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
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The exit slip road on the M42 southbound at J3 has been shut by police as they deal with an incident.
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Nicola Goodwin
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
A service has been held on the site to a former munitions factory on the 75th anniversary of a bombing raid which killed at least 16 people.
Survivors, who are now in their 90s, and relatives of those killed attended the special service this morning at Rotherwas in Hereford.
Nancy Evans, who survived the bombing, told BBC Hereford & Worcester she still remembers the shock of losing so many friends.
Quote MessageTo see the bigger part of your friends were dead - some survived, but they didn't survive for long."
Nancy Evans, Former munitions worker
The last time someone was shot by an officer in the West Midlands was 17 years ago.
That's according to the West Midlands' police and crime commissioner David Jamieson who has been speaking to BBC WM after a man was shot by police in Rubery last night.
The man, believed to be in his 30s, was taken to hospital with a gun shot wound to the chest, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
It happened at about 21:00 last night and Mr Jamieson said it was too early to talk of details, but he confirmed the shooting.
"There is an independent inquiry that will look into that, but just to put this in context, this is extremely rare, for officers to open fire. In fact, the last time someone was shot by an officer in the West Midlands was actually 17 years ago in June 2000 and it's been over 20 years since someone was fatally shot by a police officer."
The mother of a 21-year-old woman who had taken the slimming drug DNP and died after an "overwhelmed" hospital department failed to spot the "potentially fatal overdose" says she could not believe the lack of care she had witnessed.
Carole Shipsey, who is a nurse, says she told staff her daughter, Bethany, was having a respiratory arrest. A tracheotomy was performed to try to get her breathing, but it was too late, she said.
Image source, EPAMiss Shipsey was being treated at Worcestershire Royal Hospital when there were delays recognising her condition, a report has found.
Worcestershire Acute HospitalsTrust carried out the internal report into Miss Shipsey's death, which it shared with her family and has been seen by the BBC.
It said "an overwhelmed department led to a delay in recognition of a potentially fatal overdose and delayed implementation of cooling measures" - a treatment used in DNP overdoses.
The trust said it would not comment until after Miss Shipsey's inquest.
Quote MessageI'm struggling even now to believe it myself - they did nothing. She was in the department for four hours before she arrested."
Carole Shipsey
The man shot by police in Rubery last night was wounded in the chest, West Midlands Ambulance Service says.
He is thought to be in his 30s.
Emergency crews were called to Hereford Close at 21:00 on Wednesday.
Image source, @snapperSKWest Midlands Police has arrested another man on suspicion of firearms offences. It said earlier "a firearm was discharged by an armed officer which resulted in one man being taken to hospital with a gunshot injury".
The case has been referred to the IPCC.
A man who was caught in a police sting after he stole women's underwear, has been given a six-month conditional discharge.
John Wall, 38, of Etnam Street, Leominster, pleaded guilty to theft at Hereford Magistrates' Court on 22 July.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceWest Mercia Police say they mounted the operation after a woman from Leominster raised concerns that underwear was being stolen from her washing line.
Underwear marked with Smartwater was put on a washing line and Wall was later caught on camera stealing it.
Tom Edwards
Reporter, BBC Hereford & Worcester
Traders in Droitwich say they're "thousands of pounds" out of pocket because of roadworks which could now last until the end of November.
Shop owners say they were told a six-month scheme to improve the sewers and resurface the town's High Street was due to end by the middle of October, but Worcestershire County Council has pushed back the completion date by several weeks.
This video shows how eerily quiet the High Street is at 13:00 on a weekday.
Traders claim over-running roadworks are keeping customers away.
Severn Trent have issued a statement saying traders affected by it can apply for compensation to try and limit some of the damage.
The county council has also issued a statement saying it has offered reduced rate parking nearby to help encourage people to visit.
Dave Bradley
Cricket commentator
Worcestershire Rapids have won for the first time in this season's Natwest T20 Blast - they beat Notts Outlaws by 13 runs at Trent Bridge last night.
Joe Clarke (pictured) with 60 and Ross Whitely with five sixes in his 42 took the Rapids to 208 for 8 off 20 overs.
Image source, Getty ImagesJohn Hastings took 3 for 31 as Notts finished on 189 for 5.
Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today
A young woman who had taken slimming drug DNP died after an "overwhelmed" hospital department failed to spot the "potentially fatal overdose".
Bethany Shipsey, 21, was being treated at Worcestershire Royal Hospital when there were delays recognising her condition, a report has found.
Image source, FamilyHer father, Doug Shipsey, said he had warned a nurse how serious the diet pill was.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said it would not comment until after Miss Shipsey's inquest.
A five-day hearing is due to take place from 8 January.
A man has been wounded and taken to hospital following a police shooting.
West Midlands Police has cordoned off an area in Hereford Close in Rubery.
It happened at about 21:00 last night.
Image source, @snapperSKThe force added another man had been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.
The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and police say the officer's body-worn video camera was on at the time of the incident.
Carole Shipsey says not enough was done by staff at Worcester Royal Hospital to save her daughter.
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BBC Weather
A cloudy and breezy day with some bright spells mixed with scattered showers and highs of around 20C (68F).
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An "overwhelmed" department led to delays in the overdose being recognised and treated, a report says.
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Hereford FC will have West Bromwich Albion keeper Ethan Ross playing for them in tonight's friendly against Cardiff.
The Baggies have agreed that the 20-year-old can play two friendly games for the Bulls.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe will play in tonight's game at Edgar Street and Monday’s game with Gloucester City at Evesham.
The new civil war exhibition is going into the Commandery museum in Worcester.
The building where the museum is based was used as a hospital during the Battle of Worcester in 1651, which ended the English Civil War.
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