Updates from Monday 28 October to Sunday 3 November
BBC News Travel
Trains in and out of Birmingham are facing delays or cancellations, external this evening.
The problem, Network Rail said, was a train that broke down earlier between Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
Image source, Network RailThe train has now been moved, but it's likely to cause disruption for the rest of the day.
Some of the Coventry Observer headlines include:
The entire English stretch of the River Severn is covered by flood warnings as water levels rise.
Read MoreAn Environment Agency representative says he has not seen warnings cover such a long stretch before.
Read MoreAn organ, believed to have been played by the composer Sir Edward Elgar, has been damaged after thieves broke into a Worcestershire church.
The thieves cut an empty safe out of the 900-year-old walls and ripped out pipes and other parts of the instrument at Pendock Old Church.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Churches Conservation Trust said it's a "devastating loss" to both the local community and national heritage.
A Nuneaton couple are celebrating a £1m Lottery win after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball on a "free lucky dip".
Image source, PAMartin Brandist, 54, and Debbie, 48, had marked their first wedding anniversary just days before.
Mr Brandist has quit his job with the NHS, although his wife is planning on continuing with her role as an NHS finance manager.
"I've played the National Lottery since it started 25 years ago, with the same numbers made up of special birthdays and house numbers, but I never dreamt this would happen to us," Mr Brandist said.
"It will make such a difference to us and our families."
The B-52 bomber was on a routine training mission when the wing-tip gear door fell from the plane.
Read MoreA man has been left in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Dudley.
The pedestrian was struck at the junction of Himley Road and Cinder Road shortly after 17:15 on Monday.
He was treated at the scene before being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, said the ambulance service.
Deck the halls with ballot boxes, cameras and microphones.
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Tom Davis
Plans have been put forward for a new six-storey block of flats in Coventry city centre.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilThe application for Friars Road seeks to demolish the existing building to facilitate a 31-bed block.
The scheme consists of 17 one-bedroom flats, four two-bed flats, two three-bed flats, and eight studios.
Friars Road is predominately filled with two-storey houses but also includes a seven-storey block to the right of the proposed development.
From the Shropshire Star:
A post-Brexit drop in music tourism could cost the West Midlands economy tens of millions of pounds, a new report states.
Image source, Jason Sheldon/Junction 10 PhotographyThe Birmingham Live Music Project report , externalalso outlines fears over the future of major music festivals in the region.
Researchers from Aston University, Birmingham City University and Newcastle University said Brexit could lead to fewer artists and productions travelling to the UK from Europe, meaning in turn a "marked" decrease in audiences coming to the area to watch shows.
Image source, Jason Sheldon/Junction 10 PhographyThe potential cost of running events such as the Moseley Folk Festival could "spiral" leading to heavy losses, the report added.
Quote MessageThis report is the first step in a bigger project which aims to provide much-needed creative solutions and recommendations to secure the future of the music industry as we know it pre-Brexit."
Dr Patrycja Rozbicka, Lecturer, Aston University
A flat fire in Nuneaton is being treated as suspicious, police say.
No one was hurt at the property on Heming Walk at about 07:00 on Sunday.
Officers are asking for any witnesses to come forward.
BBC Midlands Today
Hylton Road in Worcester is closed to traffic after the installation of the flood gate to keep out the River Severn.
The Environment Agency says it will remove the barrier as soon as conditions allow.
Here's time-lapse footage of the gate being assembled.
Flood barrier installed in Worcester
BBC News Travel
Rail services through Birmingham New Street are set to be disrupted until the end of the day.
A broken-down train near Coseley has been moved, says National Rail, but congestion has built following the incident.
Services are set to be cancelled, delayed by up to 75 minutes or revised.
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This photo was taken just outside Bridgnorth this morning.
Maureen Burnell, a resident of Riverside Caravan Park, sent us the image of the site, and said she was amazed how quickly waters rose.
Image source, Mike BurnellSome homes are without power and Mrs Burnell said she was wading to neighbours to bring them boiling water.
A Shropshire butcher has won the 'Supreme Sausage Champion' prize in a national competition.
Morgan's Country Butchers in Waters Upton won with a 30-year-old recipe and also picked up the top prize in the West Midlands traditional sausage category at the UK Sausage Week awards.
Herefordshire Council is warning drivers to take extra care because water remaining on road surfaces following weekend flooding could freeze overnight.
It's planning to send out gritter lorries to make sure main roads are protected.
The council is also preparing to deal with potholes and other road damage caused by flooding, it says.
Plans for a cull of gulls in Worcester are going to be discussed by city councillors this evening.
The local authority is considering the move after deciding other measures to reduce the population - deemed a mess and pest - have failed. They included the use of "gull-proof" bins and replacing their eggs with fakes.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe councillors will hear legal advice on whether it can apply for a licence from Natural England to allow a cull using guns.
The RSPB said it preferred to see action to change the birds' behaviour and to persuade people not to feed them.
