Allen Cook
BBC News

A man suffered a suspected leg injury after a tree fell on him near Evesham this morning in the high winds caused by Storm Eleanor.

Image source, West Mercia Police

West Mercia Police says officers had been called to the A46 Cheltenham Road, Ashton under Hill, external at about 02:00 to reports of a tree blocking the carriageway.

While there, they say another tree came down on the man, hurting him and he was taken to hospital.

Roof felt has been blown off a property in the Shard End area of Birmingham this morning, with debris landing in a car park below.

Emergency services were called to Heathway at 0:30 and West Midlands Police said the area had been cordoned off, but that no-one was hurt.

Allen Cook
BBC News

The Met Office yellow weather warning for the West Midlands for strong winds has been extended to 19:00 today., external

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service

It says the winds aren't expected to be as strong as overnight but could still cause transport delays and power cuts.

Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

New figures, external have shown Worcestershire's A&E departments had some of the worst waiting times of any emergency unit in the Midlands over Christmas and new year.

Image source, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

On New Year's Eve alone there were nearly 50 cases of patients having to wait for more than an hour to be transferred from ambulances.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust says it was under "considerable pressure" during the festive season and it's encouraging patients to consider alternatives to A&E.

With adult participation at record levels, BBC Sport looks at why netball is on the up in England.

A laser display has lit up the skies of Telford over the last two nights, to mark the start of the town's 50th anniversary year.

Seven beams, each up to 10 miles (16km) long, were shone from locations around the area, converging on the Wrekin.

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

Image source, Telford and Wrekin Council

People have been encouraged to tweet their photos of the lasers, designed by artist Dal Badial from London, using the hashtag #TF50light.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Farm machinery had to be used to help fire crews put out a blaze involving 600 tonnes of wood chippings., external

Image source, Warwickshire Fire Service

Warwickshire Fire Service says it happened yesterday morning at Barnacle House Farm, Barnacle near Coventry.

It says the machinery was used to break into the pile of wood chippings to make sure the blaze was completely out.

Stephanie Barnard
BBC News

More than 1,900 homes and businesses are without power across the West Midlands, according to Western Power Distribution

The company says the worst affected areas include Solihull and Marton Green, with almost 900 without electricity.

A further 400 properties in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire are also without power.

Herefordshire, Worcestershire and some parts of Warwickshire are also affected. To check your local area try Western Power's interactive map., external

Image source, Google

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Plans to build nearly 28,000 homes in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme are to be discussed by councillors today., external

It is claimed they could help create up to 17,000 new jobs.

Image source, PA

The area's two authorities are working together on the Local Plan because Newcastle-under-Lyme is struggling to build enough homes and the city is proposing that it can pick up the slack.

If approved, the Local Plan will set out what can be built over the next decade in each area, and a public consultation would start in February.

BBC News Travel

Buses are replacing trains this morning between Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley after a tree fell on the line., external

West Midlands Railway says it's disrupted Cross City services., external

Bad news if you were planning to go to the market in Leek, Staffordshire today:

BBC Sport

The West Brom boss Alan Pardew says West Ham's players "had more energy than us" as the Baggies lost 2-1 last night.

Playing for the second time in three days, Albion went ahead but saw Andy Carroll score twice for the Hammers to lift the visitors out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Before the game, West Brom had asked for the visit to West Ham to be postponed and complained to the Premier League about their crowded fixture list.

West Brom have not won any of their eight games since Pardew was appointed at the end of November.

Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester

Flash flooding and power cuts have affected Herefordshire and Worcestershire as Storm Eleanor swept the region.

Image source, West Mercia Police

Hundreds of homes and firms lost electricity , externaland a large number of trees have been reported down by West Mercia Police. , external

Drivers are being advised by Worcestershire County Council to leave extra time this morning for their journeys.

BBC News Travel

Drivers heading into Birmingham are being warned of "large pieces of debris" reported on the A38M.

Almost 900 homes and businesses in the West Midlands are thought to be without electricity now after engineers worked through the night to restore power to many of those affected by Storm Eleanor.

High winds brought down dozens of trees.

Western Power Distribution said it hoped to restore supplies to many of the remaining homes by 11:00

At its height, 2,000 properties in the region were affected overnight.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire pace bowler Chris Woakes will miss the fifth Ashes Test through injury.

Image source, Getty Images

He has a problem with his left side, the same area that caused him to miss more than two months of cricket in the home summer.

But the new injury is thought to be very minor and he is expected to fit for the five one-day internationals which follow the Test series.

England therefore are set to give a debut to leg-spinner Mason Crane in his place but Worcestershire's all-rounder Moeen Ali keeps his place as the tourists opt for two spinners.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Storm Eleanor is dominating the top stories on the websites of many of our local newspapers:

• The Express and Star reported that the high winds had left 200 homes without power, external
• The Birmingham Mail says the city "seemed to have missed the worst of it" but reported trees and power cables being downed, external
• The Worcester News says trees have fallen across Worcestershire, with a member of the public hit by a tree, external
• Several flood alerts in Staffordshire are covered by the Sentinel newspaper, external

Allen Cook
BBC News

More trees have come down in the West Midlands in the strong winds from Storm Eleanor this morning.

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service

West Midlands Fire Service reported one down in Hay Mills , externalwhile Staffordshire Police said there was one down near Cheddleton on the A520., external

West Midlands Railway warned of some disruption to Cross City services due to a tree on the line near Lichfield , externalthat had to be moved.

All lanes have reopened on the M5 northbound J5-6 after an HGV overturned in a crash.

The carriageway near Droitwich was closed for several hours to allow emergency services to right the vehicle and clean up its spilt load.

It was the second lorry to overturn on the M5 overnight, but it's unclear if the weather played a part.

Image source, Highways England

BBC Midlands Today

There's a full flood warning in place this morning on the River Severn, external just south of our area with the Environment Agency predicting a tide level of four metres on parts of it.

Image source, Environment Agency

The flood gates in New Street in Upton-upon-Severn were also closed last night (pictured).

Storm Eleanor's also led to the agency issuing several lesser flood alerts for other parts of the region, external including in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire.