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Updates on Friday 24 March 2017
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.
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcester City are in action this evening as they host Brackley Town at the Victoria Ground.
City were disappointing in losing 2-0 at home to Boston United on Saturday.
Caretaker manager, John Snape, admits his side will have to up its performance levels if they are to take anything from tonight's fixture.
There will be full commentary on the game on BBC Hereford & Worcester's 738 AM frequency and online.
How does Worcester rank in the UK's wettest cities list? According to the Met Office, Worcester is one of the driest cities in the country.
Worcester comes in at a fairly dry 55th out of 63 cities, reports Worcester News., external
It's a far cry from 70 years ago though....
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The cricket ground flood water peaked at an "incredible" 487cm (16ft) on 21 March 1947.
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Here's a reminder of how wet the cricket ground can get.
Australia all-rounder John Hastings reports fit ahead of his contracted full season's duty with Worcestershire.
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Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
We're forecast rain overnight, with sleet and even snow in places.
And there will be more wet weather tomorrow. Overnight lows of 5C (41F).
Alex Hamilton has your forecast
A beautiful spring day today - blue skies, sunshine and still feeling chilly.
Here are a couple of photos which have been uploaded to the BBC Weather Watchers website today.
A Hereford man, whose Filipino wife is facing deportation, says they're still hopeful she'll be able to leave the country of her own free will , rather than being forcibly put on a plane by the immigration authorities.
Marinel Bristow has been in a detention centre since she was arrested last week.
Her husband Rob says she wasn't put on a plane yesterday as they feared and her lawyer is hoping to win her a temporary reprieve for two weeks.
Man fears wife could be destitute if forced to leave UK
A mother and father exposed their son to "an obvious risk of death" which led him drowning in a bath tub, a court heard today.
Lisa Passey, 28, and 45-year-old Wayne Dale's son Kian, who was 13-months-old, died in the bath after he was left alone in September 2015.
The couple are standing trial accused of his manslaughter.
Mr Dale told police officers he had only left his son for "a couple of minutes" after he "had a beer, rolled a cigarette outside and burned a CD".
Prosecutor Jonas Hankin QC said Ms Passey originally claimed that she had not run a bath, but twice changed her account.
The trial at Worcester Crown Court is due to last three weeks. Both deny the charge.
A pot of funding of £250m will be made available for small and medium-sized , external businesses in the Midlands.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
A beautiful spring morning in Alvechurch. Thank you to Paul Wilde who shared these photos with you.
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Kidderminster Harriers will be able to select both Ashley Carter and Tyrell Waite for tonight's game at Tamworth, external - even though both players were sent off on Saturday.
Suspensions in Vanarama North don't come into effect until 10 days after the offence, so both can play this evening.
Image source, Kidderminster HarriersCarter is facing a four-match ban as this was his second red card of the season.
There will be full commentary on the game on BBC Hereford & Worcester's 104 and 104.6 FM frequencies and also online.
Harriers have signed striker Joe Ironside from Nuneaton Town. , external
Listen to live BBC local radio commentary from Saturday's action in the National League and National League North.
Read MoreA couple charged with neglecting their 13-month-old son after he was left alone to die in a bath both deny manslaughter by gross negligence.
The jury at Worcester Crown Court heard that a neighbour who had called in and the child's mother, Lisa Passey, "drank coffee together and smoked cigarettes" in the sun on the patio, before the boy's father, Wayne Dale, went downstairs to join them.
Mr Dale burnt a UB40 music CD on the computer, after the friend's request. Analysis from the computer showed it was first logged on at 17:33 until 17:46.
Prosecutor, Jonas Hankin QC, said: "The time that Wayne Dale spent using the computer doesn't include additional time he spent smoking and drinking outside while talking to [their friend] and Lisa Passey."
"When, finally, Wayne Dale went upstairs to the bathroom, baby Kian had drowned."
The trial continues.
A couple left their son alone in a bath where he drowned as they entertained a friend, a jury at Worcester Crown Court heard.
Lisa Passey, of Tenbury Wells, and Wayne Dale, of no fixed address, are accused of manslaughter by gross negligence after leaving their 13-month-old son, Kian Dale, in a bath by himself.
The jury heard that Mr Dale, 45, went downstairs, leaving his son alone for 13 minutes - when he came back, Kian was lifeless in the water. His partner then rang 999.
The jury heard that Mr Dale was with a family friend and his 28-year-old partner, "socialising, listening to music and using his computer".
Both deny the charge and their trial is set to last up to three weeks.
Kidderminster Harriers have signed striker Joe Ironside, external from Nuneaton Town.
The transfer only happened after a crowding funding page was set-up , external by the club last year to raise £10,000.
The club says they paid a five-figure fee to Nuneaton for the 23-year-old which will tie him to the club until the summer of 2019.
Image source, Kidderminster HarriersIronside already has 18 goals in all competitions this season and goes straight into the squad for tonight's match at Tamworth.
Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh is to return to Malvern's Three Counties Showground for this year's RHS Spring Festival. , external
Famous faces due to be at the show include Gardener's World presenters Carol Klein, Joe Swift, Adam Frost and Herefordshire's Monty Don.
The Spring Festival is being held from Thursday to Sunday, the 11-14 May.
An international conference in Worcester today has been hearing about a Dutch method of helping people with dementia.
The National Association for Dementia Research is based at the university.
Two pilot centres in Droitwich and Leominster have helped people and their families. It's a low cost way of providing community support.
Quote MessageThe results have been very encouraging compared to people who just get the ordinary care. Quality of life improved, self esteem and carers feel less isolated. We want to get the message out there.
Professor Dawn Brooker , Director, Association of Dementia Studies
USA international and ex-American footballer player, Joe Taufete'e, has confirmed he's staying at Worcester Warriors.
The 24-year-old hooker says: "I've quickly warmed to life at Warriors where there are a great bunch of players. I'm looking forward to showing more of what I can do in the near future."
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