Only four survivors from the side humbled by England in their last Six Nations Championship game in March will start against Japan.

Here the PA news agency looks at the key talking points ahead of the 112th edition.

Sarah Handley, who runs Get Your Giggle On workshops in Worcester, said a new space is needed after the closure of Arch 27, her current venue, which will shut at the end of July due to planned ...

Vale Wildlife Hospital said animals will suffer if British Gas continues to charge VAT at 20 per cent as opposed to the five per cent charity rate.

THROW: The Amazon driver throws the package which contained an Amazon Echo) towards the door of a home in Prestwich Avenue in Worcester (Image: Supplied) ...

A DEVOTED Worcester couple celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary today. Monika and Michael Howe, 83 and 86, married 60 years ago in Germany after meeting in the early 1960s in Osnabrück where ...

A baby bank has secured vital funding to expand its support for families in need. The Wychbold and Droitwich Baby Bank, co-founded by Rick Deller, received a grant from Platform Housing Group’s ...

A WORCESTER man has appeared in court accused of raping a woman in Malvern.

The Bellway proposals for Claphill Lane in Rushwick, near Worcester, will include plots for 'travelling showpeople' ...

Dan Evans takes on seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the opening match on Centre Court, Jack Pinnington Jones faces Italian 22nd seed Flavio Cobolli, while fellow wild card Arthur Fery will ...

PLANS to dig a new quarry next to the M50 have been approved despite fears over noise and dust pollution. CEMEX has been given permission by Worcestershire County Council to extract 475,000 tonnes of ...

The event in Kempsey is being led by veterinary nurse Rachel Bean and her canine companion Chilli, a fox red Labrador known for her role as Linda Biscuits on Joe Lycett’s Channel 4 show Lycett Live.