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  • Updates on Friday 19 May 2017

Live Reporting

Stephanie Barnard

  1. Britain's most disruptive dog: Dusty 'still too naughty for a football ground'

    A pet beagle, dubbed Britain's naughtiest dog could be stuck with the title for a little longer, despite a special six-week training programme. 

    Dusty earned the title last month after he ran on to the football pitch at Halesowen and brought the game to a standstill.  

    His owner, the former Redditch United and Worcester City player Asa Charlton, says there's been some improvement but he's still too naughty for a repeat trip to a football ground.    

    Dog's pitch invasion halts football game

    I'm not too sure whether he'll be going just yet. He will make an appearance, one or two, maybe just not regularly. Letting him off the lead, he just goes with his nose and he sniffs everywhere and he just has too much fun to come back to us."

    Asa Charlton,, Footballer

  2. Pensioner ends up in Scotland, after missing motorway exit in Worcester

    A Worcestershire pensioner ended up driving 300 miles on what was supposed to be a 10-minute trip after she missed a motorway turn-off. 

    Valerie Johnson from Peopleton accidentally travelled for eight hours instead of 10 minutes after she got mixed-up in a diversion caused by motorway roadworks, her family told the BBC.  

    The 83-year-old who was on her way to an appointment at the city's royal hospital - a six-mile journey - kept on heading north on the M5 and the M6.

    Motorway signGoogle

    The police spotted Valerie's car on CCTV at Preston, still heading north.   

    Her daughter Karen Maskell ended up flying to Scotland, after the fuel in Valerie's car ran out in Larkhall.

  3. Rail Accident Investigation Branch to find out how passenger nearly lost an arm

    Tim Race
    Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is looking into an incident at Droitwich train station in which a 17-year-old passenger nearly lost his right arm. 

    It says it's currently gathering further information to decide what, if any, action to take, following the accident last Friday evening. 

    Droitiwich stationGoogle

    The teenager fell between the train and the platform as the train was pulling out of the station. 

    The train operator London Midland is also carrying out its own investigation. 

    Our own safety team initially will be looking at all the procedures to make sure that they were followed correctly and to make sure there was nothing untoward about the layout of the station, what was happening at the time of day, taking into account the conditions as well."

    Francis Thomas,, London Midland spokesman

  4. Charity football match remembers those killed in Tunisia terror attack

    Thousands turned out in Walsall for a celebrity football match in memory of the victims of a terror attack on a beach in Tunisia.

    Crowds at charity football match

    It was organised in part by the family of Joel Richards, a University of Worcester student, who died alongside uncle Adrian Evans, grandfather Patrick Evans and 35 others in shootings near Sousse in 2015.  

    Adrian Evans, Patrick Evans and Joel RichardsEvans Family

    Adrian Evans, Patrick Evans and Joel Richards were killed in the attack

    The money raised will be split between Compton Hospice and Smile for Joel,  a charity set up by his mother Suzy and and brother Owen.  

  5. Boy injured at birth receives millions in compensation

    Mike Perkins
    Newsreader, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    A seven-year-old boy who suffered a serious brain injury during his birth at Worcestershire Royal Hospital will receive millions of pounds in NHS compensation. 

    The boy's family sued the hospital for negligence. 

    The trust deny liability, but have today agreed a settlement that will guarantee his care for life - a move described by Judge Jeremy Freedman in the High Court as a "very good settlement" on both sides.

    The boy, who has cerebral palsy and is dependent on a wheelchair, will receive a £1.5m lump sum plus index linked payments of £130,000 a year for the rest of his life.

    Worcestershire Royal Hospital

    It is hoped that the agreed settlement will work towards ensuring that the claimant's future is provided for."

    NHS spokesman

    Judge Freedman described the boy as an "extremely happy, content little chap" and praised his parents for the "unstinting care and devotion you have shown him in his life".

  6. Thousands enjoy Malvern's Spring Festival

    Thousands of visitors enjoyed Malvern's Spring Festival over the weekend organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. 

    The event at the Three Counties Showground is the biggest gardening festival outside London, according to the RHS. 

    Highlights from the RHS Malvern Spring Festival

  7. Injured motorcyclist airlifted after crashing twice 'within minutes'

    A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital after being involved in two separate collisions in Evesham within a few minutes of each other, police say. 

    In the first crash at 13:50 yesterday, according to the West Mercia force, the rider collided with a cyclist on Cheltenham Road who needed hospital treatment for a hand injury. 

    Roundabout on Falkland RoadGoogle

    Police said the motorcylist, who's in his 20s, then got back on his bike and almost immediately collided with a stationary Volkswagen van on Falkland Road. 

    He was seriously injured and taken to hospital by air ambulance.  

  8. One-Day Cup: Derbyshire v Worcestershire

    Listen to live BBC Radio Derby commentary as Derbyshire face Worcestershire in the One-Day Cup.

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  9. Your photos: Raining but still beautiful

    There's plenty to enjoy outdoors today despite the persistant rain. 

    Thanks to BBC Weather Watchers Mikesnapper in Worcester and Morning Amble in Ashton under Hill in Worcestershire for these beautiful woodland scenes.

    Wooded gardenMikesnapper
    TreesMorning amble

  10. Worcester's litter fining policy 'not excessive'

    Claudia Berry
    Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    An environmental charity says Worcester's use of fines to tackle littering is "reasonable" despite nearly 10 times more being issued in the city, compared with any other parts of Worcestershire or Herefordshire.

    Worcester City Council served 346, £75 fines, in the last financial year, compared with only four in Malvern and none at all in Redditch and Bromsgrove. 

    Herefordshire Council issued five in the last calendar year, but Wyre Forest handed out 40. 

    cigarette buttsPA

    There are other parts [of the country] that have issued more fines.There are areas where there are no fines issued at all. It's largely determined by how much enforcement presence you've got."

    Alison Ogden-Newton,, Chief Executive of Keep Britain Tidy

  11. House car-crash victim: 'I'm lucky to be alive'

    Justyn Surrall
    BBC Hereford and Worcester

    A Worcestershire woman says she's lucky to have survived a car crashing into her home in Hallow, moments after she arrived home from work.  

    Sue Perkins and her husband Mike have lived in their bungalow in Hallow for 30 years, and are the third generation of the family to call it their home. 

    But on Friday a car came crashing into the living room - luckily Sue was in the hallway. 

    Damaged bungalow

    The roof started to cave in on me... then there was an almighty bang. It was just like a rocket exploding and the roof started coming down and the wall of our lounge came towards me with the glass door shattering all over myself... I'm very, very lucky."

    Sue Perkins

    The couple have been told they may have to move out for six months while the bungalow is repaired.

  13. Three burglars jailed after neighbour's alert

    A neighbour has been praised for their swift action in alerting the police to a burglary near Worcester, following the sentencing of three men for the offence at Hereford Crown Court. 

    Troy Gayle, 23, from Leasow Drive in Birmingham, Michael Nelson, 18, from Hayfield Court in Birmingham and Daniel Sheridan, 24, from Brooklands Road in Birmingham were sentenced to at least four years each for the burglary in July last year in Fernhill Heath, as well as other offences. 

    This was a brazen, targeted burglary in the middle of the day, but thanks to the swift actions of a neighbour, we were able to arrest the offenders within half an hour."

    David Foley,, Det Con from Worcester CID

  14. Celebrities join football match for terror attack victim Joel Richards

    Celebrities including Katie Price and Coronation Streets's Shayne Ward have taken part in a football match in memory of Joel Richards, who was killed in the Tunisia terror attacks. 

    Joel, from Wednesbury, was a student at the University of Worcester. He died alongside his uncle, grandfather and 35 others in terror attacks near Sousse in 2015.  

    Suzy EvansSuzy Evans

    The charity fundraiser took place at Walsall Football Club's Banks's Stadium on Saturday. 

    Owen [Joel's brother] was actually allowed to ref the game for the first half, which was quite daunting for him at first, but the guys made him so welcome and the second half he came on and had a kick about with them and actually assisted the winning goal. "

    Suzy Evans,, Mother of Joel Richards

  15. Body found near bridge

    The body of a man in his 30s, who had gone missing from the Grafton Flyford area near Inkberrow in Worcestershire, has been found. 

    The police had been called at around 23:20 yesterday following concerns about the man's safety. 

    His body was found near a bridge in the Grafton Flyford area and police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

  16. Hopes of new rugby world record

    Claudia Berry
    Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester

    The organiser of a marathon rugby union match in Worcester hopes they've set a new world record, after playing non-stop for 30 hours. 

    The contest at Sixways over the weekend raised more than £50,000 for charity and will set a new Guinness World Record, if it's officially verified. 

    Rugy teamDave Allison

    To watch these guys at three o' clock in the morning when the rain was coming down and it was cold, a lot of the people just looking at their sleeping bags wishing they were in them. Throughout, energy levels were dropping, fatigue was kicking in, but everyone just wanted to get over that line and smash the world record."

    Dave Allison,, Rugby match organiser

  18. Your photos: Dark skies over Herefordshire

    Looking bleak in Ross-on-Wye this morning, but there are plenty of blooms around to brighten up a rainy day. Thanks to BBC Weather Watchers Solar-power in Ross, and J at Severn Ridge in Worcestershire for these contrasting photographs. 

    Dark skies over Ross on WyeSolar-power
    Pink rose with rain dropsJ at Severn Ridge

  19. Stourport mum's appeal to treat her baby's skull defect

    A woman is trying to raise £4,000 to buy special helmets to treat a skull defect in her nine-month-old daughter. 

    Liliarna Oram-Turner, from Stourport-on-Severn, has a condition which causes the skull to be partially flat and her mum Emily-Jane says without treatment, Liliana's speach and development could be severely affected.

    The NHS has told the family they no longer provide the helmets because there's insufficient evidence that they're effective. 

    A family from Stourport-on-Severn hope a helmet will correct their baby's flattened skull

  20. Helicopter search for missing man

    An air and land search has been carried out in Worcester this morning, after a drunk person was reported missing, police say.

    The police helicopter, several police cars, the fire service and ambulance crews searched the area along the river between the old bridge and Diglis.

    Old river bridge WorcesterGoogle

    The alarm was raised at 03:35 by a member of the public fearing for the missing man's safety.

    The police say they have been unable to locate the man and the emergency services have left the scene.