Summary

  • Plastic packaging firm in administration putting 200 jobs at risk

  • Fundraising campaign for toddler who had finger and feet amputated

  • Attempted rape arrest in Worcester

  • March to protest against homes on green-belt land

  • Munitions workers to be commemorated

  • Updates on Friday 4 August 2017

  1. Nash ton puts Sussex on top at Worcspublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 6 August 2017

    Sussex's Chris Nash scores his first County Championship ton of the summer to put his side on top against Worcestershire.

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  2. Worcestershire v Sussexpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 6 August 2017

    Listen to live Hereford and Worcester commentary as Worcestershire host Sussex in division two of the County Championship

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  3. Munitions workers honoured after 75 yearspublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 6 August 2017

    More than 30 women and one man aged between 94 and 104 are presented with commemoration badges.

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  4. Notts make world-record Powerplay scorepublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 5 August 2017

    Alex Hales hits 95 off 30 balls as Notts pile up the highest Powerplay score in Twenty20 history in beating Durham.

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  5. Fast fifties, nightmare journeys & tight finishespublished at 22:49 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Worcestershire keep alive their hopes of reaching the T20 Blast quarter-finals with a thrilling win against Birmingham Bears.

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  6. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday.

  7. Coming up on BBC Midlands Today: Finley Amos' meningitis battlepublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC Midlands Today

    When two-year-old Finley Amos was suddenly sick one morning, his parents had no idea of the awful events that were about to unfold.

    Within hours he was in hospital in an induced coma with meningitis.

    Finley Amos

    It was touch and go, but little Finley pulled through.

    The blood poisoning meant doctors had to amputate all of his fingers, thumbs and both feet.

    Finley has astounded everyone and help is now pouring in from strangers.

    Our reporter Sarah Bishop has been to meet him and will have more on BBC One from 18:30.

  8. Racehorse Welfare Centre could face closurepublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Ben Godfrey
    BBC Midlands Today

    The Racehorse Welfare Centre, external, in Malvern, is a sanctuary that looks after ex-racehorses that have retired from racing.

    The horses would normally be sent to slaughter but the welfare centre takes them.

    Horses

    It's looked after 13 horses in the past six years, but it costs about £20,000 a year to fund.

    Heather Wadley, a horse welfare specialist at the charity, says the centre does get some funds from the racing industry, but it isn't enough for it to keep going.

  9. Weather: A fine night but stormy showers tomorrowpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Rebecca Wood
    BBC Midlands Today

    It's going to be a fine night with some sunshine this evening, but there will be rain tomorrow and maybe some thunder and lightning.

    Media caption,

    Friday's weather forecast for the West Midlands

  10. Paedophile hunter's testimony criticised by judgepublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    A judge has criticised a Herefordshire paedophile hunter after an alleged sex offender walked free from court.

    David Poole, who founded the group Division H, set up a fake profile online, claiming to be a 14-year-old called Chloe.

    David Poole

    The 38-year-old's evidence was described as "at best inaccurate and at worst a lie".

    He told Cardiff Crown Court how he trapped Adnan Khalid, who was trying to have sex with an under-age girl.

    But Mr Poole, who'd turned up four hours late for the trial, admitted he hadn't passed photo evidence to the police, despite claiming he had.

    Judge Thomas Crowther ordered the jury to find Mr Khalid not guilty and criticised the paedophile hunter for the trial collapsing.

  11. Festival debut for Piggy Doo Darpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Ben Sidwell
    BBC Midlands Today

    A rock band made up of three 11-year-old's will play at a charity festival in Upton-upon-Severn this weekend.

    It will be Evesham-based PiggyDooDar, external's first festival.

    PiggyDooDar'

    The Drunken Monkey Rock Festival, external was launched in Upton-upon-Severn four years ago, in memory of local man Ian Dowton, who died after a car accident.

    So far it has raised more than £11,000 for the life-saving Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

  12. Cricket: Worcestershire Rapids in local T20 contestpublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    The Worcestershire Rapids will travel to Edgbaston tonight to take on the Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast.

    The game starts at 19:00. You can follow the live action here.

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  13. Judge criticises paedophile hunterspublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    A man accused of grooming is cleared after a judge deems evidence from a paedophile hunter unreliable.

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  14. Your pictures: Blue skies and hillspublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    BBC Weather Watchers

    It's dazzling blue skies all the way with this BBC Weather Watcher update.

    Maria and her days out sent us this lovely picture from Bromsgrove, featuring a cute windmill.

    BromsgroveImage source, Maria and her days out

    Robbo sent this in from way up in the Malverns, another lovely blue sky.

    Send us your weather pictures here.

    MalvernImage source, Robbo
  15. Campaign to raise £10,000 nears its targetpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    We told you earlier about little Finley and the story of how he contracted meningitis and septicaemia in June, which left him fighting for his life.

    A £10,000 fundraising campaign has been set up by his family to help him when he's older.

    So far, the Just Giving page has raised nearly £7,000.

    Fundraise pageImage source, Just Giving

    Finley had his left foot removed at the ankle, his right foot removed a third of the way up the shin and lost all of his fingers.

    The family has a meeting later this month to discuss prosthetics and Mr Amos said his son was coping well.

  16. Gelpack jobs: Hereford MP will try to 'lessen the burden'published at 14:41 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Hereford MP Jesse Norman says he wants to meet the administrators at Gelpack as soon as possible.

    The plastics manufacturing firm which employs 200 people in the city has appointed KPMG to look for a buyer after going into administration.

    No redundancies have been made but most staff have been sent home.

    GelpackImage source, Google
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    It's potentially devastating, we'll do everything we possibly can to try to prevent this from happening or if it does happen to lessen the burden on those affected

    Jesse Norman, MP

  17. Fire at Worcester house was started deliberately, say policepublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    A fire at a new-build property in Worcester "may have been started deliberately", police say.

    Digilis LaneImage source, Google
    Image caption,

    A stretch of Digilis Lane

    Nobody was injured in the blaze that happened in the early hours of 26 July in Digilis Lane.

    West Mercia Police says inquiries are continuing and wants to speak to any witnesses.

  18. Pictures: Fully restored Tudor buildingpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 4 August 2017

    Joanne Malin
    BBC Midlands Today

    Work has been completed on a 400-year-old Tudor home in Bromsgrove.

    The house, built on the High Street in 1572, has been renovated following a grant from the Townscape Heritage Initiative.

    Tudor house
    House