4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (113+ words) A MAN who has been charged with raping a woman at a hotel has appeared in court. Daniel Passant, 36, of Sallowbed Way, Kempsey, near Worcester, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (May 6) facing one count of rape. Between January…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (253+ words) POLICE are treating the death of a man as 'unexplained' after emergency services were called to reports that a person was seriously injured. Several emergency services vehicles, including West Mercia Police cars, an air ambulance, a land ambulance, a MERIT…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (524+ words) A PLEA has been issued for visitors to "think carefully" after a fire took hold on the Malvern Hills. A councillor and Malvern Hills Trust staff have said they are "devastated" after the fire, which took place at Happy Valley…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (97+ words) A MAN has been bailed after a report that a woman was raped near Worcester city centre. The 23 year-old was arrested on suspicion of rape after an incident was reported to have taken place in an alleyway off The Tything…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (600+ words) A SERIAL shoplifter and perverse paedophiles are among the Worcestershire criminals to be put behind bars at Worcester and Hereford Crown Courts in March. A court case is often passed from the Magistrates' Court to the Crown Court if the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (405+ words) A man has been jailed after he strangled and headbutted his ex-partner. Roberts, of no fixed abode, appeared via video link from HMP Hewell, near Redditch. The court heard how the victim, who had been in a relationship with Roberts…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (294+ words) A FAMILY is desperate for answers as their loved one has been missing for several months. Montgomery Lewis, who has links to Worcester, was last seen at their home in Shrewsbury on Monday, December 8 2025. West Mercia Police said they are…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (291+ words) A SECOND man has been charged with murder after a body was discovered in a garage in Worcester two months ago. David Jones, of no fixed abode, has been charged with murder after police officers discovered the body of Shaun…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (500+ words) The trial of a man accused of pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna has begun in Austria. The plot was thwarted but Austrian authorities still cancelled Swift's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (375+ words) ANOTHER week at Worcester Magistrates' Court has seen more sentences handed out to those in the dock. Dozens of people go before the justice system each week in Worcester, with those found guilty receiving penalties ranging from fines and disqualifications…...