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Work has started on installing new toilets at the Maylord Orchards shopping centre in Hereford.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice across Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire and Shropshire.

The controversial works undertaken last year to clear the riverbank in Kingsland may have prevented flooding during Storm Christoph, say local councillors.

Gwent Police is reminding residents in Monmouthshire that exercise must start and end from home and people must avoid driving to beauty spots to exercise – without a legitimate exemption.

Former Monmouth schoolboy, Hallam Amos, has been picked in Wales’ rugby squad for this season’s Six Nations campaign.

There are ambitious plans to transform Hereford’s museum into a £10m world-class modern visitor attraction at the heart of the city centre.

Monmouthshire County Council launched its budget proposals for 2021-2022.

Councillors have raised concerns that Herefordshire Council’s newly appointed chief executive may not relocate to the county.

A woman who stole more than £825,000 from a Cwmbran company has been jailed.

A plan to build affordable housing on a former city golf course was backed by councillors despite traffic concerns.

Labour councillors are calling for the “outdated and irrelevant” Malvern Hills Trust to be abolished and for a new national park to be created.

Worcestershire County Council is working with Public Health England and infection prevention control to support Perry Manor Care Home in Worcester following an outbreak of Covid-19.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to please come forward following the theft of a car on Tuesday.

The UK has recorded its lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases so far this year, with 22,195.

Almost four in five of those aged over 80 have received a first dose of a COVID vaccine, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

Travel industry sources have told Sky News they expect mandatory hotel quarantine to be introduced imminently, as the government tries to suppress new variants of coronavirus.

A woman who slit the throat of a seven-year-old girl has had her minimum term increased after the judge said it had been "calculated in error".

The UK has recorded its lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases so far this year, with 22,195.

Travel industry sources have told Sky News they expect mandatory hotel quarantine to be introduced imminently, as the government tries to suppress new variants of coronavirus.

Conditions in the city of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest where the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 is believed to have originated, are now so bad that people are suffocating in hospital beds without oxygen.

The article of impeachment formally charging Donald Trump with inciting insurrection before the deadly attack on the Capitol will be delivered shortly.

England enjoyed the perfect start to a huge year of Test match cricket with a 2-0 series victory in Sri Lanka, as Dom Sibley and Jos Buttler combined to lead the tourists to a six-wicket win in the second Test in Galle.

Jordan Henderson, Tyrone Mings and Karen Carney are among a group of former and current footballers who have held talks with the government on efforts to tackle rising levels of abuse and discrimination within the game.

Dom Sibley scored a battling half-century to take England to a six-wicket win in the second Test after Sri Lanka collapsed to 126 all out.

Relive how Joe Root's England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test in Galle to take the series 2-0.

Of the various factors that contributed to Frank Lampard’s demise at Chelsea, his inability to get the best out of Timo Werner and Kai Havertz will go down as one of the biggest.

Singer Will Young has said he is "astounded" his twin brother was allowed to leave hospital following a suicide attempt - just days before taking his own life.

The Flaming Lips are known for frontman Wayne Coyne zorbing in a large transparent ball over the crowd at their gigs.

Davina McCall has responded to an online troll who described her as an "old, over sun-kissed woman" who "should cover up".

When I suggest to the director of The Dig that a film about archaeology isn't usual blockbuster fare, he quite rightly reminds me that "Lara Croft and Indiana Jones were pretty big box office hits".

Sky will be doubling its offering of original film and TV content, with more than 125 new Sky Originals planned for 2021.

A new laser system that may revolutionise the treatment of cancers and help surgeons remove them without damaging healthy tissue, is being developed by scientists.

Google has threatened to block its search engine in Australia if it is forced to pay media outlets for their news content.

Students at the University of Exeter have developed an environmentally friendly technique that could help to rebuild coral reefs.

Google is investigating a member of its ethical AI team after they were found to have taken thousands of sensitive files from its servers and shared the information with external accounts.

Road safety officer Allan has been "kidnapped" from his post and residents of Braemar are appealing for his return.

A prankster pretending to be Piers Morgan managed to fool Donald Trump into thinking he was speaking to the real TV presenter.

In honour of Burns Night, a packet of haggis has been launched to the edge of space for the first time.

Snow has fallen in the Sahara desert after temperatures dropped to -3C (27F).

Snow has fallen in the Sahara desert after temperatures dropped to -3C (27F).

Data on when coronavirus lockdown restrictions can start to be eased will be assessed before mid-February, the prime minister has said.

Conditions in the city of Manaus, deep in the Amazon rainforest where the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 is believed to have originated, are now so bad that people are suffocating in hospital beds without oxygen.

Travel industry sources have told Sky News they expect mandatory hotel quarantine to be introduced imminently, as the government tries to suppress new variants of coronavirus.