Vigils in Kidderminster and Redditch for victims of Manchester attack
Van driver jailed for killing Malvern teenager
Hundreds of council staff could be underpaid by new IT system, union says
Preparations for Grimley Raceway meet
Updates on Friday 26 May 2017
Hereford FC have agreed a new deal with defender Mark Preece.
The club's website, external says the 29-year-old made 28 starts for the Bulls last season, since joining from Chippenham.
A man with links to Kidderminster is wanted on recall to prison, external.
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A ward at Hereford County Hospital has been closed after a case of Norovirus was confirmed. , external
Image source, GoogleThe Wye Valley NHS Trust says visits to the Gilwern ward are on hold to prevent any further spread.
It says some patients are affected and adds that people should only come to the hospital if they need to.
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Worcestershire have made their first breakthrough in the third over, with Joe Leach removing Northants' Max Holden for a duck.
The score at the County Ground is now 7-1.
The victims of the Manchester bombing were remembered at the start of the game between Northants and Worcestershire.
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The firm behind a new payroll system at Worcestershire County Council, which has seen staff and other businesses underpaid, has "sincerely apologised".
Almost 150 staff were affected after the authority brought in the new Mercury payroll system in April, which covers 16,000 employees.
Image source, Getty ImagesSome workers saw their pay £500 short, a meeting of the full council heard on Thursday, and the authority said a review would take place.
Liberata, the firm that delivers the service, says it's been working with the council "to ensure that these errors do not re-occur in the next pay run".
The owners of a Worcester bar were banned from playing music by a High Court judge after they failed to apply for the correct licence, external.
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Senior politicians have paid tribute to former Hereford MP Paul Keetch who has died at the age of 56.
Mr Keetch, who served as the area's Liberal Democrat MP from 1997 to 2010, was the party's defence spokesperson and played a role in its decision to oppose involvement in the 2003 Iraq War.
Mr Keetch died in London on Wednesday following a long illness.
His family said he had been proud to represent Hereford, where he was born.
Vigils will be held in Redditch and Kidderminster today, in memory of the victims of Monday's Manchester attack.
Further events will be held over the bank holiday weekend across the two counties, with vigils planned in Bromsgrove and Leominster on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesNaeem Arif, from the Bromsgrove Muslim Community Trust, says all are welcome at this afternoon's vigil at Redditch Mosque.
Quote MessageThe horrific attack on Manchester Arena appalled all of us and whilst the extremists and terrorists want to divide communities we must come together for the victims and to send a strong message of unity to all those who wish to divide us."
Naeem Arif, Bromsgrove Muslim Community Trust
Mel Coles
BBC Weather
Another dry, sunny and hot day in store with top temperatures of 25C (77F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Some staff saw their pay £500 short, councillors were told at a meeting.
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BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Friday morning. It looks like being another scorcher - this BBC Weather Watcher was up early to catch the sun rising in Evesham
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The Monarch Airbus plane going from Birmingham to Sharm el-Sheikh was carrying over 200 people.
Read MoreWe'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
BBC Midlands Today
Structural engineers are examining an old post office on The Horsefair, in Kidderminster town centre, after it partially collapsed overnight.
Roads had to be closed as the fire service attempted to make the building safe.
More on Midlands Today on BBC One at 18:30
One of Worcester's community support officers experiments with some new head wear.
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After a hot, sunny day it looks like there's more ahead - here's the forecast for the next 24 hours.
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Shefali Oza with the latest weather forecast for the West Midlands.
A driver has been jailed for seven years for killing a teenager while she used a pedestrian crossing in Great Barr, Birmingham.
In February 2016, Zoe Shapiro from Malvern, was walking along the A34 Birmingham Road, on her way to college. At a crossing she was struck by a van that was being driven by 43-year-old Neel Balu.
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court heard that Neel Balu had a string of motoring convictions, including speeding and careless driving.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceQuote MessageDespite overwhelming evidence Neel Balu refused to accept that he drove in a dangerous manner which ultimately caused the death of causing Zoe Shapiro, however, a jury has today found him guilty.
Anjuli Shergill, Senior Crown Prosecutor for West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service
