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Updates on Friday 24 March 2017
What a contrast the weather is compared to yesterday. Blue skies and sunshine turn to grey and showery rain in the space of 24 hours - welcome to spring.
Here are a handful of pictures which have been uploaded to the BBC Weather Watchers website this morning.
Alistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Dairy farmers in Worcestershire are being asked to consider signing up to produce "free-range" milk.
This range of milk guarantees the cows will graze outside in fields for at least six months a year but could cost consumers 50p more.
Image source, PAAndrew Parks farms 200 cows at Spetchley and says he's considering turning his heard into free range cows: "We like the thought of cows going out there and grazing and it's giving the consumer choice. If people are demanding it then we've got to supply it, otherwise someone else will."
Do you want to see a new community stadium built in Worcester?
The council wants to hear what you have to say about the plans to build a new community sport stadium as it considers if it should approve the plans.
Worcester City FC wants to build a 4,419 seater stadium near Perdiswell Leisure Centre.
You have until 30 March to have your say., external
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Image source, Redditch & Alcester AdvertiserTwo council car parks in Bromsgrove are to close for "essential maintenance".
Bromsgrove Council is closing, external New Road car park between 07:00 to 12:00 on Wednesday 22 March and Windsor Street car park from 13:00 to 18:00.
Road markings are to be repainted, as well as general maintenance.
James Pearson
Journalist, BBC Hereford & Worcester
At least £400,000 is to be spent, external on improving the safety of one of Worcester's main shopping streets.
A 69-year-old woman died after being hit by a refuse lorry on The Shambles in 2014.
Image source, @BIGTOM1982Last night Worcester City Council approved, external the spending of some of the money needed to improve the street, though it's estimated the work could cost £1.25m in total.
Speed camera gone for good, external is one of the stories to feature on the front of today's Worcester News.
Image source, Worcester NewsKidderminster Harriers produced a dramatic grandstand finish to run out 4-3 winners in their Vanarama North match at Tamworth last night.
New striker Joe Ironside (pictured) marked his debut with two goals as Harriers came from 2-0 down to lead 3-2, only for the home side to equalise.
Central defender Keith Lowe scored an injury-time winner for Harriers.
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A cider giant has welcomed home a bottle of bubbles made at its site in 1973 , external – with the delivery made by staff who worked there at the time of its creation.
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A Hereford business which started on a kitchen table is now featuring in a book being published by Penguin.
Animal Search UK, external helps people to find their lost pets.
The book, The Real Pet Detective, external , will be published next month.
Tom Watkins, a former policeman turned pet detective, tells the stories of dozens of pets who have gone missing and the lengths people have gone to find their beloved pets.
Animal Search UK has even helped celebrities, including model and Strictly Come Dancing star Abbey Clancy, who they reunited with her cat Maggie.
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
The top sport stories we're looking at this morning include:
Worcester's most famous son is engulfed by chaos, external - with debris all around as street furniture is ripped from the ground under Sir Edward Elgar's watchful eye.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a lorry in Kidderminster this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service says they received a 999 call to Hartlebury Trading Estate at about 05:30.
The unnamed man was "in cardiac arrest at the scene" but died as a doctor and paramedics tried to save him, the service say.
Severn Valley Railway volunteers are raising money for a redevelopment of Bridgnorth station on the 50th anniversary of the first train on the restored line.
Read MoreBen Te'o will not be in the Warriors' squad for Sunday's Aviva Premiership trip to Wasps.
He sustained a concussion during England's defeat by Ireland in their Six Nations Championship match in Dublin.
Image source, EmpicsA really, really, really old fossil discovered in Herefordshire has been named after the natural history broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough.
A picture of the 430-million-year-old fossil was presented to him by the University of Leicester lead researcher, Professor David Siviter, who said Sir David had inspired his interest in natural history.
Attenborough said it was "a great compliment" and was "very honoured".
Sir David Attenborough 'honoured' at fossil find name
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
A band of locally heavy rain will move north-eastwards affecting all parts , possibly turning wintry at times over the hills.
Brighter, showery conditions will follow later, with the risk of hail and thunder. Feeling cold, especially in the brisk wind - highs of 9C (48F).
Latest weather forecast for the West Midlands
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
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The ancient arthropod, found in Herefordshire, joins a long list of items named after the TV legend.
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