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Updates on Tuesday 14 June 2016
BBC Travel
The A460 Eastern Way, in Cannock, is closed at the A5190 Lichfield Road junction because of flooding.
Leicester start their Premier League title defence at Hull, while Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola meet at Old Trafford on 10 September.
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Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Another day, another yellow weather warning for heavy rain unfortunately.
Showers on and off throughout today and they will be potentially heavy.
Highs of 17C (63F).
Follow ball-by-ball BBC local radio commentary from Wednesday's action in the One-Day Cup.
Read MoreThe weather for the West Midlands.
We're back at 08:00 tomorrow with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye out here for updates through the evening and into the morning.
BBC WM
You might be thinking twice about heading outdoors this evening following today's downpour. If you're staying in, why not listen to our live EU Referendum debate?
On BBC WM 95.6 from 19:00, Adrian Goldberg is your host, with the following panel:
For LEAVE:
- GISELA STUART MP (Lab, Birmingham Edgbaston)
- SAQIB BHATTI (Secretary General of Muslims for Britain)
- BILL ETHERIDGE MEP (UKIP, West Midlands)
For REMAIN:
- ANTHEA McINTYRE MEP (Con, West Midlands)
- BEVERLEY NIELSEN (Director, Institute for Design & Economic Acceleration, Birmingham City University)
- ALICJA KACZMAREK (Director, Polish Expats Association)
The debate will be repeated on Sunday from 13:00.
Nick Owen
Presenter, BBC Midlands Today
A football fan who hurled a metal chair during violence at the Euro 2016 championships in Marseilles has been given a five-year banning order.
We've seen yet more heavy downpours today, when some residents in Birmingham are still living with the effects of last week's flash flooding.
And the takeover of Aston Villa has been completed.
Join us for more on this story and others with the Midlands Today on BBC One at 13:30.
Firefighters say they've been working to move more than 5,000 litres of water at Heartlands Hospital, where "intense rain" flooded its A&E.
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Lucy Martin
BBC Weather
Plenty of showers around overnight. Lows of 11C (52F).
Afternoon weather forecast for the West Midlands
BBC WM
We have now heard of another school closure tomorrow - this one a partial closure.
The Phoenix Collegiate in West Bromwich will be closed to Year 7, 8 and 9 students on Wednesday due to further flooding.
The school will be open as normal for all other year groups and staff. It said it had told the local authority and was in the process of texting parents and updating the school website.
The school also had to partially close during flash flooding last week.
Delays to trains running through Birmingham are expected to last until 19:00.
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This is a behind-the-scenes view of the incident room at West Midlands Fire Service, which is keeping an eye on the weather hitting our region this afternoon.
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Highways England hopes to have cleared standing water on the link road northbound between the M5 northbound and M6 northbound at J8 by 18:30.
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The Library of Birmingham will need to take a decision on whether to open tomorrow.
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Chris Blakemore
BBC WM
The 'major incident' at Heartlands Hospital due to the flooding of A&E is "a result of intense rain", its trust says.
Patients were "transferred safely" to other parts of the hospital to be treated.
Other people needing emergency treatment are being asked to visit "nearest alternative emergency departments, minor injuries unit or walk-in centre".
Anyone with life-threatening injuries is advised to call 999 as usual.
Heartlands Hospital has declared a major incident due to flooding in its A&E department.
Chris Blakemore
BBC WM
West Midlands Fire Service said it took 120 "weather-related calls" in two hours on top of its other calls.
They included:
- "Large" flooding at Heartlands Hospital. The service said it was "working to protect patient care"
- A lightning strike to a TV aerial in Upper Gornal which caused a fire affecting three properties although no one was injured
- Five people rescued from three stranded vehicles on Landor Street, Nechells
The Environment Agency is warning today might not be the last of the flooding to hit Birmingham and the Black Country.
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BBC Midlands Today
Here is the extent of the flooding in Digbeth this afternoon.
