Workers for a power company caused damage to the water pipe which has caused extensive flooding in the Wednesbury area.

Western Power Distribution said the damage happened as engineers were installing a new electricity cable.

Supply at the local substation has been isolated "at the request of the fire service" it said.

Twelve properties are without power in the area, which will be restored once water levels have subsided.

The lorry's driver has been charged over a crash with a minibus in which schoolgirl Holly Brown died.

Allen Cook
BBC News

This photo from West Midland Police's Ch Insp Gareth Morris, external shows the extent of the flooding after the burst water main in Wednesbury today.

He says none of these vehicles had anyone trapped inside:

Image source, West Midlands Police

Allen Cook
BBC News

As fire crews deal with what they're calling a "major incident" after a water main burst in Wednesbury, here's what we know so far.

- South Staffs Water says the main on Leabrook Road was damaged "by a third party" at about 10:30 today

- Several roads in the area have been closed and West Midlands Police are concerned flood water could reach an electricity substation

Image source, South Staffordshire Water

- A woman had to be rescued from a house by firefighters and more than a dozen cars in the area were checked after becoming flooded

- Bus services were diverted from the area and the car park at Wednesbury Parkway's been shut

- Three primary schools were closed, Sandwell Council said, as the water was cut off

Hereford Times

The Hereford Times features these top stores today:

• Car park fees to increase, external
• Pub and shop owners ordered to tidy up frontages, external
• Pub picked as county winner in awards, external

Wolves captain Conor Coady compares team-mate Ruben Neves with Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Two more schools have shut this afternoon after the water main burst in Wednesbury.

Image source, South Staffs Water

Sandwell Council says St Mary’s and Ocker Hill Primary Schools join Old Park Primary School in shutting as the water's been cut off.

They add that Leabrook Road North and Leabrook Road are closed to traffic.

A burst water pipe in Wednesbury turned the street into a raging river and left cars submerged.

A woman had to be rescued from a house, external by firefighters after a water main burst in Wednesbury.

Image source, West Midlands Fire Service

West Midlands Fire Service says it has about 30 staff and water rescue teams at the scene, external and water levels have reached 3m (10 feet) in places.

Crews say they're also searching cars in the area, several of which have been submerged, and have a pump on the scene removing water.

Jodie Nightingale captured the scene in Wednesbury as a burst water main turned Leabrook Road into a river of flood water.

Pupils at a primary school, close to a burst water main in Wednesbury, have been sent home for the day.

Old Park Primary School has been closed due to a lack of water.

Image source, South Staffordshire Water

Water flooding from a burst water main has closed the car park at Wednesdbury Parkway, said Midland Metro.

Vehicles on the car park are unaffected, it said.

Bus services are also being diverted from the area.

Water from a bust water main could reach an electricity substation, police say, and people are being warned not to go near flooded areas.

Several roads have been closed in the area.

Engineers along with police and fire officers are at the scene.

A burst water main in Wednesbury has left some customers without water and others with low pressure.

The pipe on Leabrook Road is currently gushing water and leaving cars flooded up to their doors.

The main was damaged by a third party, South Staffordshire Water said. Engineers are at the site.

Joshua Cook
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

At 19 years old, Dennis is the oldest dog ever rehomed by the RSPCA, the charity says.

The terrier cross was spotted in a garden in Coventry at the beginning of March, struggling in temperatures of -2C.

He was treated at the RSPCA's Newbrook Farm Animal Hospital in Birmingham and has now found a new home in Coventry.

Owner Liz Sidgwick said Dennis reminded her of her previous dog and "deserved a chance" despite his age.

Birmingham Live

Here are some of the main stories on the Birmingham Live website today:

• Kingstanding crash victim named by friends, external
• Public urged not to approach 'violent and dangerous' child sex beast, external
• Car overturns after major crash on Coventry Road, external

Vicky Breakwell
BBC Hereford and Worcester

A woman who gave birth on the same day as the Duchess of Cambridge this week, external says she didn't even know she was pregnant.

Image source, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Laura Webb from St Peters, Worcester, gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Jacob, at the Worcestershire Royal at 06:28 on Monday morning.

Following in her footsteps, the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a boy at 11:01, weighing 8lb 7oz.

Laura's partner Scott Page told BBC Hereford and Worcester that they had no idea they were expecting until she went into labour.

A man is set to appear in court charged with causing the death of 14-year-old girl after a crash involving a school bus and a bin lorry.

Image source, Family Handout

Holly Brown, 14, was on a trip with her Staffordshire school when the collision happened in Castle Vale, Birmingham.

The driver of the bin lorry, Nicholas Buck, 52, of Kingshurst Way, Kingshurst, Birmingham, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Holly, a twin, was part of a group of 21 students from John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood.

Phil Bowers
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke

Police officers commandeered an unusual mode of transport to deal with an alleged attack at a golf course - two golf buggies.

Image source, Getty Images

Officers were called on Friday to Greenway Hall Golf Club, in Stockton Brook, Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Police says officers used the buggies to get quickly across the course and arrest four men on suspicion of assault.

They were later released without further action. One man was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

BBC Sport

Worcestershire batsman Daryl Mitchell is going to meet with the England and Wales Cricket Board next month to discuss their planned new "100 balls" competition.

Image source, Getty Images

Earlier this month, the ECB unveiled its proposals for the new eight-team, city-based tournament which starts in 2020.

Mitchell, who is chairman of the Professional Cricketers Association, will hold talks with them on the 8 May.