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The Latest Breaking News from Worcestershire

The flood-prone Worcestershire town being abandoned by insurers

One more deluge could bankrupt Tenbury Wells yet its application for flood defence funding has been rejected

The Guardian - UK

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk

The Guardian - UK

‘A strangely magical place’: how the world’s smallest theatre made its community-led comeback

Created in 1997 and once a Victorian toilet, the 10 sq metre venue was at risk of demolition until the residents of Malvern, Worcestershire, stepped in

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Country diary: Finding common ground when you least expect it

Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire: The scourge of rural litter is enough to bring anyone together, even a farmer and us, trying to camp for the night in his field

The Guardian - UK

Tongue and James put Notts in sight of victory amid showers: county cricket – as it happened

Josh Tongue and Lyndon James swept aside Worcestershire as Nottinghamshire took hold of the match

The Guardian - UK

Josh Tongue haunts former club Worcestershire to put Nottinghamshire in control

Title rivals Surrey were also on top against Warwickshire while Asa Tribe reached a double hundred for Glamorgan.

The Independent UK

Reform UK candidate in court battle after losing election in bizarre ‘name out of the hat’ draw

A rural Worcestershire election was decided at random after recounts left two candidates tied on 889 votes in May

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Two including teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies

Officers were called to a report of an altercation at Belle Vue Terrace in Malvern, Worcestershire, at around 12.45am on Saturday.

Evening Standard

County cricket: Kent punish Anderson’s Lancs, Bethell and Archer made to wait

Those keen to see Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer audition for England spots had to remain patient

The Guardian - UK

Asparagus and beer – secrets of Britain’s happiest places to live

Letters: Dr Stephen Martin celebrates the Fleece Inn in Bretforton, Worcestershire, while Angharad Price says a crucial detail about life in Caernarfon was overlooked. Plus letters from Roger Protz, June Neilson and Les Bright

The Guardian - UK

Jonny Bairstow leads Yorkshire to remarkable 504-run win over Worcestershire

The Pears, chasing a notional 610, were skittled for 105.

The Independent UK

Tories must appeal to ‘all ages’, Badenoch warns ahead of ‘challenging’ poll

‘I want to create just a better environment for children,’ Kemi Badenoch told reporters.

Evening Standard

County cricket day three: Worcestershire clinging on after battering from Banton – as it happened

Somerset’s Tom Banton registered the fifth highest score in history when dismissed for 371 against Worcestershire

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Your chance to win tickets to the ‘UK’s last affordable camping festival’

Sunshine Festival is returning to Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire this summer and you could win tickets - here's how.

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Bar worker died after suffering ‘trauma wound’ caused by pet dog, inquest told

Grace Gardner was declared dead by paramedics called to her partner’s home in Bewdley, Worcestershire.

The Independent UK

Grace Gardner Death: Pet dog blamed for dead bar worker’s facial injury, inquest told

Grace Gardner’s partner says he woke to see her lying dead with a ‘cut’ on her face

The Independent UK

Man accused of wife’s murder told court he ‘couldn’t keep lying anymore’

Mohamed Samak denies murdering his wife Joanne Samak, claiming she killed herself with a knife at their Worcestershire home.

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More than 1,300 coins buried buried during Roman emperor Nero's reign found in England

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery.

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Nazi-obsessed terrorist given life sentence for Worcestershire attack on asylum seeker

Callum Parslow said he was ‘angry and frustrated’ about Channel crossings when he stabbed young man at a hotel

The Independent UK

Doorbell footage shows moment armed police shoot man on Christmas Eve

Marcus Meade had been involved in a standoff at a property in Worcestershire for over five hours before he was fatally shot by police

The Guardian - UK

Police officers fired Tasers at knifeman before fatal gunshot

Police watchdog investigating shooting in residential area in Worcestershire on Christmas Eve

Evening Standard

Man, 39, shot dead by armed police on Christmas Eve

West Mercia Police said officers were called to an address in Redditch, Worcestershire at around 2pm.

The Guardian - UK

Could Tenbury Wells be the first UK town centre abandoned over climate change?

Worcestershire town has been flooded seven times in past four years and shop owners can no longer afford insurance

Evening Standard

Man arrested after tractor driven through floodwater in Worcestershire

West Mercia Police said the 57-year-old has been released on bail while inquiries into the incident in Tenbury continue.

The Independent UK

Tractor creates devastating wave by driving through flooded UK town

A tractor caused a devastating wave of floodwater through a Worcestershire market town during Storm Bert on Sunday, 24 November.

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