements to the paths and the installation of new street furniture on Teme Street.
Image source, GoogleThe first phase of work, between Crow Corner and the end of Market Square, was completed in spring 2015.
The second phase of the refurbishment is currently being completed by contractors working on behalf of Tesco, who are opening a new store in the town in April, the council says.
A row has broken out over the amount of revenue generated by buildings hired out , external by Bromsgrove District Council for special events and private functions.
A new partnership between Kidderminster Harriers and a secondary school will mean members of its academy can now take up to three A-levels.
There will be 40 places available at Baxter College in the town from September.
Image source, GoogleThere will also be opportunities for some players to progress to Harriers' higher education degree course which is set to kick off next autumn.
A man has been taken to hospital after his van overturned on the Worcester Road just outside Bromyard this morning.
Paramedics were called to the road just before 06:20.
He was taken to Hereford County Hospital with leg and back injuries.
Image source, bbcThe number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Bromsgrove has risen , external , despite Worcestershire and the UK as a whole seeing a drop.
Lights, bus shelters, benches, bollards and other features of Rubery village will undergo improvements after a £100,000 funding package was agreed.
Image source, GoogleThe largest chunk of the money, £75,000, has come from Bromsgrove District Council, while Worcestershire County Council has put in £25,000.
Part of the plan is to include a so-called "quality charter" for future works and to ensure the improved features are maintained.
The mother of a Worcestershire schoolboy who took is own life says a book of poems being published in his memory is a wonderful tribute to her son.
Seventeen-year-old Felix Alexander died last year after years of being bullied online .
Felix's mum Lucy - who's been campaigning against bullying in schools - says she hopes other people find the book inspiring.
Image source, Alexander familyQuote MessageIt's the most phenomenal legacy for him, it's incredibly touching. I've been able to see two of the poems written by Jackie Kay... and they are the most incredibly powerful and moving poems and intensely personal."
Lucy Alexander
The government says thousands of jobs could be created in Worcestershire by international investors as part of the its new Midlands Engine plan .
Image source, Getty ImagesIt has highlighted 19 projects across the region which it thinks have the opportunity for investment from abroad.
They include the Worcester Technology Park and Redditch Eastern Gateway.
The latest stage of work on Worcester's Southern Link road will take place next week. , external
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilThe county council says a first phase of drainage and surfacing works on the A4440 has been completed.
The authority says the next will take place overnight for three days from 24 March between 18:00 and 09:00 each night.
Council bosses in Wyre Forest have welcomed a slice of government cash that will boost plans for a new housing and retail development in Kidderminster. , external
Giles Latcham
BBC Midlands Today
This lunchtime on Midlands Today - how thousands of jobs could be created in part of the region through a regeneration plan.
Image source, Glenn Howells ArchitectsPlus we'll have the latest unemployment figures and news of a pension protest by car workers in the Midlands.
Those stories along with your lunchtime weather forecast on BBC One from 13:30.
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Identity fraud in the West Midlands is at record levels, according to a national campaign group.
The Credit Industry Fraud Avoidance Service (Cifas) says there were nearly 11,500 cases in the region last year with most of it happening online.
Image source, Getty ImagesNationally there were almost 173,000 recorded frauds in 2016 , 3,000 more than in 2015.
Cifas says people must be more vigilant about protecting their personal data.
Will Butler (pictured), Joe Morris and Justin Clegg have been named as replacements as England Under-20s go for a Six Nations Grand Slam against Ireland at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland are aiming to win their first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2011 and the game is part of a double header at Donnybrook, with England Women also vying to secure the Grand Slam in their fixture against Ireland.
Bromsgrove Sporting boss Paul Smith is under pressure to have his lucky pants framed and put on display , external in the board room if the club can book their place at Wembley in the FA Vase Final this weekend.
Image source, Bromsgrove AdvertiserA defibrillator in Redditch town centre is now available 24 hours a day, the council says.
The life-saving machine was previously kept behind the counter at of Redditch Borough Council’s offices in Walter Stranz Square.
Image source, PAThe defibrillator is now kept in a secure cabinet outside the offices, and is available to use at all times by dialling 999 and quoting the code on the door.
The BBC's army of Weather Watchers have been out getting some great pictures of the sun breaking through the early morning mist.
This selection comes from J at Severn Ridge, FayeCD26, Morning Amble, Mikesnapper, Tenbury Phil and HS71.
Slideshow: Misty fields and spring sunshine
Allen Cook
BBC Local Live
Unemployment in the West Midlands rose by 9,000 to 160,000 in the three months, external to January, official figures show.
They show the region saw the joint-largest jobless increase compared with the rest of the country - five other areas also saw rises.
Image source, Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesIt means the current unemployment rate in the West Midlands is 5.6%, the Office for National Statistics said.
That compares with the UK unemployment rate falling to 4.7%, its lowest rate in 41 years in the three months to January.
The Environment Agency says its enforcement teams will rigorously police a ban on coarse fishing that comes into force from today.
The three-month break gives shoals of fish such as barbel and chub and chance to breed, for numbers to replenish.
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