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Summary
Council plans another £100m in cuts over five years
Mystery surrounds a man found wandering in Hereford
Canadian man make pilgrimage to Worcestershire war grave
Ceramic poppies from Tower of London are on display at Hereford Cathedral
Updates on Wednesday 11 November 2015
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather: Rain will clear leaving a clear but cool nightpublished at 17:52
Any rain will soon clear southeastwards this eveningleaving the rest of the night dry but breezywith some lengthy clear spells.
Tomorrow will start dry with rain arriving later.
Feeling cooler than of late with temperatures nearer the seasonal average. Lows of 9C (48F).
Dean Ryan not the bookies favourite for England jobpublished at 17:43
Tim Race
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterWorcester Warriors' Director of Rugby, Dean Ryan, is a 10/1 long-shot to become the next England rugby coach, according to the bookies.
Ryan has told the BBC he is "not interested" in the England job.
Image source, PAVideo: Pudsey scrums down with the Worcester Warriorspublished at 17:37
Pudsey has been trying his hand at some of the training drills used by the Worcester Warriors, as part of his tour picking up money raised for Children in Need.
Media caption, Pudsey scrums down with the Worcester Warriors for Children in Need.
Video: How Beth was helped by Children in Needpublished at 17:20
Beth, who's 17, talks about how she's benefited from some of the money raised by Children in Need.
Media caption, Beth, 17, has been in foster homes and helps at music project Make Some Noise
Trip to war grave helps Canadian man 'connect' with grandfatherpublished at 17:10
A Canadian man who has travelled to Worcestershire to visit his grandfather's war grave says the trip has helped bring home the sacrifice his relative made.
Sgt Alton O'Neill, of the Royal Canadian Airforce, was killed in 1943 when his Wellington bomber crashed on its way back to Pershore aerodrome - he is buried in the town's churchyard.
Quote MessageFor families who've loved ones overseas there is a bit of a disconnect, people went far away and never came came - it is really strange to be able to fill in the story of my grandfather
Ryan Murdock
Latest: Budget cuts of £100m planned by council and ceramic poppies on show at cathedralpublished at 17:00
Kate West
Journalist, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Worcestershire County Council will cut another £100m from its budget over the next five years
- Checks are going on nationally and internationally after a man was found wandering around Hereford
- Ceramic poppies which filled the moat at the Tower of London last year are on display at Hereford Cathedral
Pub fines customers for saying Christmas and refuses to put up decorations until Decemberpublished at 16:53
No decorations, no gimmicks and definitely no mentioning the C word - a Rushwick pub has become a last bastion of hope against the premature celebrating of Christmas, external.
Image source, Worcester NewsVideo: Luctonians' player faces RFU disciplinary hearingpublished at 16:43
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterLuctonians’ director of rugby Alex Davidson says the referee was right to send off their Austrian lock Sebastian Freydell in the 15-15 National Two North draw at Caldy, although he didn’t feel there was much in the incident.
Luctonians had to play the whole of the second half with 14 men, but might have won with the final kick of the game, only for a penalty attempt to drift narrowly wide.
Freydell’s disciplinary hearing will take place in Bristol tonight.
Unemployment in Worcester falls to record lowpublished at 16:33
Official data shows 1.4% of working-age people claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance last month – the lowest since claimant records began in 1983, external.
Pudsey get a big lift from the Worcester Warriorspublished at 16:12
The latest stop on the Pennies for Pudsey tour was at Sixways - home to the Worcester Warriors.
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End of X postVideo: Armistice Day silence falls across West Midlandspublished at 15:55
BBC Midlands TodayPeople have been paying their respects to the servicemen and women who gave their lives in the service of the country.
BBC Midlands Today has been around the region, to see how the two-minute silence was observed.
Media caption, People pay their respects to those that lost their lives in conflict.
Around £100m to be slashed from council budgetpublished at 15:42
Around £100m needs to be saved at Worcestershire County Council, external over the next four years - with more jobs set to be lost.
Image source, Worcester NewsLatest: Armed police deployed after gunshots and council cuts £100m from its budgetpublished at 15:30
Kate West
Journalist, BBC Hereford & WorcesterHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Armed police have been deployed in Redditch as "a precaution" after the sound of gunshots was reported
- Worcestershire County Council is planning to reduce its spending by around £100m over the next five years
- A Canadian man has travelled to Worcestershire for today's Armistice Day commemorations to remember his grandfather who is buried there.
Armistice Day at St Martin's, Herefordpublished at 15:20
A barrow full of money for Children in Needpublished at 15:08
Malcolm Boyden
Presenter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThe money inside Boyden’s Bear Barrow has been counted up – people have beem filling it with coins for Children in Need at Elite Service Centre in Barnard’s Green in Malvern.
There’s a total of £154.98 in it - thanks to all the people who have contributed.
Worcester Foodbank hires extra warehousepublished at 14:49
A record--breaking harvest festival collection has left Worcester Foodbank bursting at the seams, external and needing extra warehouse space.
Image source, Worcester NewsArmed police seal off an area near a park in Redditchpublished at 14:36
Tim Race
Producer, BBC Hereford & WorcesterArmed police have been have been deployed "as a precaution" after reports of the sound of gunshots near a country park in Redditch, police say.
Image source, GoogleWest Mercia Police say they received reports of noises which have been described as "possible crow scares or gun shots".
The armed officers have been deployed to a wooded area of Arrow Valley County Park and they have isolated the area, police say.
No-one has been sighted and police say they don't believe there are "any particular threats to the public".
Battle memorial park on shortlist to be named best in UKpublished at 14:23
Gheluvelt Park, in Worcester,, external is on a shortlist to be named the best in the UK.
Image source, Worcester City CouncilThe winner will be announced at a ceremony at Lord's Cricket Ground on 2 December.
The park was built to remember the efforts of the Worcestershire Regiment at the Battle of Gheluvelt in WW1.
Quote MessageIf you live in Worcester, you are probably well aware of what a fantastic place the Gheluvelt Park is – so this is really an opportunity to gain some national recognition and to encourage more people to visit the city
Councillor Andy Roberts
Hereford man is banned from all city centre pubspublished at 14:12
A Hereford man with a history of alcohol-related offences has been banned from entering every pub in the centre of Hereford, external.
Image source, Hereford Times
