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Updates on Friday 28 April 2017
We'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.
Peter Plisner
BBC Midlands Today
On Midlands Today this evening, we'll have more on the news that free entertainment and wi-fi services are coming to some London Midland train services.
The firm behind the new system says there's something for everyone, from films to Peppa Pig - plus onboard wi-fi.
I've been swapping my magazine for a phone and will have more from 18:30 on BBC One.
Don't get left outside on polling day. Here are details of what you need and where you need to go to register for the general election on 8 June:
The deadline to register is 22 May
Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Do you know someone who ran the London Marathon yesterday or maybe you ran it yourself?
You can watch a feed of the finish line, showing everyone who finished between 2hrs 30mins and 6hrs.
Find out their time and you can catch the moment they crossed the line.
From tears of joy, limping over the line, through to some rather tired faces - watch six hours (or skip forward) and see friends/family/loved ones cross the finish line via the BBC iPlayer.
Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A Herefordshire farmer who fears he's about to lose his livelihood says the stress of the pending council sell-off has been unbearable.
Four thousand acres of farmland owned by Herefordshire Council go on sale today, with the aim of raising more than £40m.
Steve Clayton, a tenant farmer in Rowlestone, in the south east of the county, says the past 18 months have been terrible.
Image source, Herefordshire tenant farmerQuote MessageIt's been an absolute nightmare. There's no certainty of anything. One minute you're up, the next minute you're down. It's very stressful, gut-wrenching really. I never thought this day would come, but now it's here it feels really horrible."
Steve Clayton, Herefordshire tenant farmer
The council has offered tenants financial help to get professional advice on buying their farms. But Mr Clayton, who said his farmland may be worth £1m, was among farmers who said they could not afford to do so.
The Conservative-run council has said it needs the money to fund the "growing bill" for caring for elderly and vulnerable people in the county.
Bromsgrove Police have moved to reassure the community in Catshill after an incident in which a man was seen being dragged into a vehicle. , external
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
It seems a bit late in the year for snow, but with chilly temperatures forecast overnight, there's a chance we might see some in Staffordshire.
The rest of us will have a cold night, with showers in places.
Charlie Slater has your forecast
Two other teenagers have been sent to a young offenders institution after admitting the same charges.
Read MoreAn appeal to find an 18-year-old from Birmingham has been made by police, external after he failed to appear in court.
Morgan Helsby was charged following a series of attempted robberies which started on a train from Birmingham to Redditch in March 2015.
A man was threatened with a knife and another person punched in the face, British Transport Police (BTP) say.
Image source, British Transport PoliceBTP say he failed to appear for trial last month and is believed he could be in the Weston-Super-Mare area.
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester
The death of 13-month-old Kian Dale, external has been described by police as a "tragic case".
His parents have both been jailed after being found guilty of manslaughter over his drowning in a bath.
Det Insp Justin Taylor said their "neglectful actions" led to the boy's death.
Quote MessageKian should have had the opportunity to enjoy his bath time whilst under the care of his mother or father, however both Wayne Dale and Lisa Passey chose to leave him in a bath unsupervised upstairs for a significant period of time while they socialised downstairs."
Justin Taylor, Det Insp West Mercia Police
Alistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A man has been taken to hospital with multiple injuries after a collision with a car in Stourport, the ambulance service say.
The man believed to be in his 50s was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after the collision at Burlish Crossing at 12:11 today.
Image source, GoogleHe was treated at the the scene for a head injury, a suspected pelvic injury and minor injuries to his leg by crews from the West Midlands Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance.
Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A Herefordshire GP surgery has been told it needs to improve after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. , external
The health regulator found Belmont Medical Centre was inadequately led and needed to improve in areas such as safety and the effectiveness of how the practice is run.
Image source, GoogleThe centre was given a "good" rating for caring.
Lisa Passey and Wayne Dale have been jailed for four years and four-and-a-half-years for manslaughter.
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Jerry Chester
BBC News Online
Even though the day is overcast BBC Weather Watchers have taken some fabulous pictures. Thanks to Mikesnapper, J@Severn Ridge, The Wolster, Johnqa and Morning Amble.
Blossom and trees
Ben Sidwell
BBC Midlands Today
The parents of a 13-month-old boy from Tenbury Wells, who drowned after being left unsupervised in a bath for 15 minutes, have both been sent to prison.
46-year-old Wayne Dale was given a four-and-a-half-year sentence and 28-year-old Lisa Passey, from Tenbury Wells, was jailed for four years.
Both were found guilty of manslaughter after Kian Dale died in September 2015.
Image source, SWNSAt their trial, the jury at Worcester Crown Court heard how Kian was left upstairs in a bath while his parents and a visiting friend were downstairs.
The court heard how Dale, of no fixed address, eventually made his way to the bathroom, and found Kian lying over the back of the bath seat with his head underwater.
A post-mortem examination found Kian had drowned and also had soap bubbles in his lungs
Teenagers who tried out the police virtual reality experience were visibly shocked.
Read MoreListen to live BBC Hereford and Worcester commentary as Worcestershire face Nottinghamshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Read MoreAlistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A cat in Kidderminster has been injured by what's thought to be a pellet gun in an act of deliberate cruelty,, external police say.
It's thought the cat was shot in the Larches Road area on the evening of Thursday 20 April or the following morning.
West Mercia Police are urging pet owners in the area to be extra vigilant.
Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft of two minibuses from a Kidderminster school, external.
Tenant farmers say they will have to leave if the new owners want to the land themselves.
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