We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Tuesday.

Enjoy the bank holiday.

Safari park staff have been feeding ice lollies to giraffes as temperatures soar across the UK.

Food is put inside the blocks of ice at West Midlands Safari Park, at Bewdley in Worcestershire.

Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

Motor racing at Grimley Raceway will get under way on Monday for the first time in about eight months.

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Complaints from some local residents about the noise meant that racing at the track was suspended following a court injunction.

But Malvern Hills District Council agreed earlier this month that racing can now resume, after a hearing to discuss its future was postponed.

The police are reminding us that with the heightened state of security at the moment, there may be armed officers out on the streets this bank holiday weekend.

The force says it always has armed officers based around the West Mercia area, ready to react where needed, but since the terror attack in Manchester it deployed additional firearms teams.

There will also be more regular police out on the streets.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

The Worcester Warriors' young hooker Jack Singleton is preparing for his first start for England this weekend.

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He's among eight uncapped players in the side to face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday.

He won't, however, win an England cap for the game as it has been designated a "non-cap" fixture.

The bridge is open, but work to incorporate bricks from the original 18th Century structure, which collapsed last year, continues.

BBC Sport

Bromsgrove Sporting are relishing the prospect of facing Worcester City in the Midland Football League Premier Division next season.

City, who share the Victoria Ground with Sporting, have been forced to step down two divisions for financial reasons.

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Bromsgrove's manager Paul Smith described the matches as "two huge local derbies" and said they would be "mouthwatering clash home and away for the fans to get involved in".

Some of the lowest paid council staff have been particularly badly affected by failures in a new payroll system, trade union Unison says.

Last month 16,000 workers in Worcestershire were moved on to a new system, but about 150 of them were underpaid by as much as £500.

"This is tending to affect the lower paid members of the council workforce, so home care assistants... teaching assistants are another example," Jim Price, Unison branch secretary in Worcestershire, said.

"It's people without large regular salaries they rely on the sessional work that they do and they're just not getting pad for that."

Worcestershire County Council says it has a large support team in place to provide technical support and advice.

The firm behind the new system has apologised.

Play has resumed after tea at the County Ground and Worcestershire are batting in their County Championship match.

Norhamptonshire were all out for 238 in their first innings after adding 77 for the final two wickets and in reply Worcestershire are 20 without loss.

Jack Shantry and captain Joe Leach helped themselves to three wickets each in Northants first innings.

Highways England have suspended 150 miles of roadworks across the West Midlands in anticipation of today's Bank Holiday getaway.

The RAC are warning drivers to expect the busiest spring bank holiday weekend for traffic in four years.

It estimates that 16.5m leisure journeys will be taken between today and Monday because of soaring temperatures.

Worcester's professional netball team is based at the University Arena.

Jerry Chester
BBC News Online

These great photos of Wylde Moor near Feckenham in Worcestershire basking in the May sunshine were taken by one of our regular contributors, Paul Wilde.

I'd love to feature your photos, especially as the weather is so good - you can email, tweet us on @bbchw, external or message via Facebook, external.

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The former Hereford MP Paul Keetch, who's died at the age of 56, has been described as a man of "absolute principle".

He was the area's Liberal Democrat MP for 13 years from 1997 and died on Wednesday after a long illness.

Lib Dem president Baroness Sal Brinton said he "cared passionately about the people he represented".

The party's former leader Lord Campbell said Mr Keetch was "an enthusiast in everything he did".

Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says the Prevent programme, aimed at stopping people becoming involved in extremism, must be reviewed.

The ex-Redditch MP was involved in strengthening the programme in 2008, but told BBC WM one of its main aims is still not happening.

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Hereford Times

Former county MP Paul Keetch has died aged 56, external.

The Duchess of Cornwall is visiting a farm in Herefordshire today, which organises breaks for disadvantaged young people.

Jamie's Farm in Longtown teaches children what is involved in running a livestock farm and skills like horse-care and carpentry.

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The duchess is the patron of the charity and it'll be her first visit to the Herefordshire farm.

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Train services between Redditch and Birmingham are facing delays and possible cancellations due to a points failure, which has left some lines blocked, operator London Midland says, external.

Dave Bradley
Cricket commentator

Worcestershire have taken four Northamptonshire wickets in the morning session after winning the toss and choosing to bowl in their County Championship game at the County Ground.

There was one apiece for Jack Shantry, Joe Leach, Josh Tongue and Ed Barnard.

Northants will return after the lunch break on 102-4.

You can follow the match on BBC Hereford and Worcester on 738AM and online.

Ben Sidwell
BBC Midlands Today

West Midlands Police say a "large number" of officers, specials and staff will be on hand to keep visitors safe at the city's Pride event on Saturday and Sunday.

Security measures have also been stepped up at festivals in Staffordshire, Shrewsbury and Hay-on-Wye.

Catch my report on BBC One at 13:30.

James Bowen is to return to Edgar Street, Hereford FC have announced.

He spent time on-loan at the club in 2015-16 and manager Peter Beadle told the club's website, external he was "keen" to get him back.

"He’s had a lot of offers so I’m pleased he’s agreed to join us," Beadle said.