Updates from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September 2017
A record number of nursing students have started, external at the University of Worcester this year - and will be helping patients in hospitals, GP surgeries and clinics across the region.
Stourport-on-Severn features in this image sent in by Weather Watcher sue hanstone earlier today.
Image source, sue hanstoneAnd Weather Watcher mags sent this photo of Kidderminster this morning. You can get involved with BBC Weather Watchers here.
Image source, magsA second Hereford FC, external board member has left.
Governance director Phil Eynon's departure has been confirmed by the club which now has two short-term vacancies on the board following financial director Mike Cole's departure in August.
The club says it hopes to make an announcement on the roles in the next few days.
Chairman Ken Kinnersley said: "We respect the decision Phil has reached and on behalf of everyone at the club I’d like to thank him for the huge amount of time and effort he has put in at Edgar Street over the past two years.
"The process of appointing a new financial director and a replacement for Phil is already at an advanced stage, subject to the necessary legal formalities and the requirement for a slight re-alignment of responsibilities within the Hereford FC Board."
Part of the M5 remains closed after a chemical lorry overturned in the early hours.
The driver, believed to be in his 50s, was treated for cuts to his head and grazes to his arm and taken to hospital.
Image source, @wmaspeterbowlesThe crash happened at the southbound exit slipway at junction eight of the M5, where the motorway links to the M50, just before 00:15.
A campaign for a roundabout at a notorious Pershore junction, which residents say would ease their traffic misery, has been gathering pace, external.
A teacher from Worcestershire could be one of the first people in history to set foot on one of the last remaining unexplored places on Earth.
Image source, Ice Warrior
Image source, Ice WarriorClare Shaw, from Broadway, has been selected to take part in the Ice Warrior Lastpole Expedition, which will attempt to reach the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, more than 200 miles further north than the geographic North Pole.
Although nobody's ever managed to get there, Clare's confident she and the rest of the team will make it.
Image source, Ice WarriorQuote MessageOur expedition leader... attempted it. He was on a solo trip. I think it was too difficult to get to with the breaks in the sea ice, so it will be better with a large team and obviously we've got some new equipment that's been brought in to do this."
Clare Shaw, Polar explorer
One man has taken to hospital with cuts and bruises after a chemical lorry overturned as it left the M5 motorway.
West Midlands Ambulance Service, which took this footage, was called to the southbound exit slipway at junction eight of the M5, where the motorway links to the M50, just before 00:15 this morning.
Chemical lorry overturns at motorways junction.
In tonight's football, Redditch United will host Slough Town in a Southern League Premier Division game.
In Division One West, Evesham United head to Cirencester Town.
A consultation is due to get under way about proposals to move part of a county business to an alternative site, external in the West Midlands.
The Malvern Hills Science Park [pictured below] could be about to become the first test site in the UK for 5G technology.
Image source, Google MapsWorcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, external has teamed with the University of Surrey, external to create the test bed, which will allow entrepreneurs to test 5G capabilities in a new incubator sited at the science park.
They will be working with the likes of Worcester Bosch, Gtech and Qinetiq to find new ways of improving businesses here and around the world.
5G could give mobile devices faster access to the internet.
An HGV driver has been taken to hospital after a chemical lorry overturned as it left a motorway.
Image source, West Midlands Ambulance ServiceThe crash happened at the southbound exit slipway at junction eight of the M5, where the motorway links to the M50, just before 00:15.
The man, believed to be in his 50s, was treated for cuts to his head and grazes to his arm, the ambulance service say.
Quote MessageDue to the chemical nature of the incident, HART [Hazardous Area Response Team] remained on scene to support fire service colleagues in case of contamination from the chemicals, but were able to stand down without the need to treat any further patients."
West Midlands Ambulance Service statement
Dave Bradley
Cricket commentator
After a rain-affected first day at New Road, Worcestershire resume their first innings against Durham on 90-3 this morning with Joe Clarke 46 not out.
Image source, Stu Forster - Getty ImagesOvernight rain ruled out a start until after lunch on day one at New Road.
The Division Two leaders, who elected to bat when play finally got under way, still need six points from this game to be sure of going up.
There will be full commentary on today's play on BBC Hereford & Worcester's 738 AM frequency and online.
A rape victim from Worcester says tougher punishments need to be handed out to sex offenders.
Latest figures show police in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are facing an unprecedented rise in the number of sexual offences, with more than 3,000 reported across the West Mercia force area last year.
Peter Shirley, who's 42, was raped four years ago - he has waived his right to anonymity.
He left it over a year before telling the police and nobody was ever prosecuted for the sexual assault on him.
Quote MessageI've still got the physical scars and the mental scars [from] what I went through that I can't get rid of. Shocking. It's unbelievable. It's got to stop. The sentencing needs to go up."
Peter Shirley, Rape victim
Delays continue for drivers this morning as the clean-up operation takes place on the M50 and M5.
Highways England have advised that the carriageway should re-open at about 12:00, but this could change. There are long delays in all the surrounding routes as a consequence.
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Stephanie Barnard
BBC Local Live
Here's an update to the story we told you about earlier involving an overturned lorry on the M5.
The vehicle has been lifted, although a cleanup and recovery operation continues.
Highways England has closure details and predicts "long delays"
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Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather
Any mist or fog around this morning will clear leaving a brighter afternoon with some sunny spells and highs of 19C (66F).
Latest weather for the West Midlands
Highways England say an overturned lorry at Junction 8 of the M5 Southbound is causing delays.
The vehicle is still being recovered and a clean-up operation is in progress.
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Listen to BBC local radio commentary as Worcestershire host Durham in County Championship Division Two.
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