The latest news, sport, travel and weather across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

Alistair Collier, 60, had not been seen since the start of a race off the Dorset coast on Saturday.

Worcester Warriors run in seven tries to beat Bristol Bears and record their biggest Premiership victory.

Phillip was sent to a remote English school after his druglord father tried to kidnap him in Colombia.

Alistair Collier has not been seen for 24 hours since the start of a race at Knoll Beach, Dorset.

Phillip Witcomb was sent to a remote English school after his biological father tried to kidnap him.

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today

It's expected to be a cloudy night with patchy light rain and drizzle, with lows of 9C (48F).

Hereford Times

Here are three headlines from the Hereford Times today:

• Cyclist who died in Fownhope crash named, external
• Council finance bosses reveal £1.4m overspend, external
• Apple Fair returns to Leominster, external

The Labour group leader at Redditch Borough Council says he believes the West Midlands is on the brink of "social collapse".

Councillor Bill Hartnett has signed an open letter with other local politicians, calling for a complete reform of funding for local councils.

Labour argues that austerity cuts since 2010 have had a disastrous impact on services, but the government says funding changes will offer the region more power to capitalise on growth from business rates.

Five people have been arrested in Hereford after police looking for illicit tobacco raided two shops in the city.

Officers seized 12,500 cigarettes and 9kg of hand rolling tobacco from International Foods on Commercial Road

And 481 packs of cigarettes and 15 pouches of hand rolling tobacco were seized from Zabka Store in Eign Gate.

Image source, West Mercia Police

West Mercia Police said some of the tobacco was hidden inside a concealed space, operated by a sophisticated hydraulic system.

Bradley Tout remains at large after he escaped from a courtroom moments after being convicted.

Seventeen-year-old Othman Said was shot and left for dead by masked gunmen.

Worcester's giraffe statues are being removed this weekend, after 10 weeks on display.

The 57 painted statues were part of the Worcester Stands Tall art trail and they will now be auctioned off to raise money for St Richard's Hospice.

A farewell event is being held in the chapter house of Worcester Cathedral until Sunday.

The University of Worcester says it wants to take over operation of a CCTV camera near the Sabrina footbridge.

The family of student Thomas Jones, whose body was found in the River Severn last week, say the camera could have helped explain what happened, but it was broken at the time.

Image source, Google

Worcester City Council said the camera had not worked for a year.

The university says it has already contributed £200,000 to funding the CCTV system in Worcester.

Rich Davis
BBC Weather presenter

Any early areas of mist and fog will clear leaving a dry and fine day, with highs of 19C (66F).

Four projects are sharing almost £50,000 from the Arts Council and Heritage Lottery Fund.

One of the schemes involves international artist Yinka Shonibare, who will be working with local groups to create textile works inspired by some of the mythical creatures on Hereford's world famous Mappa Mundi.

The money will also pay for local groups to recreate a fountain which stood in Ross on Wye during the 18th Century.

Hereford Times

From the Hereford Times:

• Digger rams into cash machine, external
• Illegal cigarettes discovered at Hereford shops, external
• Hereford to Bromyard road closed for resurfacing works, external

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It should be a mainly dry night, with some mist and shallow fog patches towards tomorrow morning with lows of 13C (55F).

Thomas Jones's parents said 'vital clues' were lost because a council camera had not worked in a year.

Bradley Tout escaped from a courtroom moments after he was found guilty of attacking a teenage girl.