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Updates on Friday 28 April 2017
Some of areas of the UK have seen snow, yes snow. Yes in April. But there's not a scrap of snow in Herefordshire, that we've heard of.
Far from it - the blue skies and fluffy white clouds are most in keeping with a typical April day.
Image source, sunshine seekerBBC Weather Watcher sunshine seeker snapped this stunner.
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Diana Toynbee is to contest the Hereford & South Herefordshire seat for the Green Party at the general election.
The Greens say they will challenge the government's "austerity agenda".
It could take up to two years to rebuild a Worcester warehouse gutted, external in a devastating blaze.
BBC Midlands Today
Churches across the West Midlands are warning of an increasing number of lead thefts.
In one of the latest incidents thieves climbed more than 50ft (15m) onto the roof of St Andrew's Church in Ombersley near Worcester.
Image source, GoogleThey got away with more than a tonne of lead, worth thousands of pounds.
Our reporter Ben Sidwell will have the latest on BBC1 at 13:30.
Felicity Sanderson
Journalist
West Midland Safari Park, external is today officially opening its new Safari Academy.
The education centre at the site in Bewdley has been designed specifically for visiting schools.
It will feature five classrooms for groups of all ages, including pre-schools, nurseries, university groups and adult learners.
It will offer an introduction into the world of animal keeping.
There is also a five-day course which will have practical and theoretical elements, including information on animal care, conservation work and careers with animals.
The University of Worcester Arena will host a national basketball tournament tomorrow where wheelchair and running players compete in the same teams.
Image source, British Wheelchair BasketballSchools and colleges from across the country will travel to compete in the one-day tournament.
Inclusive Zone Basketball (IZB) brings together both the running and wheelchair basketball games, enabling children of all abilities to experience basketball alongside their friends and peers.
Worcestershire become the latest county to back the ECB's proposed new eight-team city-based T20 competition.
Read MoreA taxi driver was robbed and assaulted in Worcester yesterday, police say, external.
The man in his 40s picked up a fare on Back Lane South, Worcester - he was then assaulted with a "bladed weapon" and took money from the front of the car.
Image source, GoogleBack Lane South, Worcester
The victim suffered a cut to his hand and was taken to Worcester Royal Hospital.
West Mercia Police say they arrested a 29-year-old man from Worcester and a 23-year-old man from Evesham on suspicion of robbery in connection with this incident - both have been released "under investigation".
The demand on food banks in Herefordshire and Worcestershire is increasing, according to a charity.
Research by the Trussell Trust, external found that food banks in areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out have seen twice the national average increases in referral rates.
As of last month there were 3,307 people in Herefordshire and Worcestershire receiving Universal Credit.
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, external are warning parents not to use child bath seats.
The advice comes as 28-year-old Lisa Passey and 46-year-old Wayne Dale from Tenbury Wells begin an eight-year jail sentence for manslaughter.
Image source, West Mercia Police/PA WireTheir 13-month-old son Kian died after being left unattended in a bath in 2015 - he was found lying over the back of a bath seat with his head under water.
BBC Weather Watcher Janeyv sent in this lovely picture from Worcester.
It looks like a lovely sunny day, but those clouds over the Malvern Hills look rather ominous.
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Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
We mentioned earlier that Worcestershire County Cricket Club has voted in favour of the new city-based T20 competition.
For those - like me - who aren't totally au fait with the ins and outs (excuse the puns) of the new T20 competition, here's how it'll work.
A Redditch man who brandished a knife during a drunken argument in the street, threatening to kill his partner in 20 seconds , externaland then beginning a count down, has been jailed.
Worcestershire County Cricket Club have given their backing to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) proposals to change the T20 to a new city-based competition, planned for 2020.
It would remove the right of all 18 counties to play in the new tournament.
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The chairman Stephen Taylor said: "Following meeting of the club's board, we voted in favour of the ECB’s proposal to change its articles."
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Worcester Warriors' former British Lions lock, Donncha O'Callaghan, has signed a new deal at the club.
O'Callaghan has recently been captaining the side as the Warriors have pulled away from the relegation zone.
The former Irish international says he's delighted to have secured another deal at Sixways.
Image source, Getty ImagesA man is being treated in hospital after suffering a broken jaw in an attack in Bromsgrove.
Police were called to Byron Way at around 20:15 on Saturday night following reports a man was being dragged into a car.
Officers say, external the 25-year-old, who's undergone surgery, had been assaulted by two men.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
After a cold but bright start to the day, with plenty of sunshine, lots of showers will arrive with some of them falling as sleet or snow for a time.
Some sleet could settle on high ground, with top temperatures of 9C (48F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
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With the 2017 county season here, keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours ahead of next season.
Read MoreKian Dale's parents often left their 13-month-old son unsupervised in his bath seat.
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