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Updates on Friday 24 March 2017
Worried unions and Labour politicians have warned Wyre Forest schools could lose , external more than 100 teachers and see budgets slashed by millions as a result of government funding proposals.
Phil Maiden
Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Hospital campaigners in Worcestershire are holding a protest at a meeting of health bosses in Bromsgrove and Redditch this morning.
NHS Worcestershire is consulting, external on whether it should move some of its emergency services from the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, and is due to hold a meeting later.
Image source, GoogleCampaigners say any plans should be put on hold as an investigation into the death of an eight-year-old boy should be completed first.
Callum Cartlidge died after paramedics were told not to take him to the Alexandra Hospital , despite living only two minutes away.
Image source, Cartlidge familyYou have until 30 March to have your say on the hospital's plans. , external
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
MPs across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have thanked and praised the emergency services for the way they responded to the terror attack at Parliament yesterday afternoon.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a damp and cloudy start, any showers should clear with bright and sunny spells developing this afternoon and highs of 12C (54F).
You can find a detailed forecast for your area here .
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Good morning.
I'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Herefordshire and Worcestershire between now and 18:00 this Thursday.
If you'd like to get in touch you can email , tweet us on @bbchw, external or message via Facebook, external .
We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Wednesday.
Keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
You can also follow minute-by-minute updates on the Westminster attack on BBC News.
A team of gritters in Worcestershire are preparing to salt the roads this evening as temperatures are set to dip below freezing overnight.
You can find out which roads have been gritted using the online maps produced by Herefordshire Council, external and Worcestershire County Council, external .
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Police have launched an appeal to drivers to not leave valuables on view , external in an unattended car after a ‘smash and grab’ near the school on Alcester Road, Wootton Wawen.
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today
The rain and showers will ease overnight to leave most places dry. It will be a chilly night with patchy frost and fog possible.
Further rain will be arriving from the east during the early hours of the morning - lows of -1C (30F).
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
Tomorrow, any wind and rain will die out through the afternoon, becoming brighter and drier.
Michael Perkins
BBC Hereford & Worcester
No further action will be taken against Hereford FC after it abandoned their game at Didcot Town, The Football Association says. , external
The match on Saturday, 4 March was stopped with around two minutes to go to the final whistle due to crowd trouble.
Following today's announcement, the club now awaits a Southern League decision on whether the game should be replayed or not.
A policeman stabbed and attacker shot outside Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.
Listen: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown spoke to Nicky Price on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
Cotswold MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said staff and MPs in Parliament are all "very shaken".
He told BBC Radio Gloucestershire he could see at least people lying injured from his office window.
West Midlands MPs are continuing to tweet about the incident near parliament , in which at least one person has been killed, with several others reportedly hit by a vehicle on Westminster bridge.
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Are you registered to vote? It's the Worcester City Council elections in May.
In the wake of this, the council is reminding people to register to vote online., external
A by-election in Bedwardine on 4 May will also take place following the resignation of councillor David Wilkinson earlier this month. , external
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A woman who was hit by a car in Rubery this morning has died. , external
Geoffrey Clifton Brown on terrorist attack at Parliament
A police officer has been stabbed in the Houses of Parliament in central London , in what police are treating as a terrorist incident.
Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, spoke to BBC Hereford & Worcester a short time ago.
Image source, PAQuote MessageAt the moment it is evident that security team are going across the parliamentary estate, which is a very substantial set of buildings. They are searching and checking every inch of it. There is the sight of a lot of armed officers around and we await further information."
Jesse Norman , MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire
Follow live updates on this breaking story on BBC News.
Here are the front and back pages of the Bromsgrove Advertiser, external which is out today.
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Image source, Bromsgrove AdvertiserStephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
A Worcestershire firm says it is set to double in size after signing a lucrative contract with the London Taxi Company, which has opened a new £300m plant in the West Midlands today.
Intec Laser is one of several firms who'll be providing parts to the taxi factory which opened in Coventry today.
The company says it's "fantastic" for the whole of the West Midlands which is seeing benefits for everyone from tool makers to paint companies.
Green black cabs to roll off new £300m production line
Quote MessageIt means for us that we have the opportunity to grow in the next 18 months and we think we will double in size. We're looking to either build a new factory adjacent to the facility we have here or investing in a new company and growing through acquisitions."
Darren Marson, Intec Laser
The Redditch based company is producing parts which will be used in the car chassis and seats.
Kidderminster-born musician Nick J. Townsend is celebrating after a painting , external was commissioned of him to hang in the Town Hall.
