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Latest News... (Source: BBC News)
Moeen Ali: England all-rounder retires from Test cricket
England all-rounder Moeen Ali announces his retirement from Test cricket.
Platinum Jubilee medal designed for emergency service staff
The medal, to mark the Queen's 70-year reign, will also be given to members of the armed forces.
Ambulances diverted due to Worcestershire hospital pressures
Patients normally treated in Worcester are instead being sent 18 miles away to Redditch.
Plan for 92 new homes on edge of Worcester approved
The plans are backed despite concerns about the design of a three-storey apartment block.
BP closes some sites due to lorry driver shortage
The oil firm said only "a handful" of sites are affected by the fuel supply issues.
Police officer who caused fatal crash given suspended sentence
Ex West Mercia Police officer Jamie Holloway was driving at speeds of up to 110mph, his trial heard
Lancashire Police hunting on-the-run convicted rapist
Police say Kevin Anthony Wyatt is "a high-risk offender" and should not be approached.
Catalogue of errors led to £1bn of state pension underpayments
The National Audit Office says 134,000 pensioners, mostly women, were affected by a preventable scandal.
River Wye pollution: Campaigners call on poultry firms to act
Pollution in the River Wye is believed to be linked to the millions of chickens farmed in the area.
Arundel Castle: Man arrested over Mary Queen of Scots rosary theft
More than £1m of gold and silver historical artefacts were stolen in May.
Motor neurone disease: Campaigners call for £50m research funding
Doddie Weir, Rob Burrow and former police chief Chris Johnson are among those who signed a letter.
Sara Cox: Premiership's first female referee says she will never replicate historic moment
Sara Cox says she will never again experience anything like the moment she became the Premiership's first female referee on Saturday.
Premiership: Harlequins 35-29 Worcester - Quins edge win over battling Warriors
Premiership champions Harlequins score five tries to beat Worcester Warriors, who grab two late bonus points at The Stoop.
Pears end season with 10-wicket win
Ollie Robinson's century and Tawanda Muyeye's unbeaten 76 give Kent hope of pipping Middlesex to the Division Three title.
Women's Big Bash: Central Sparks batter Eve Jones signs for Melbourne Renegades
Central Sparks captain Eve Jones signs to play for Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League.
Sparks beaten by Diamonds in play-off
Northern Diamonds cruise to a six-wicket win over Central Sparks to reach the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Latest Sports News... (Source: BBC News)
Worcs sign wicketkeeper Johnson
Worcestershire agree a deal to bring Australian wicketkeeper Michael Johnson to New Road for the 2013 season.
Kidderminster sign winger Clancy
Kidderminster sign winger Sean Clancy on non-contract terms after his exit from Blue Square Bet North leaders Chester.
Worcester v London Welsh (Fri)
London Welsh travel to Worcester for Friday's Premiership fixture at Sixways (20:00 GMT)
Bulls must bolster squad - Foyle
Hereford boss Martin Foyle blames the thinness of his squad as the Bulls make a second cup exit at Edgar Street in five days.
Burr blames lack of cutting edge
Kidderminster Harriers boss Steve Burr says their finishing was not good enough in their FA Trophy defeat by Bromley.
Course closures bad news for racing as a whole
Horse racing cannot afford to lose more courses following the closures of Hereford and Folkestone, says Cornelius Lysaght
Racecourse holds final meeting
The final meeting is held at Hereford Racecourse, ending more than 200 years of horse racing in the city.
Perpignan 13-6 Worcester
Wales fly-half James Hook kicks Perpignan to victory over previously-unbeaten Worcester in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
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National News Headlines
Sabina Nessa: Man charged with teacher's murder
The 28-year-old primary school teacher was found dead in a south-east London park.
Killamarsh: Woman and children died as a result of 'violent acts'
Inquests have opened into the deaths of a woman and three children found dead at a house in Derbyshire.
Claudia Webbe: MP made threat to send nudes of woman, court hears
Claudia Webbe also used a misogynistic insult and threatened the woman with acid, a court hears.
'Mini tornado' rips through Humberston and Thorngumbald
Residents report vehicles being flipped, flying bins and a garage roof being ripped off.
School keep clear lines painted outside primary closed in 2003
Greg Smith, who lives in the converted primary, says the surplus paint job is a waste of council tax.
Rapper Wiley issued with arrest warrant after failing to attend court
Wiley is accused of assault and burglary with intent to cause criminal damage.
Shakur Pinnock: Family's e-scooter helmet plea after rider killed
Shakur Pinnock died after he suffered a bleed on the brain following a crash while on an e-scooter.
Boy who died at Snow Dome named as Louis Watkiss
Emergency services were called to the centre on Friday to reports a child had been seriously injured.
Dean Smith cleared of murdering daughter Maisie Newell
Maisie Newell died almost 14 years after being thrown into her cot by her father.
Addenbrooke's Hospital: A&E patients made to wait in car park
A woman was left in "disbelief" as her daughter and other patients were made to wait in the cold.
Amsterdam party boat death man 'jumped in water as prank'
Neil Stewart, from Newcastle, drowned in a Dutch canal when he went overboard during a party.
Mutiny on the Bounty wine bottle fetches £2,200 at auction
The bottle was believed to have been on HMS Bounty when the ship was seized by a rebel crew in 1789.
Source: BBC News
