Trapped drivers rescued from floods

Emergency services urged drivers to avoid going through standing water

Two drivers have been rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped in floods in Staffordshire.

The pair got stuck in about three feet (0.9m) of water on Blackbank Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme just before 09:45 GMT, the fire service said.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said police closed the road as crews from Burslem and Hanley recovered the drivers.

Firefighters were also called on to rescue sheep in Rugeley on Wednesday morning.

The sheep were in a distressed state, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said

Crews from Cannock and and Tamworth managed to reach a number of sheep in distress who were surrounded by flood water in a field off the A51.

They were unharmed and moved to safety, the fire service added.