Updates from Friday 29 January
The flood water and snow is slowly disappearing, but as you can see from these BBC Weather Watcher photos, it's leaving behind a boggy landscape.
These pictures were taken this morning near Kidderminster and Redditch.
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Image source, OgySnapsJim Dale
BBC Shropshire
A sex worker has said she's had no choice but to carry on working during the coronavirus pandemic - putting her health and the health of others at risk.
The Shropshire woman, who doesn't want to be identified, said she looked for ways to diversify her business and go online, but she was worried it compromised her privacy.
She said running an erotic phone line didn't earn her enough money to live.
She said she'd been forced to move to a cheaper flat because of her loss of earnings and was having to meet clients at her home, because hotels were closed.
The support group The English Collective of Prostitutes has called for sex workers to be given financial support from government.
The man clung on to a tree on the banks of the fast-flowing River Wye as he alerted fire crews.
Read MoreKeon Lincoln was "set upon" on Thursday and a post-mortem revealed he was stabbed and shot.
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BBC CWR
The Coventry half marathon will have to be postponed for a third time, but finding a new date isn't proving easy.
It was originally due to have taken place in April 2020 - it was then moved to November, and then March 2021.
Image source, Getty ImagesDave Long, one of the organisers, said the complication had been that a lot of other events were also being rearranged for later in the year, making it hard to avoid clashes.
BBC Radio Stoke Sport
Port Vale's caretaker manager believes "it's far to early" to say they are in a relegation battle.
They lost 2-0 at Scunthorpe last night and Danny Pugh said: "We''re going to be working as hard as we can to climb up the table."
Image source, Getty ImagesThe defeat left them eight points above the bottom two, having played more games.
A man ran in to a children's nursery for help after being stabbed on Tipton High Street.
West Midlands Police said it happened at around 15:30 and the 18-year-old was taken to hospital.
Image source, GoogleThe force said his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack, and will be questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.
BBC Radio Stoke
JCB is recruiting more than 400 factory-floor workers to prepare for a "surge in production".
The Staffordshire-based company said the market for construction equipment had rebounded sharply since the coronavirus pandemic first hit.
JCB is also giving permanent contracts to up to 300 existing agency employees.
Quote MessageIn March 2020 our orders dramatically disappeared overnight when the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. It took more than six months for the business to recover to production levels we last saw in March 2020."
Mark Turner, JCB Chief Operating Officer
Alexander Goodwin, 13, will join Wasps RFC in a warm-up thanks to body-worn cameras on the players.
Read MoreHere are three stories from the Shropshire Star this morning:
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after police were called to reports of disorder in Birmingham.
West Midlands Police said three men, aged 19, 27 and 28, fled the scene on Washwood Heath Road at about 11:00 GMT on Tuesday and were arrested on Newhall Street shortly afterwards by armed officers.
The force said no one is thought to have been seriously injured in the attack but officers had seized two blank firing pistols and some blank firing rounds.
It's going to be a bit warmer today, but still pretty chilly with temperatures up to around 8C (46F).
And there could be some light rain tonight.
Image source, Friends of AnnTwo people are receiving treatment in hospital after jumping to safety from the roof of a burning house in Handsworth, Birmingham.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceEmergency services were called to the severe blaze on Regent Road at about 23:10 GMT last night with 35 firefighters tackling the blaze at its height.
West Midlands Fire Service said crews remained on site this morning and were working with police to establish the cause of the fire.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceThe two patients' injuries are related to their fall, police said, and not the fire.
The property has been left with severe damage, West Midlands Police said, but the fire was prevented from spreading to adjoining properties.
Andy Giddings
BBC News
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The 21-year-old Birmingham man was arrested in the city on 20 January.
Read MoreThe 39-year-old, who resigned from Staffordshire Police in 2018, "betrayed" public and police values.
Read MoreA trial hears safety fears were met with "lip service at best" at the site where four died.
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BBC News
We'll be back with the news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow.
A battle between airmasses over the next ten days so whilst things will turn briefly milder for some this week others will see further snow with more rain for flood-hit areas too.
Read MoreIt's not going to be quite as cold overnight, with temperatures rising to about 6C (43F).
And tomorrow will be a bit warmer too, but still pretty chilly, with temperatures unlikely to rise above 8C (46F).
It will also be overcast and there could be some light rain later in the day.
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