Claudia Berry
Producer, BBC Hereford & Worcester

I've been to get a sneak preview of celebrity outfits belonging to Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Rihanna and other celebrities which are going on show at a museum.

The free display at Worcester's Art Gallery and Museum opens on Friday evening.

It also includes props and costumes from films including Titanic and Pirates of the Caribbean.

The Worcester Warriors player Luke Baldwin is due to appear in court this morning charged with assault.

The 26-year-old denies the charges relating to an alleged incident at a pub in Worcester in September.

The scrum half joined Warriors in 2015 from Bristol and is set to stand trial at Worcester Magistrates' Court this morning.

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

Michael Gove has arrived and is taking questions at the Royal Three Counties Show.

He has said he is "in listening mode".

This is Mr Gove's first public appearance as the new environment secretary.

Worcestershire captain Joe Leach hopes to lead club to first Lord's final since 2004.

BBC Midlands Today

Michael Gove has made his first appearance as the new environment minister at the Three Counties Show in Malvern.

Mr Gove is there to talk to farmers about how the agricultural industry might change after Britain leaves the European Union.

Our rural affairs correspondent David Gregory-Kumar will be live from the show from 13:30 on BBC One.

Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid, the secretary of state for communities and local government, says the government "will do whatever it takes" to improve safety in tower blocks following the fire in west London which killed at least 17 people.

He told BBC Breakfast he wanted to reassure people living in similar tower blocks across the country, saying an emergency review would start straight away but would be informed by the fire investigation report into the tragedy.

Mr Javid said he was going to the area today and wanted to make sure the council owning the tower block was suitably assisted during the fire's aftermath.

A Worcester-based military historian and author is trying to find the relatives of a World War Two hero who died in the fighting that was later turned into the film A Bridge Too Far.

Dilip Sarkar is hopes to find relatives of Lt Peter Brazier of the Glider Pilot Regiment, who was killed in the fighting around Arnhem in September 1944.

Image source, Dilip Sarkar

Lt Brazier's medals are on display at the Airborne Museum at Oosterbeek, in Holland.

He came from the Bromsgrove area.

David Gregory-Kumar
Science correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

Michael Gove is to make his first public appearance as the new environment secretary this afternoon at the Royal Three Counties Show.

Midlands Today is at the show now and will be speaking with Mr Gove later.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Thousands of visitors have started to arrive at the Malvern Showground today for the opening day of the Royal Three Counties Show.

The livestock and equine exhibition lasts until Sunday and is the biggest of its kind in the UK.

Di Walton, Head of Shows at the Three Counties Agricultural Society, told BBC Hereford and Worcester how the the livestock exhibition is "so popular".

She said: "We do champion everything that is local and regional. The weather forecast is brilliant. The exhibition's there for three days and we have lots of new features to welcome you."

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses after a black Seat Ibiza collided with a number of parked vehicles on Fairfield Road, in Evesham.

At least six vehicles were involved in the crash at about 03:00 on Thursday.

Image source, West Mercia Police

The daughter of a man, from Hagley, injured in the Manchester bomb has written a note thanking nurses "for saving my dad".

The note, signed with a heart, reads: “Just want to say a big thank you to Liahna and Martin for saving my dad! I’m so thankful to them and they deserve the very best. Also wishing Brogan Jean a speedy recovery".

Garry Farr says his 11-year-old daughter Amy "is generally a bright and bubbly girl" and has managed to maintain that despite the attacks.

"We’ll be keeping an eye on her over the coming weeks because there are things she’s seen that no 11-year-old should see so she may need some help with that as time goes on."

About 2,700 sheep will be putting on their best coats and hoping to win a rosette.

The show has been held on a site in the shadow of the Malvern Hills since 1958.

Image source, BBC/Three Counties Agricultural Society

A father caught up in the Manchester bomb attack with his 11-year-old daughter has been speaking for the first time and says he is lucky to be alive.

Garry Farr, from Hagley, had to have surgery the day after the explosion and says he was saved by a trained nurse who made a tourniquet for his leg using two belts.

Mr Farr says he was extremely lucky not to have been more badly injured and has since been getting on with his life and hasn't been afraid to go out to gigs as he normally would.

The Royal Three Counties Show, held over three days in Malvern, doesn't just feature livestock competitions.

Image source, Three Counties Agricultural Society

• Sheep shearing "Test Match" between England and Wales
• Young farmers tug-of-war competition
• Pole climbing competition
• Quad bike handling contest
• Medieval Active Camp run by a battle re-enactment group
• The Red Devils parachute display

Thousands of visitors are expected at the Malvern Showground today, as the Royal Three Counties Show opens its doors.

The livestock and equine show lasts for three days and is the biggest of its kind in the UK.

Alistair Binney
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester

A schoolgirl has been injured in a "freak accident" on the Herefordshire / Gloucestershire border, the ambulance service says.

The 12-year-old, from Oxfordshire, was airlifted to hospital while on an adventure training course in Symonds Yat.

The girl was about to start a rock climbing challenge when she got her foot caught in a rope, tripped over a log and fell down a slope below a cliff.

Because of the seriousness of her injury, the aircrew decided to fly her to the specialist facilities at Bristol Children's Hospital.

Relive all the action as it happened from the One-Day Cup semi-final between Worcestershire and Surrey.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Some bright and some cloudy times today, with the potential for sunny spells at times and top temperatures of 22C (72F).

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