Welsh Water says the overnight damage, which caused five schools to close, has been fixed.

Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

Six men have been arrested today by detectives investigating dozens of burglaries at pubs, restaurants and shops across the UK.

Cheshire Police is looking at 39 offences across eight police force areas, external - in many cases safes were targeted.

They include 14 in Cheshire, 10 in Merseyside and others in places including Staffordshire, Cumbria and Wales.

The men, aged between 19 and 45, were all arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary.

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A road's shut near Dudley due to a serious crash, police have said., external

It's happened near the Cock Inn on Dudley Road, Rowley Regis and the route's shut in both directions.

A decision has been made to go ahead with the fireworks display at Bridgnorth rugby club this weekend, despite last week's flooding.

It had been in doubt, because the pitches had been under water and Severn Park is still too waterlogged, so cars will be asked to park at the Tasley Livestock Market instead, with shuttle buses taking people back and forth.

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Last weekend the club had to show the Rugby World Cup Final in its club house because of the flooding, but still managed to attract more than 100 people.

Gates open at 17:00 and the main display is due to start at 19:45, with a smaller display for children at 19:15.

Allen Cook
BBC News

A fly-over that has been shut for nearly four months should finally reopen to traffic tomorrow, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has said.

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Workers discovered a faulty joint on the A53 Festival Park fly-over, in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, in July. , external

Further safety concerns led to the entire structure being examined by experts and repairs and maintenance carried out, with the local authority putting the cost at £154,000.

Today, the council says final works are being carried out, including putting down new white lines on the fly-over, with it currently due to reopen tomorrow "at some point".

Drivers are being urged not to ignore road closures due to a burst water main as work continues to fix the pipe in Hereford.

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About 5,000 homes and businesses either lost their supplies altogether or started receiving discoloured water from just before 07:00. , external

Welsh Water said it was aiming to repair the water main on Hoarwithy Road later today, external and have all supplies returned this evening.

In the meantime, the road's shut at the junction with Windsor Road, but Herefordshire Council said some drivers had ignored their road closures and driven through floodwater., external

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The Liberal Democrats have agreed not to field a candidate against the Green Party in the Cannock Chase constituency as part of an electoral pact.

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The two parties, along with Plaid Cymru in Wales, have formed the alliance and it covers 60 constituencies in England and Wales.

The three parties all support another Brexit referendum and want the UK to remain in the EU.

The only seat on the radar in the West Midlands is Cannock Chase, where the Greens polled 815 votes in 2017 and the Lib Dems 794.

The winning candidate at the time, Conservative Amanda Milling, received 26,318 votes and a majority of more than 8,000 over the Labour candidate.

The Lib Dems and Greens each took just 1.7% of the vote.

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Trains aren't likely to run between Crewe and Chester for the rest of the day because of flooding, National Rail Enquiries says.

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Heavy rain today's resulted in some of the tracks being under water.

Some services are being diverted, but otherwise buses are running in both directions and National Rail Enquiries doesn't expect that to change for the rest of the day.

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A number of West Midlands Trains services in and out of Birmingham are being cancelled this evening because of a shortage of staff.

The company had to apologise to customers last Tuesday when services were cancelled and said staff shortages, a broken-down train and changes to the timetable were to blame then.

Some services are still running, but are likely to be crowded.

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Disruption to rail services between Coventry and Leamington Spa is set to continue through rush hour until 18:00 after earlier signalling problems at Kenilworth.

The unnamed officer is accused of killing former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson who was tasered.

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Some of the Birmingham Live headlines today include:

• Roger Godsiff 'plans to stand as an independent' in Hall Green after being barred by Labour , externalParty
• Police officer charged with the murder of Aston Villa legend Dalian Atkinson, external
• Beginner's guide to Birmingham German Christmas Market, external

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Plans for a new primary school, secondary school and sixth form on land off Harbury Lane and Oakley Wood Road in Leamington Spa have been approved.

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Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News

A West Mercia Police officer who’s been charged with the murder of footballer Dalian Atkinson, has been granted bail.

The Judge at Birmingham Crown Court has issued an interim order granting the officer and a colleague anonymity, because the defence argued there may be a threat to their lives if their identities were made known.

Officer A is charged with murder and Officer B has been charged with Assault causing Actual Bodily Harm.

She was granted bail by magistrates earlier today.

The case has been adjourned until 9 December.

Former Labour MP Ian Austin said voters should support Boris Johnson in the general election.

Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News

The two police officers charged in connection with the death of Dalian Atkinson are to remain anonymous for the time being, despite a challenge from the press.

Former Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson died in August 2016 after being tasered and his family have hit out at the time taken to bring charges.

One officer has been charged with murder and the other with causing actual bodily harm.

At Birmingham Crown Court today Judge Simon Drew has ruled that we cannot disclose the names and addresses of the officers, after the defence claimed they could be at risk if their identities were known.

It turns out that risk assessments have been carried out, but these were unavailable in court.

The judge said ultimately granting the pair anonymity would be “almost unprecedented”, but that he had a duty to consider the submissions.

The matter will be discussed again in court on Wednesday.

Phil Mackie
Midlands correspondent, BBC News

Two police officers have appeared at Birmingham Crown Court this afternoon charged in connection with the death of former footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered.

The ex-Aston Villa player died after being restrained by police officers at his father's house in Telford, Shropshire in 2016.

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There was a very long investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which passed on its files to the Crown Prosecution Service more than a year ago.

We now know officer A, as he's being described, from West Mercia Police, has now been charged with murder.

Officer B has been charged with causing actual bodily harm.

Mr Atkinson's family say they welcome - after such a long time - that the case will now go before a jury, but that they regret how long it's taken.

Former Birmingham Labour MP Roger Godsiff has announced he is to stand as an independent candidate in the general election after he was banned by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).

The former Hall Green MP has been at the centre of a row over his support for protesters against equality teaching in which campaigners argued that children were being introduced to LGBT issues at too young an age.

He particularly came under fire after admitting on live TV that he hadn't read the school books he was quoting.

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He was formally reprimanded by Labour after he was seen in a video agreeing with the demonstrators.

In a statement, he accused a "militant activist segment within the LGBT network," of carrying out a "vicious and vindictive campaign of character assassination" against him.

"Because I have always put the interests of my constituents above everything else and I don't succumb to threats I have supported the rights of parents to have a say, not a veto, over how the most sensitive aspects of the Equality Act are taught to young children."

Nominations for the seat close on 14 November, after which a full list of candidates will be published on the BBC's Hall Green constituency page.

Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market, which opened this morning, is one of the biggest events of its kind in the country, drawing millions of people to the city.

Starting off as a one-off in 1997, it has become an annual fixture since 2001, attracting about five million visitors a year, from across the country

It's thought to be Britain's biggest outdoor Christmas market and the largest German market outside Germany and Austria, said the city council.

Figures released in 2017, showed the market was worth £399.8m to the local economy.

The big wheel and ice rink have also returned to Centenary Square this year and Chris the famous singing moose is back on Twitter, external.

The market runs until 23 December, between 10:00 and 21:00 except on Remembrance Sunday, when it opens at 13:00.

A flood warning has been issued for the River Dene at Walton in Warwickshire, with homes and businesses at risk of flooding.

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River levels are expected to remain high until Friday with rain forecast.

Less serious weather alerts are in place across the West Midlands.