Updates from the past week
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Tuesday morning.
I'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
If you'd like to get in touch you can email , tweet us on @bbchw, external or message via Facebook, external .
Former US Democratic presidential candidate joins new Great British Bake Off TV host Sandi Toksvig at festival.
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.
The number of hours that Bromyard library is open for business has trebled with the development of a partnership between the library and leisure centre.
The Halo team at the Bromyard Centre will now be helping to issue and return library books.
From today, whenever the leisure centre is open, so is the library - that means 74 hours a week.
Image source, ThinkstockQuote MessageThis is fantastic news for Bromyard residents and library users. This holistic approach to leisure and cultural services shows it is not only important to exercise your body but also your brain as well, and now you can do both in Bromyard."
Harry Bramer, Herefordshire councillor
Briohny Williams
Journalist
The chief executive of Worcestershire County Council, Clare Marchant, is to leave the local authority after two years in the post.
Ms Marchant, who said she had been "proud" to have led the council, is leaving at the end of June to become the new chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, UCAS.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilQuote MessageIn recent years we have benefited from over £100m of infrastructure investment. We have the fastest growing economy in England, significant innovation in our work with partners such as West Mercia Police, district councils and our health colleagues. I am sad to be leaving but I am looking forward to a new challenge and the opportunity of leading UCAS for the benefit of young people."
Clare Marchant , Chief executive, Worcestershire County Council
Sara Blizzard
BBC Weather
After a dry and warm day for most of us, here's how tomorrow is looking across the West Midlands.
If you want to get the latest forecasts at any time, head to the BBC Weather website .
Sara Blizzard
Police are looking for the men in these pictures in connection with the theft of a power cable and scrap metal., external
Worcester Warriors' England international centre Ben Te'o is set to return to action for the club for the away match at Sale Sharks on Friday.
Te'o missed the last Premiership game against Wasps, having picked up a head injury in England's final Six Nations game against Ireland in Dublin.
Image source, Getty ImagesProp Val Rapava Ruskin could, however, miss the game having picked up a back injury in the game at Wasps.
And Warriors A-side, the Cavaliers, will take on a strong Wasps team in the A-League at Sixways this evening.
Ben Howard will skipper the Cavaliers, Michael Dowsett starts at scrum half, with Matt Cox in the back row.
Kick off is at 7-30, and entry is free.
Alistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Children's charity the NSPCC has issued a warning to all parents, following the case of a 13-month-old baby who drowned in the bath at his home in Tenbury Wells.
Kian Dale's parents were today found guilty of manslaughter and child cruelty by wilful neglect at Worcester Crown Court, after leaving their son in the bath unsupervised for 15 minutes.
Quote MessageIt beggars belief that parents would leave a 13-month-old child alone in the bath for so long. This tragic case shows how vital it is for parents to be aware of the dangers of leaving young children on their own in certain situations. It is up to them to assess each scenario and ensure their child will be safe."
NSPCC spokesman
Lisa Passey, 28, from Tenbury Wells and Wayne Dale, 45, are both due to be sentenced on 25 April.
The NSPCC website includes advice on when it is appropriate to leave children alone , external .
Briohny Williams
South East Today reporter
An increase in the number of untrained people using drones has been described by a Herefordshire expert as a "risk".
West Mercia police has seen a surge in the number of reports about drones , external - there were eight incidents in 2014, but that figure jumped to 175 in 2016.
Last year, the force recorded the fourth highest number of drone reports in the country.
Quote MessageThey're not very expensive. They're easily used. Some of them do come with instructions and with some regulatory understanding, but they are in the hands of people who are untrained, so it's a risk that society takes enabling people to use equipment that is part of the aviation sector in fact."
Ray Mann , drone development expert from Ross-on-Wye
The reports to West Mercia include a drone falling from the sky and just missing a car, drones being flown over prisons, and a person being hit and injured by a drone.
Some of you have spotted the fields turning yellow, as the rape crop starts to grow. Thanks to BBC Weather Watchers Chris n Ginny in Droitiwch Spa and Postman Les in Bromyard for these stunning photographs.
Image source, Chris n Ginny
Image source, Postman LesA Worcestershire teenager who's one of the subjects of the BBC TV series Child of our Time says it's great to be involved in the project.
Eve Scarborough, from Bewdley, is one of the babies born in 2000 who has been followed by the programme hosted by Robert Winston.
Eve says it'll be fascinating to watch her life summed up on television tonight.
Quote MessageThe biggest change would be when my dad remarried so I've got a step mum now and some step sisters - that's very, very cool. It's quite nice to have a full house again, especially with what a tight ship my step mother runs."
Eve Scarborough
Kian Dale's mother tells a court she was "stupid" to have left him unsupervised for 15 minutes.
Read MoreA new project to help hard-to-reach young people engage in physical activity, external is now in the bag thanks to a £5,000 grant from a Tesco funding scheme.
A Hereford man whose wife of eight years has been deported to the Philippines says he can no longer afford to live in the same house,
Marinel Bristow came to the UK in 2013 after dozens of her friends and relatives were killed by a typhoon.
She flew back to Manila at the weekend after her application to remain here as an environmental refugee was rejected.
Image source, Rob BristowMarinel's husband Rob says he won't now see her for months and he'll also have to leave their home.
Quote MessageConsequently I shall be looking for a smaller, cheaper place to move into. The home that we built here together... I'm going to have to sacrifice and look for somewhere else."
Rob Bristow, Marinel's husband
The parents of a 13-month-old baby boy, who drowned in a bath in Worcestershire, have both been found guilty of manslaughter.
Kian Dale died after being left alone in the bath with another child in September 2015.
Lisa Passey, 28, from Tenbury Wells and 45-year-old Wayne Dale, are both due to be sentenced on 25 April.
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester
West Mercia Police is implementing national changes to the way in which people are dealt with when considering bail.
The Policing and Crime Act, which comes into force today, introduces the presumption that most people will be released from custody without bail whilst an investigation continues , external .
Where bail is deemed necessary and proportionate, it will be limited to 28 days, with the option for an extension to a maximum of three months.
Quote MessageThe changes mean that suspects who are released without bail will now be released under investigation. It is important to stress that releasing a person under investigation, without bail, does not mean that the reason for their arrest is less important than those released on bail. Every case will be carefully considered as to whether bail is necessary and proportionate."
Janet Heritage, Inspector
Alice Porter
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A Malvern teenager has set up a project to raise money to tackle infertility, after learning that she only has a slim chance of having her own children.
Natasha Bishop was 16 when she was told she has Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome or MRKH - a disease that stops the uterus developing properly.
Natasha, who's now 19, set up the Pants Project, external to raise awareness and and money for the Fertility Network UK, external .
Image source, Lucy DaviesNatasha says she got the idea of raising money by selling pants from a nurse who was trying to cheer her up when she was in hospital.
Quote Message[She said] 'the best thing you can do is get yourself a good pair of pants, cos they'll make you feel really powerful and amazing' and I definitely think you can never overestimate the power of a good pair of pants on a bad day."
Natasha Bishop
A man has been arrested in connection with the assault of a woman and a police officer, external .
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this lunchtime, we'll have news of a warning from Highways England about the dangers faced by people who work at the roadside.
We'll also hear how school children in part of the region will be learning how to make healthier food and drink choices using a new Public Health England phone app.
Plus reaction to Coventry City's historic Wembley win and your lunchtime weather news, on BBC One from 13:30.
