Worcester appoint Solomons as assistantpublished at 19:26 BST 14 October 2017
Worcester Warriors appoint vastly experienced Alan Solomons as short-term assistant to director of rugby Gary Gold.
Read MoreWorcester appoint Solomons as assistantpublished at 19:26 BST 14 October 2017
Worcester 30-20 Brivepublished at 17:05 BST 14 October 2017
Worcester hooker Joe Taufete'e scores a hat-trick but England centre Ben Te'o's ankle injury mars the win over Brive.
Read MoreChester complete double signingpublished at 12:19 BST 14 October 2017
Chester sign Derby County striker Offrande Zanzala on a one-month loan and goalkeeper Ryan Crump on non-contract terms.
Read MoreHundreds of knives handed in to the policepublished at 18:50 BST 13 October 2017
Hundreds of knives and other bladed weapons have been handed in to police stations across Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire over the past four weeks.
West Mercia Police launched a "knife surrender" scheme on 18 September and it is due to come to an end on Monday.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceMore than 250 bladed weapons have been handed into stations in Shropshire alone, including the ones pictured here.
Image source, West Mercia PoliceOnce the collection is complete, the knives will be passed on to an artist at the British Ironworks Centre near Oswestry, who plans to turn it into a plinth for his giant knife angel sculpture.
Watch: Latest weather for the West Midlandspublished at 18:02 BST 13 October 2017
Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands TodayPatchy rain will ease this evening. It should remain cloudy, but dry, in most places overnight.
It will be a mild and rather muggy night for all, while remaining breezy - 15C (59F).
Media caption, West Midlands weather
Missing man found deadpublished at 16:31 BST 13 October 2017
BreakingA body found in the River Wye yesterday evening, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye, has been identified as 40-year-old Martin Humphreys, from Hereford.
He was last seen in the Bridge Street area of the city on Monday.
Police are not treating his death as suspicious.
Only a quarter of farm sell-off tenants remainpublished at 15:51 BST 13 October 2017
Claudia Berry
BBC NewsOnly 16 of the 40 tenants affected by the sell-off of Herefordshire Council farms have managed to stay on their land, despite original promises that no-one would have to leave.
That includes 12 tenants who bought all or part of their farms and four who have stayed on as tenants under a new landlord.
The council said another nine farmers have retired and 13 have found work in the rural or agricultural sector.
Two have yet to decide what they will do.
Man dies in Bewdley crashpublished at 15:14 BST 13 October 2017
A man in his 20s has died following a crash in Bewdley earlier today.
West Mercia Police said the crash happened on the B4194 at around 06:45 and involved a red Ford Fiesta and a silver BMW.
The driver of the Fiesta, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the BMW, a man in his 60s, has been taken to Russells Hall Hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.
The force added there are a number of road closures in the area.
In the papers: No confidence meeting calledpublished at 13:57 BST 13 October 2017
Some of the stories in the Worcester News today:
- Labour call "urgent" meeting due to "no confidence" Tory leadership, external
- School criticised for encouraging paracetamol use, external
- Planning row is brewing over "eyesore" flats scheme, external
Air pollution reaches dangerous levelspublished at 08:51 BST 13 October 2017
Air pollution has reached dangerous levels in 12 areas of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
More parts of Worcester could be officially flagged up for breaching legal limits.
Image source, GRAHAMDThe worst place is the Horsefair in Kidderminster, with Holmer Road and Belmont Road in Hereford also making the list.
South Street in Leominster Now London Road, Foregate Street, The Tything and The Butts in Worcester are due to be added to the list because they're in breach of EU pollution limits.
Search for West Midlands unsung sporting heropublished at 08:40 BST 13 October 2017
BBC Midlands TodayThe search is on to find this year's BBC Midlands Sports Unsung Hero.
Last year’s winner was 83-year-old David Finney (pictured below) who has been been coaching swimmers in Redditch for more than 40 years.
The award has been widened this year to include physical activities like dance and yoga.
Watch: Latest weather forecastpublished at 07:21 BST 13 October 2017
Alex Hamilton
BBC WeatherSome wet and windy weather on the way today, but temperatures are staying high for this time of year.
Highs of 20C (68F) with more warm weather expected over the weekend.
Media caption, West Midlands weather
Inquiry ordered into prison disturbancepublished at 17:50 BST 12 October 2017
The disturbance at the maximum security Long Lartin jail was not linked to staff levels, minister says.
Read MoreWeather: A mild night and warm temperatures forecast tomorrowpublished at 17:49 BST 12 October 2017
Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands TodayWe're forecast a mild night with temperatures as high as 15C (59F) in places. That's going to continue tomorrow and they could rise up to 18C (64F).
It's going to remain overcast though.
Media caption, Weather forecast for the West Midlands on Thursday 12 October
Long delays on M42 and M5 despite clear-uppublished at 17:18 BST 12 October 2017
BBC News TravelThere are long delays on the M42 southbound, Highways England warns, but all lanes have now reopened between J10 and J9.
On the M5 northbound J5-J4a, just one lane remains closed for the clear up and barrier repairs following the HGV crash at 05:20 this morning. Again there are long queues in the area.
Two lanes reopen on M5 after overturned lorrypublished at 16:23 BST 12 October 2017
Two lanes have reopened past the scene of an overturned lorry that's been causing misery on the northbound section of the M5 between junctions 5 and 4A.
There are severe delays in the area back to junction six.
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End of X post 2Led Zepplin drummer statue gets planning approvalpublished at 15:41 BST 12 October 2017
Plans for a bronze sculpture of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham have been approved by Redditch borough councillors.
The lifesize statue will stand in the town centre, and it's hoped it will be completed in time for 31 May next year, which would have been his 70th birthday.
Image source, Getty ImagesJohn Bonham died in 1980 at the age of 32.
'Golden hello' for rural GPspublished at 14:42 BST 12 October 2017
BBC News HealthNewly qualified GPs are to be offered a one-off payment of £20,000 if they start their careers in areas that struggle to attract family doctors.
The £4m scheme, to be announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, aims to boost the numbers of doctors in rural and coastal areas of England.
Image source, PAMr Hunt said it would help "reduce the pressure" on practices in those areas.
The Royal College of GPs backed the plan, saying there was a "serious shortage" of family doctors.
Fire service takeover plans submittedpublished at 14:32 BST 12 October 2017
Plans which involve the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner taking control of the fire services in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been submitted to the government, despite protests from the existing fire authorities.
John Campion says this would save millions of pounds and improve collaboration between the police and fire service.
Image source, West Mercia PCCFire authorities and councils in the three counties have cast doubt on his money-saving claims and argued that there was good collaboration already.
The Home Office will now be asked to make a decision on the proposals.
Child deaths prompt serious case reviewspublished at 13:50 BST 12 October 2017
Child protection services in Worcestershire are to be externally run after "inadequate" ratings.
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