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Friday 5th September

Flood warnings after rivers rise

6PM - BBC News

Three flood warnings are issued in Herefordshire as heavy rain continues to sweep across the region.


Heavy rain leads to road closures

5PM - BBC News

Heavy rainfall sweeping across the West Midlands leads to some road closures and severe weather warnings.


Jobs threat over factory closure

5PM - BBC News

Up to 150 jobs are under threat after the announcement that a timber factory is to leave Herefordshire.


Poster campaign over bonfire body

11AM - BBC News

Posters go up at truck stops to try and find a driver who spoke to a man whose body was found in the remains of a bonfire.


Thursday 4th September

'Ice in fuel' caused BA jet crash

6PM - BBC News

A BA plane with a Worcester pilot was probably brought down at Heathrow by ice in its fuel system, a report says.


Bin baby police search websites

2PM - BBC News

Social networking websites are searched in a bid to find the mother of a baby whose body was found in recycling.


People smuggled 'for huge profit'

1PM - BBC News

A Kidderminster man accused of trafficking poor Chinese into the UK made "huge profits", a court hears.


Majority 'would not use' clinic

1PM - BBC News

Plans for a GP "super surgery" could go ahead in Worcester despite survey results suggesting most people do not want it.


Wednesday 3rd September

Voluntary groups to share £1.2m

2PM - BBC News

Voluntary and community groups in Worcestershire will be able to apply for grants worth nearly £1.2m.


Witnesses sought in bonfire case

2PM - BBC News

Detectives say they want to trace anyone who saw a man before his body was found in the remains of a bonfire.


Council blitz vow on chewing gum

2PM - BBC News

Council leaders in Worcester vow to get tough with people who drop chewing gum on the city's streets.


Tuesday 2nd September

Horse Whisperer author taken ill

8PM - BBC News

The Bromsgrove-educated author of The Horse Whisperer is in hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms.


Horse Whisperer author takes ill

2PM - BBC News

The Bromsgrove-educated author of The Horse Whisperer is in hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms.


Crash road to be shut for weeks

1PM - BBC News

Police say a road which had to be shut after a car crashed into shops could be shut one-way for "several weeks".


Man sought over assault on woman

11AM - BBC News

Police investigating a serious assault on a woman in Worcestershire describe a man they want to speak to.


Monday 1st September

Road still closed following crash

12PM - BBC News

A road remains closed in a Worcestershire town following an incident in which a car crashed into shops.


Woman ruled out of baby body case

12PM - BBC News

A woman arrested over the discovery of a newborn girl's body at a waste recycling plant is ruled out of the inquiry.


'Year-late' bridge work finished

9AM - BBC News

Work on a bridge on a major route in Worcester is finished a year after it was originally planned.


Sunday 31st August

Man is charged after car incident

7PM - BBC News

A man is charged with drink-driving related offences after a car drove into premises, police say.


Memorial named as leading project

6PM - BBC News

A memorial to fallen service personnel and a Redditch charity project are named among the nation's top National Lottery projects.


Arrest after baby body discovery

6PM - BBC News

A 22-year-old woman is arrested after a baby's body was found at a recycling centre.


Saturday 30th August

Car drives into premises in town

4PM - BBC News

A road is closed after a car drives into shops in Kidderminster.



  
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National News

Shearer cool on Newcastle vacancy

Alan Shearer appears to rule himself out of the vacant manager's job at Newcastle, calling the club's structure "strange".

Couple are killed in road crash

A woman and her boyfriend are killed when their car hits a tree in Plymouth in the early hours.

Woman guilty of smother attack

A woman is found guilty of attempted murder after encouraging her partner to kill his elderly mother.

No warning signs at death quarry

A jury rules that a schoolgirl died while playing at a South Yorkshire quarry because there was no security fencing.

Flood warnings after rivers rise

Three flood warnings are issued in Herefordshire as heavy rain continues to sweep across the region.

 
  
  
Business

Global economy woes shake markets

Fears about a global economic slowdown, heightened by worsening US job figures, continue to undermine stock markets around the world.

Global stock markets see losses

Fears about a global economic slowdown continue to weigh on stock markets, with Japan's main share index falling nearly 3%.

Russian invasion spooks investors

Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia.

Nokia expects market share loss

Nokia lowers its predicted market share for the third quarter, sending its shares plummeting.

Party over?

Can organic farming survive rising food prices?

 
  
  
Entertainment

Blyton makeover

How Jill and Mary were banished for Zoe and Pippa

Bestival prepared for more rain

Bestival organiser Rob da Bank has said his team have been working on safety measures to prevent a mud-bath following heavy rainfall at the site.

Del Toro signs four-picture deal

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro signs a four-movie deal with film studio Universal that will keep him busy for the next decade.

Music tastes link to personality

Musical taste and style is closely related to personality type, according to new research from a Scottish university.

Westlife's 'biggest fan' proves her love with huge tattoo

A mother of four gets a tattoo of her favourite band across her back to celebrate her 40th birthday.

 
  
  
Sport

Italians head Hammers shortlist

Three Italian coaches have been shortlisted for the managerial vacancy at West Ham, BBC Sport understands.

Shearer cool on Newcastle vacancy

Alan Shearer appears to rule himself out of the vacant manager's job at Newcastle, calling the club's structure "strange".

Martina appeals over 200m silver

Churandy Martina appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being disqualified from the Olympic 200m final for running outside his lane and denied a silver medal.

Sprinter Jones leaves jail

US sprinter Marion Jones leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for lying about steroid use and involvement in a drugs fraud case.

Mutu lodges appeal over damages

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu files an appeal against Fifa's ruling that he must pay the club £13.68m in damages for breach of contract.

 
  
  
Technology

Simulator to train soldiers

The simulator that trains soldiers to deal with danger

Cyber thieves to hit supermarkets

Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns.

Chairborne

Reinventing the wheel to help disabled people

Spore start

Will the new game from Will Wright be a hit or a miss?

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As Google turns ten it looks to its next decade

 
  

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