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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

Kieran Burton scored a hat-trick at home to Kidderminster in November

Scarborough Athletic set sights on trip to high-flying Harriers

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

A couple from Worcestershire have spent £20,000 on Christmas lights to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

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

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

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...

Some areas of England have administered large numbers of full Covid vaccines (two doses), while others have only given one jab (Photo: Lewis Whyld- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Some areas of England have given thousands more second Covid jabs than others - ...

New data shows how many people over 80 have received a first Covid dose in your area (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New data shows how many people over 80 have received a first Covid dose in your ...

Humber Bridge

East Riding residents to take part in national highways and transport survey

Jonny Bairstow in action at North Marine Road this week

Bairstow’s delight as England come calling

Brilliant Bairstow blasts Gales men to Worcestershire success

Brilliant Bairstow blasts Gale’s men to Worcestershire success

Scarborough Cricket Club chairman Bill Mustoe

Chairman Mustoe has high hopes for big Sunday gate

Alex Lees in action at Worcestershire

VIDEO: Lees consolidates for Tykes at Worcestershire

Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie insists his side are ready and raring to go in their bid to retain their title

VIDEO: Coach Gillespie’s insists Yorkshire are raring to go