Hales hits century as Notts beat Yorkspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
England one-day batsman Alex Hales hits a century as Nottinghamshire chase 224 to beat Yorkshire in the T20 Blast.
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Man shoot by police 'stable'
Bomb squad called over homemade fireworks
Lottery funding for museum project
Walk-in health centre closes
New civil war exhibition
Updates on Friday 28 July 2017
Hales hits century as Notts beat Yorkspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
Listen: T20 Blastpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 30 July 2017
Listen to BBC local radio commentary from Sunday's six T20 Blast group games.
Read MoreWest Highlands worst for broadbandpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 29 July 2017
More than 65% of connections in Ross, Skye and Lochaber were below target speeds of 10mb/s.
Read MoreOur live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with more live news, sport, travel and weather.
The man making coracles for Hollywoodpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
A Herefordshire coracle maker has found his wares in demand from Hollywood.
Peter Faulkner, from Leintwardine, has made 300 of the small boats since falling in love with them during a journey down the River Teme.
Since then, some of them have appeared in films such as Snow White and the Huntsman and Robin Hood.
Peter has paddled hundreds of miles in the boats and is aiming to paddle 1,000 miles.
Media caption, The Herefordshire man making coracles for Hollywood
Bird is new head coach at Severn Starspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Severn Stars promote Sam Bird to head coach of the Worcester-based Netball Superleague side.
Read MoreFootball: City sign new defenderpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Worcester City have signed title-winning defender Mark Smith.
Smith has previously won the Midland Football League Premier title with both Alvechurch and Tividale.
Quote MessageSmudger comes in with a wealth of experience and will give us a huge presence in the back line, we look forward to working alongside him for the new season."
Lee Hughes, Joint Manager
Watch: Your 50-second weather forecastpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayOutbreaks of rain and strong winds will continue through tonight eventually clearing away to give a drier end to the night with clear spells.
It will remain on the mild side for most - lows of 14C (57F).
Media caption, Weather for the West Midlands.
Rare number plate to be sold by policepublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
The first ever car number plate issued in Worcestershire is set to be sold and, according to one historian, it could raise around £250,000.
AB 1 came into use in 1903 and was traditionally used on the chief constable's car.
Now the Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion has decided to sell it to raise money for the force.
Rugby: Warriors announce ticket price cuts for next seasonpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Some ticket prices at Sixways have been reduced for next season, Worcester Warriors announced today, external.
Pricing in the Blue and Bronze Adult categories have been reduced along with family tickets.
Image source, Getty ImagesQuote MessageWe'd like to see Sixways as packed and loud as possible on match days to try and create that brilliant atmosphere the stadium is known for. And by reducing prices in key areas, we hope it encourages more people to come and enjoy Premiership Rugby."
Gus Mackay, Warriors' managing director
Armed officers deployed after woman assaultedpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
A woman has been taken to hospital after being assaulted with a bladed weapon in Kidderminster, external.
Man shot by police in 'stable condition'published at 16:19 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
A man who was shot by an armed police officer on Wednesday night is in a stable condition in hospital, the West Midlands force says.
Image source, PAThe victim, said to be in his early 40s, was shot in Hereford Close, Rubery.
A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of firearms offences has been bailed under strict curfew conditions.
Two other men, aged 17 and 20, and a 53-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of drugs offences have been released under investigation.
Bomb squad called over homemade fireworkspublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
West Mercia's bomb disposal team were called to a house in Kidderminster earlier today.
Officers went to an address in Hawford Avenue after a call involving concerns over homemade fireworks.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Mercia Police say a man at the house was given safety advice by officers and the "voluntary disposal" of a number of fireworks was carried out.
Record entries for Worcestershire Apprentice Awardspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Judges have described the finalists as highlighting the exceptionally positive contribution that apprenticeships have on the local workforce, external.
Your pictures: Rare bee-fly seen for the first timepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust says these two sightings are the first ever in Worcestershire, and there have been only around 30 sightings in the whole of the country up to 2010.
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End of twitter postCricket: Moeen part of England fight backpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
BBC SportWorcestershire's Moeen Ali was in for 40 minutes, making 16 runs, as England chased a decent first innings total in the third Test against South Africa.
He was out caught by de Kock off the bowling of Morkel. England were all out for 353, with ben Stokes making 112.
You can follow the game on the BBC Sport live page.
Image source, Getty ImagesMerryn the Rough Collie lends a paw to the Alexandra Hospitalpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch has welcomed a brand new team member - a loveable two-year-old Rough Collie called Merryn, external.
Lottery funding for museums reviewpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
A grant of £39,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be used to conduct an external review of the Herefordshire Museums Service, the council says.
It will look at how the museums and the staff working in them can develop in the future.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageThis is fantastic news for the museum service as a whole; this project will enable us to identify a successful future for the museum and for the heritage of Hereford, so that our wonderful museums’ collections can be shared to their full potential with residents and visitors."
Councillor Harry Bramer, Herefordshire Council
Walk-in centre closespublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
Hereford's walk-in medical centre at Asda will be permanently closed from 20:00 tonight.
The site will become the new home of the Ross Road Branch of the Moorfield House surgery and an out of hours service where people can get treatment during the evening and at weekends.
The Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group say the refurbishment work will take around eight weeks.
Police cycle challenge to remember fallen colleaguespublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 28 July 2017
More than 30 police officers from around the UK are passing through the area today, on a 180-mile (290km) cycle ride in remembrance of colleagues who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
They've been geeting some much deserved lunch in Worcestershire.
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