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Updates on Friday 28 April 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Cold, bright and perhaps frosty at first. Sunny spells and occasional showers through the morning.
More frequent showers during the afternoon, perhaps with the risk of hail and thunder at times. Feeling rather cold. Highs of 10C (50F).
You can read a full forecast on the BBC Weather page.
Weather for the West Midlands.
Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Thursday morning. It's a bright but chilly start to the day, as you can see from this photo from BBC Weather Watcher, Morning Amble.
Image source, Morning AmbleI'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather as it happens.
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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.
Keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
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Read MoreAlmost £1m has been handed to the Alexandra Hospital and Worcestershire Royal Hospital to try and ease A&E problems this winter, external.
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Gary Gold says that his decision to stay on for another year was not part of his original plan when he arrived in January.
"It was never my intention to stay," he told BBC Hereford & Worcester. "This was never a long-term gig.
"I was just going to come in, in a consultant capacity, and work with Carl Hogg and the coaches, but it's just gone so well here. I didn't expect come in to a club languishing in the doldrums and enjoy it as much as I have."
Image source, Getty Images"I want to build on the work we've done as a group. On paper next season, we'd still be one of the favourites to go down and that's something we need to work at.
"I know the big thing was staying up this season, but 11th is still a bit embarrassing and, with an atrocious away record too."
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
It's going to be another chilly night and the gritters are going out around the region. Lows of 1C (34F).
Charlie Slater with the weather forecast for the West Midlands
The woods on the Malvern Hills are some of the best places to see bluebells in bloom at this time of year.
Thanks to the Malvern Hills Trust for this picture.
Image source, Shuttersphere / Malvern Hills TrustA Kidderminster woman completed the London Marathon in support of her mother to raise vital funds , externalfor Epilepsy Action.
If you're a business and seagulls are raiding the waste outside your premises, then Herefordshire Council is offering a solution.
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Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
Frequent snapper Paul Wilde sent in some lovely pictures of his walk over Abbey Meadows in Redditch.
Plenty of blue skies and sunshine.
Image source, Paul WildeI couldn't resist sharing this picture of Paul's pooch enjoying a laze in the sun.
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BBC Sport
Worcester Warriors director of rugby Gary Gold has extended his contract with the Premiership club for another year after saving them from relegation.
The 49-year-old, who also has Premiership coaching experience with London Irish, Newcastle and Bath, arrived in January on an interim basis.
Image source, Rex FeaturesSince then, Worcester have won four of his eight games in charge.
"I've been blown away by this group of players and thoroughly enjoyed coming to work," the South African said.
Road temperatures will be monitored overnight to see if gritting is needed, Worcestershire County Council say.
You can find out which roads have been gritted using the online maps produced by Herefordshire Council, external and Worcestershire County Council, external.
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A new refuge for women and children fleeing from domestic abuse will open in Hereford later this year.
West Mercia Housing are building the centre that will be run by West Mercia Women’s Aid.
Image source, West Mercia HousingIt will open in late summer and will replace the existing one in the city.
The centre will be purpose built and will have self-contained units which offer a more comfortable environment for women and families, in particular for those who may find communal living difficult.
The new refuge will have eight units, accommodating eight families.
Gary Gold is to remain as Premiership club Worcester Warriors's director of rugby after saving them from relegation.
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Image source, Getty ImagesA 16-year-old girl was approached by two men in a van who offered her a lift.
West Mercia Police say , externalthe teenager was walking along a road in Buntsford Hill, Bromsgrove when she became aware of a white van pulling slowly alongside her.
The driver asked the girl if she wanted a lift - a spokesman says the passenger laughed throughout the exchange which happened on 18 April at 14:20.
The men drove off when the girl met up with her boyfriend.
Trevor McGill took this gorgeous picture of bluebells in the Malvern Hills.
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Image source, Trevor McGillA UKIP MEP for the West Midlands, including Worcestershire, has resigned from a top job in the party, following a proposed "burka ban".
Jim Carver, who lives in Worcester, announced this afternoon that he's to stand down as the party's foreign and commonwealth affairs spokesperson following what he describes as a "misguided" integration policy in the party's general election manifesto.
UKIP has outlined plans to ban the full-face veil traditionally worn by some Muslim women and to introduce the medical examination of some children who might be at risk of female genital mutilation.
A Worcestershire couple are hoping their bed and breakfast will be named the friendliest in the country.
Graham and Karen Ellaway-Bell's business in Malvern is one of 24 finalists in next month's AA B&B awards.
The winner will be announced at the London Landmark Hotel on 8 May.
