Cricket: Bears and Pears set for first fans in months
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Crowds will return to watch both Warwickshire and Worcestershire in action in the County Championship today.
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The members will be back at New Road, Worcester, for the first time in 20 months for their home game with Derbyshire.
Warwickshire were allowed to stage a test event last summer but their game with Nottinghamshire will be the first with spectators this season.
The Bears' chief executive Stuart Cain says a lot of the people they expect today will be their members.
"People who really supported us last year by donating their membership at a time when they could not come and see live cricket, so for us this is a big thank you to those loyal fans," he said.
Nine oxygen concentrators worth more than £15,000 have been sent to India after an appeal by 40 Rotary clubs in the West Midlands.
The money was raised in two weeks and members are now raising money for another 32.
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Clubs taking part include those across Birmingham, north and
south Warwickshire, north Worcestershire and Coventry.
Heart of England Rotary District treasurer Robert Rainbow
said: “We have been totally overwhelmed with the amount of support this appeal
has received."
It will be mainly sunny today with just a few patches of cloud, although there is a slim chance of the odd shower. Highs of 19C (66F).
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The mostly clear skies are set to start tonight but some bands of high cloud are expected to drift in from the west. Lows of 9C (48F).
You can get a latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
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Party historian Lord Lexden visits Astley Hall, home to the Conservative leader who was three times prime minister.
A Worcestershire road has been closed due to a collapsed wall.
The wall came down on Lansdowne Crescent Lane today.
Worcestershire County Council Highways said the road would remain closed while officers work to make it safe.
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Woman sexually assaulted by group of men
Police have appealed for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted by a group of men in Kidderminster.
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The woman was attacked while walking in the Broom Crescent and Dovedale Avenue area of the town at about 18:30 on bank holiday Monday, 3 May, police said.
"We would especially to like to identify a family that the victim spoke to at their home in the same area following the incident who offered her support," a West Mercia Police spokesperson said.
Anyone with information was urged to contact the force on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously.
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BBC Midlands Today
Crowds will return to watch both Warwickshire and Worcestershire in action in the County Championship today.
The members will be back at New Road, Worcester, for the first time in 20 months for their home game with Derbyshire.
Warwickshire were allowed to stage a test event last summer but their game with Nottinghamshire will be the first with spectators this season.
The Bears' chief executive Stuart Cain says a lot of the people they expect today will be their members.
"People who really supported us last year by donating their membership at a time when they could not come and see live cricket, so for us this is a big thank you to those loyal fans," he said.
Follow live coverage of the matches here.
Oxygen appeal raises more than £15,000
Nine oxygen concentrators worth more than £15,000 have been sent to India after an appeal by 40 Rotary clubs in the West Midlands.
The money was raised in two weeks and members are now raising money for another 32.
Clubs taking part include those across Birmingham, north and south Warwickshire, north Worcestershire and Coventry.
Heart of England Rotary District treasurer Robert Rainbow said: “We have been totally overwhelmed with the amount of support this appeal has received."
Weather: A mainly sunny day
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It will be mainly sunny today with just a few patches of cloud, although there is a slim chance of the odd shower. Highs of 19C (66F).
The mostly clear skies are set to start tonight but some bands of high cloud are expected to drift in from the west. Lows of 9C (48F).
You can get a latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
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Party historian Lord Lexden visits Astley Hall, home to the Conservative leader who was three times prime minister.
Weather: Sunny and dry
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A dry and sunny start to Wednesday before turning a little cloudier in the afternoon, still with plenty of sunshine. High: 14C/57F.
There is the chance of an odd light shower this evening but tonight will be mainly dry and clear. Low: 5C/41F.
You can stay up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
What's the weather got in store?
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It will be a cloudy day with some bright sunny spells and highs of 14C (57F).
Fallen wall causes road closure
A Worcestershire road has been closed due to a collapsed wall.
The wall came down on Lansdowne Crescent Lane today.
Worcestershire County Council Highways said the road would remain closed while officers work to make it safe.
Woman sexually assaulted by group of men
Police have appealed for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted by a group of men in Kidderminster.
The woman was attacked while walking in the Broom Crescent and Dovedale Avenue area of the town at about 18:30 on bank holiday Monday, 3 May, police said.
"We would especially to like to identify a family that the victim spoke to at their home in the same area following the incident who offered her support," a West Mercia Police spokesperson said.
Anyone with information was urged to contact the force on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously.
What's the weather got in store?
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After a bright start for some, it will be another cloudy day with some heavy and thundery showers with highs of 12°C (54°F).
This was the scene earlier in Aldridge in the West Midlands as captured by BBC Weather Watcher Tippytoes.
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