Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Live updates for Herefordshire and Worcestershire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
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Updates on Thursday 10 December 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates to resume at 08:00 on Friday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Weather video: Show showers and cold with frost in sheltered areaspublished at 17:57
Some showers will move southwards through the middle of the night, but otherwise it will be dry and cold with a frost likely in sheltered areas. Lows of 7C (44F). More from BBC Weather.
Football: Hereford FC formally apply for promotionpublished at 17:53
Hereford FC have confirmed they have formally applied for promotion to the Southern Football League should they win the Midland Football League this season.
Interested clubs had to submit a range of documentation to the FA by the end of November and Hereford have confirmed this was done well within the deadline.
The Bulls are currently six points clear at the top of the Midland Football League table although second-placed Alvechurch have three games in hand.
Video: Action promised by council on free parking loopholepublished at 17:45
BBC Midlands TodayA mistake in road markings allowing people to park for free in Widemarsh Street in the centre of Hereford will be dealt with "in the proper way", the council says.
Last Citizen's Advice Bureau in county to closepublished at 17:38
Carson Wishart
Journalist, BBC Hereford and WorcesterThe only Citizen's Advice Bureau in Herefordshire will close as a result of council cuts.
Herefordshire Council's grant of £117,000 per year was withdrawn - the money is now being put towards a new walk-in hub service where the public can go to get advice.
The bureau will close in June next year.
Video: Another away tie for City in FA Trophypublished at 17:28
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterThe FA Trophy first-round draw handed Worcester City another away tie as they will head to Vanarama National League club Southport on Saturday, 12 December.
This will be a good test for Carl Heeley and Matt Gardiner's side as they play their league football a level lower than their hosts.
Recent fine performances as underdogs will stand City in good stead.
Ellie Goulding arrives in the rain for the BBC Music Awardspublished at 17:23
It was raining when Hereford-born Ellie Goulding arrived in Birmingham for the BBC Music Awards - but that didn't stop her posing for a selfie with a fan.
Video: Road markings glitch means free parking and anger in Herefordpublished at 17:18
BBC Midlands TodayA mistake in the road markings in Widemarsh Street in Hereford means some people get to park for free, but traders and pedestrians are less happy.
Media caption, Lorries versus cars on Widemarsh Street in Hereford
This and other stories on Midlands Today from 18:30 on BBC One.
Flood alert on the River Luggpublished at 17:11
This is the area threatened by flooding, external, according to the Environment Agency.
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End of X postLatest: Primary school pupils lagg behind in basic skills and A&E departments miss targetspublished at 17:02
Felicity Sanderson
JournalistHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Primary school pupils in Worcestershire lagging behind in basic skills
- A&E departments in Herefordshire and Worcestershire have missed their waiting targets in October
- The last Citizen's Advice Bureau in Herefordshire closes after the council withdraws its grant
Video: Harriers return to Stourbridge in FA Trophypublished at 16:54
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterKidderminster Harriers are at Stourbridge in the FA Trophy first round on Saturday, 12 December.
Dave Hockaday's side will be keen to avoid a repetition of their 3-0 FA Cup defeat at their local rivals in October.
Dog named as top canine slimmerpublished at 16:40
Phil Maiden
Reporter, BBC Hereford & WorcesterBob the Beagle, from Redditch, has been named one of the country's top dog dieters.
Here he is before he started slimming.
Image source, PDSABob has shed a fifth of his body weight and has been named runner-up in the PDSA's Pet Fit Club competition.
This picture show's how much he's changed.
Image source, PDSACar drives into Bromsgrove YMCA storepublished at 16:24
Staff at the YMCA showroom in Bromsgrove got the shock of their lives after a car was driven straight through the front display window, external and into the store.
The truth about drinking and drivingpublished at 16:03
This event is part of West Mercia Police's annual Christmas crackdown on drink driving - the other emergency services will be there too.
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End of X postTwo flood alerts for Herefordshirepublished at 15:50
TheEnvironment Agency has issued flood alerts, externalfor the River Wye in Herefordshire and the River Lugg, south of Leominster.
Floods alerts are issued when flooding is possible and warn people to "be prepared", the agency says.
Find out when your bins will be collected over Christmaspublished at 15:39
Here's when you should put out all that recycled Christmas present wrapping paper if you live in south Worcestershire.
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End of X postPrimary schools lagging behind in basic skillspublished at 15:26
Felicity Sanderson
JournalistWorcestershire is towards the bottom of a league table produced by the Department for Education (DofE) ranking the percentage of pupils who achieved Level 4 or higher in reading, writing and maths.
The education authority came 136th out of 143 local authorities - Herefordshire fared slightly better coming 84th on the list.
The DofE says children at England's smallest primary schools are three times more likely to achieve top test scores than those attending the largest schools.
The highest score for a primary school with six to 10 pupils was 36.3, achieved by Little Dewchurch Church of England School in Hereford.
Video: Wolves lose two key playerspublished at 15:14
Trevor Owens
Sports Editor, BBC Hereford & WorcesterWorcester Wolves’ head coach, Paul James, says the loss of both Ben Eaves and Perris Blackwell to injury is a cruel blow just when he felt their season was about take off.
Eaves faces up to three months on the sidelines after sustaining a double fracture of the thumb during a University game against Durham.
Blackwell damaged ankle ligaments during training and could be missing for three weeks, so the Wolves will be forced into changes for the visit of Leicester Riders to the University of Worcester Arena on Friday, 11 December - tip-off at 19:30
Latest: Primary school pupils lagging in basic skills and A&E targets missedpublished at 15:01
Felicity Sanderson
JournalistHere are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:
- Worcestershire is towards the bottom of a league table ranking primary school pupils' skills at reading, writing and maths
- Hospitals across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have again missed their A&E waiting time targets by at least 10% in October
- A woman denied a UK visa to live with her seriously ill husband in Hereford says the prime minister has told her to 'try again'
Takeaway closed by court after coachroaches foundpublished at 14:36
A court has upheld environmental health inspectors' decision to close a takeaway in Ledbury after they found an infestation of cockroaches, external.
Image source, GoogleThe inspectors took the decision after a routine, unannounced inspection of the Paradise Balti & Tandoori on Bye Street in December.
They served an emergency prohibition notice, closing the premises, a decision upheld at Hereford Magistrates Court on Monday.
Quote MessageOur aim is to put the safety of our public first, although we are also working closely with the business to ensure that it can be opened up as soon as the situation has improved
Sarah Osborne, Principal environmental health officer, Herefordshire Council
