🙏 An inquest has started today into the death of Dominic Chapman, a much-loved 26-year-old, who died after taking part in a white collar boxing event in #Worcester . I’m at the coroners’ court - and will be live on BBC Hereford & Worcester at 5.20pm with all the latest.

Oh my sweet lord 🤩🤩🤩

My club. Just wonderful. Out of darkness cometh light. ❤️ 🐺 #WWFC 👏👏

💻Look out X and Facebook ! 🛜

A Worcestershire driver is taking on the might of silicon valley - by launching a website aimed at connecting voters with politicians👏

It's the work of this fine fellow from his home in Broadwas George A. Wilesmith - LISTEN ⬇️
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Yes, it would seem beyond crackers. All the papers will be full of headlines about the annual NHS winter crisis. It’d be too cold to knock doors. Aged party members would revolt. For those reasons, surely it’d be October or November.

I don’t understand why Number 10 is pushing this line. 1. Labour will be anxious to avoid complacency about a big win. 2. It’s just plainly wrong for anyone who understands the history of elections and simple maths. Why is Sunak peddling this?

This is how West Midlands councils who had elections on Thursday now look.

Good context here 👇

We’re underway at the WM Mayoral/PCC counts.

Some clues from yday:

-Good Labour performance in Dudley. Tories holding up in Walsall.
-Turnout 4% lower than 2021 in Tory stronghold Solihull.
-Bham is the big unknown.

Other clues also available.

Estimated result time 2-4pm.

One more thing to note: the Greens won the popular vote in #Worcester - 18,328 compared to 16,446 for Labour. That’s the story of this election - as well as an historic Conservative collapse. Next question: what do those Green voters do in a GE?

…seat, is if large numbers of voters stick with the Greens in the Parliamentary contest, splitting the vote. You’d think that prospect appears unlikely based on what we’ve seen today.

….also send shockwaves through the party locally as we approach a General Election. The council is still in NOC, with Labour 1 short of an overall majority, which again shows how far the Greens have come. It now appears that the only way Labour won’t win the Parliamentary 2/3

Blimey. Just one Conservative councillor left in #Worcester (Alan Amos, who ironically is a former Labour MP and councillor). By my reckoning that’s the worst Tory result since the ‘modern’ authority came into being in 1974 - below even their own dismal expectations. It will 1/3

A huge thank you to Worcester City Council staff and all volunteers working today in polling station and on the count tomorrow. We couldn’t deliver democracy without you.

🗳️ Reporters around Britain, *rejoice*. It’s time I resurrected this thread on the joys of local elections. Oh yes! #LocalElections 🗳️

🕯️Candles, ribbons, decorations
🛍️Posters in shops
💷£14k donated
⚓️'Navy mums' attending from across the UK

A celebration of life will take place in #Evesham on Sunday - with the town turning BLUE to salute young Navy sailor Josh Gayton (RIP).

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