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Plenty of photos from our BBC Weather Watchers of soggy areas in the West Midlands but we've also had these of animals braving the rain.
These three are from users Tragie's town in Brierley Hill, Dudley, Littleacorns in Southam, Warwickshire and STFC Goose in Longnor, Shropshire:
Image source, Tragie's town
Image source, Littleacorns
Image source, STFC Goose
Allen Cook
BBC News
People are being urged to stay away from the site of a huge fire in Walsall this evening.
Dozens of firefighters are battling the blaze in a derelict factory on Navigation Street.
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A derelict factory in Walsall is on fire this evening.
Photos tweeted by witnesses , externalshow flames and smoke billowing from the top floor of the building in Navigation Street, Walsall.
Image source, @richard_price2West Midlands Fire Service said they have nine crews at the scene., external
Image source, @TheReremouseAllen Cook
BBC News
There are now five flood alerts across the West Midlands as the rain continued to fall today.
Image source, Shropshire LassBy 16:20, the Environment had issued them for:
In several of these cases, the agency's said river levels are continuing to rise and low-lying roads and farmland could flood.
Yellow warnings of rain remain in place across the West Midlands until Thursday.
Elsie Urry says she fought for the man who murdered her three children to be kept behind bars.
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BBC Shropshire
A stained glass window's been smashed during a break-in at a church and could cost around £10,000 to repair, a charity's said.
The smashed window dates back to the 1500s and depicts the son of Emperor Manual I.
Image source, Churches Conservation TrustThe damage happened on Sunday night as an intruder got into St Mary's, Shrewsbury, external, the Churches Conservation Trust said.
Allen Cook
BBC News
Staff at a closure-threatened children's hospice have climbed Snowdon, external as part of fund-raising efforts to try and stop it shutting.
It was announced last week Acorns in Walsall, which looked after 200 children in the last year, could shut at the beginning of October.
The charity blamed a lack of funds and said care would be moved to Acorns sites in Birmingham and Worcester.
A petition's also been set up calling for the site to stay open and more than 24,000 people have signed it., external
A police officer cleared of assault after being accused of hitting a man over the head with a baton after a high-speed pursuit is still expected to face a gross misconduct hearing.
PC Sunil Narr, of West Midlands Police, denied assault occasioning bodily harm over the blow to Joshua Ward in Hillfields, Coventry in August 2017.
The jury at Birmingham Crown Court accepted he was aiming at Mr Ward's shoulder and accidentally hit his head.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said a file was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service, who made the decision to charge PC Narr with assault.
The IOPC investigation also concuded an independent tribunal could find the officer had breached standards of professional behaviour during the incident.
"It's expected that a gross misconduct hearing will be organised by the force in due course," the IOPC said.
Actress June Spencer is celebrating her 100th birthday this week.
She's being presented with a cake at the studios in Birmingham where the show is recorded by the BBC's Director General Tony Hall.
Ms Spencer has played Peggy Woolley since the first episode of the radio soap in the 1950s.
Quote MessageI had no idea I would ever be 100 for a start -- let alone still working! I hope I can keep on doing it for a bit, and perhaps set an example to some other other old people who've just given up. They might think well, if that old girl can do it, then so can I. I'm hoping that.
June Spencer, Actor
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
Police are hunting for a driver after a van came off a road and destroyed two gardens.
Image source, Cheshire Fire ServiceThe collision happened on Sunday morning on Millstone Lane, Nantwich. , external
The driver had left the scene by the time police arrived and they are trying to track him down.
Plans to close one of Birmingham's busiest roads for a day are branded "moronic" by some motorists.
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The campaign group Extinction Rebellion has been staging a demonstration in Birmingham city centre.
About 50 protestors presented a petition to the city council, calling on it to act to tackle climate change, and make the city carbon-neutral by 2025.
The proposal is being discussed at a full council meeting.
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John Cornes, one of six brothers infected by contaminated blood, said his family had been "ripped apart".
Read MoreCoventry manager Mark Robins accepts having to play at Birmingham for a season but stresses the importance of getting back to the city.
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The unemployment rate in the West Midlands in the three months to April fell to 5.0%, according to new data., external
Image source, PAThe Office for National Statistics said 145,000 were out of work in the region, down 4,000 on the previous quarter.
But its figures also showed 11,000 fewer people were employed over the period, compared to the previous three months.
Overall, the UK’s unemployment rate remained at 3.8%, and has not been lower since the October to December 1974 period.
Police arrest a drugs gang on the M6 motorway and seize £20m of cocaine
No play is possible in three County Championship matches on Tuesday because of heavy rain.
Read MoreA fire has broken out at a former pub in Wolverhampton.
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Crews were called to the scene shortly before 13:40 at the former Foresters Arms on Birmingham Road, Blakenhall.
Image source, Kyle SmithThe first and second floor are involved in the fire, said West Midlands Fire Service.
Four people were cleared of manslaughter after Sheiku Adams' death.
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