Worcestershire

Shocking footage shows young children being played on the tracks

Watch: Terrifying risks recorded on level crossings

Balloons in the sky before the fatal incident above Ombersley Court, Worcester

Man dies after hot air balloon explodes into a ‘fireball’

Carla Scott, 35, and her partner, Dirk Howell, 41, killed Alfie Steele after months of abuse

Mum and boyfriend found guilty of killing 9-year-old Alfie Steele

Schoolboy Alfie Steele was heard screaming and begging to be let inside in haunting footage filmed by a neighbour 18 months before he was found dead in a bath, a court heard (Photo: SWNS)

Mother and step dad found guilty of killing boy, 9

Karen Lumley has died aged 59

Former Tory MP dies aged 59

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a number of suspected cat poisonings

RSPCA issues warning to pet owners after suspected cat poisonings

A view along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.

Black Prince canal holidays review: plain sailing on a scenic waterway

A Victorian vampire slaying kit containing a wooden stake and holy water is up for auction and set to sell for thousands of pounds. The kit which includes a number of tools useful to anyone should they encounter a bloodthirsty vampire originally belonged to a priest living in Wollas Hall, Worcestershire during the late 1800s.

Victorian Vampire slaying kit set to fetch thousands at auction

Ms Bulley's body was found in the River Wyre in Lancashire on February 19 after an intensive three-week search operation

Man arrested over footage shot when Nicola Bulley’s body was found

Malcolm Molloy, 64, and his wife Wendy, 62, from Worcestershire wow their neighbours with Christmas lights every year

Couple spend £20,000 on UK’s craziest Christmas lights for charity

Murphy the Maine Coon keeps being mistaken for a dog or a lion

Huge cat gets mistaken for a dog or a lion - and it’s still growing

Nicholas Evans began is career as a journalist

Scotsman Obituaries: Nicholas Evans, author best known for The Horse Whisperer

UK's largest ever drone light show lights up the sky with 600 drones

Rachel Helen Maclean, MP for Redditch said people should consider taking on more hours at work or moving to a better-paid job

Watch: MP tells public to 'work more or get better jobs' to afford price rises

A car fills up with diesel at a service station on March 31st in Telford, United Kingdom. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Here's all you need to know about the diesel shortage in the UK

Thousands of people across Manchester are set to be tested for Covid-19 (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

'Surge' Covid testing to begin in Manchester after Kent mutation detected - what...

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Bewdley in Worcestershire to see recovery efforts following recent flooding in the Severn valley.

'Traitor' Boris Johnson met with heckles as he arrives in flood-hit community

Saturn Bioponics CEO Alex Fisher with a vertically farmed basil crop. Picture: Adam Gasson

Edinburgh vertical farmer gets green light for English site

Andrew Flintoff was hardly needed but still racked up impressive statistics. Picture: Getty Images

Cricket: Andrew Flintoff’s return ends in victory

Leaders: Ridding Britain of Qatada is in the people’s interest

Obituary: Peter Withers, prison governor

Will Lyons: Teaching older kids about wine

One sneeze, 150 colds for commuters

Living with the hangman

Animal rights group guilty

Saltires throw away great chance

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