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Updates on Friday 26 May 2017
Three people, including two children, have been taken to hospital following a collision in Llangrove in Herefordshire, the ambulance service say.
It happened at about 08:00 and involved two cars.
A seven-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl were taken to Hereford County Hospital suffering from head and chest injuries and back pain.
West Mercia Police has become the latest organisation to fly its flag at half mast out of respect for the victims of the Manchester suicide attack.
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More signs of respects for the victims of the Manchester suicide attack.
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A girl caught up in the crowd running out of the Manchester Arena after a suicide attack said she was "scared and confused" as she was in the crush to escape.
Lydia Watkins says she and her daughter Madison, from Worcester, were caught up in "a sea of people running towards us shouting 'run, run,run'".
Image source, Goodman/LNP/Rex/ShutterstockQuote MessageI was really scared because I couldn't breathe. We didn't know what was happening and everyone started running and I was really confused."
Madison Watkins
A "new and particularly dangerous drug", similar to heroin but "many times more potent" has been seized in a police raid.
West Mercia Police say they seized what they believe to be "a controlled substance, possibly Fentanyl", which they describe as "an extremely potent" synthetic painkiller.
The raid took place yesterday at a property on Yates Hay Road in Malvern
Quote MessageWe advise anyone from the drug-using community who thinks they may have been exposed to this drug or who is experiencing unexpected symptoms to seek urgent medical attention."
Ch Insp Jim Baker
More sympathy offered on social media to the victims of the suicide attack in Manchester.
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More reaction to the suicide attack in Manchester in which at least 22 people have died.
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In-form Worcestershire would be a match for any team in the country, according to captain Joe Leach.
Read MoreA mother who had taken her daughter to the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester says there was "chaos" in the aftermath of the bomb going off, as they were caught up in the stampede to get out of the venue.
Lydia Watkins and daughter Madison, from Worcester, were caught up in a stampede to get out of the venue.
She said she can't believe anyone could target an audience made up of mothers and their daughters.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageYou are thinking about family, friends, will you ever see them again, how will you contact them - it was just crazy."
Lydia Watkins
Two restaurants have been given a 'one star' food hygiene rating within the space of a week, external.
Two former munitions workers were the guests of honour as a special tree was planted at County Hall in Worcester yesterday.
A black pear tree and a plaque were unveiled in memory of the hundreds of people who worked in the bullet factory at Blackpole in the city during both world wars.
BBC Hereford & Worcester has been campaigning for a national honour for munitions workers since January.
Image source, Getty ImagesFive people who were arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty at the South Herefordshire Hunt's kennels in Wormelow, external have been re-bailed.
The Woodland Trust says it is closing down one of its Worcestershire sites because of anti-social behaviour.
The charity says despite numerous campaigns, Uffmoor Wood near Romsley has a growing problem with violent and out of control dogs, drug use and sexual activity, and many of its members say they feel "unsafe".
Image source, GoogleA woman has been stabbed after stopping to help a man she saw lying in the road, external.
She was driving along Lea End Lane in Alvechurch, Worcestershire when she came across the man.
When she got out of her car to help she was attacked by a second man and stabbed.
Image source, GoogleShe managed to drive away but was later taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with stab wounds which are not life-threatening.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at about 15.20 Wednesday, 17 May.
West Mercia Police have tweeted their support for those caught up in the terror attack in Manchester.
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The civic flag is at half mast at Wychavon District Council.
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Ambulance crews from the West Midlands were sent into the north west of England last night in the wake of last night's suicide attack at Manchester Arena.
Crews provided support to the North West Ambulance Service while they dealt with the incident, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
"These resources have now been stood down and returned to their normal operating areas," a spokesman said.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance Service"We would like to thank the many staff who offered to stay late and work additional shifts."
The Manchester incident emergency phone number 0161 856 9400.
About 20 tonnes of waste has been dumped on land off a country lane in Worcestershire.
The pile, estimated to be about 15ft (4.6m) high, was found by a press photographer out taking pictures of the sunset on Sunday in Frankley.
Bromsgrove District Council says the rubbish has been there for a few weeks and it's offered to help the landowner move it.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a cloudy morning, there will be some bright and sunny spells with top temperatures of 21C (70F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
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BBC News Online
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