Barriers brought to River Severn

Flood barriers may be going up in Worcester at the weekend

Flood barriers are being brought to the River Severn in case heavy rain causes water levels to rise once more.

The Environment Agency are bringing the barriers to Upton-upon-Severn and Worcester on Saturday night.

They will be put up on Sunday morning if river levels rise. It rained heavily on Thursday and the agency said more rain was expected over the weekend.

Homes in the West Midlands were flooded and roads closed as a result of heavy overnight wind and rain on Thursday.

Macclesfield and Congleton in Cheshire both saw flooding. A Cheshire Fire Service spokesman said crews had had a very busy night pumping water out of homes.

Trees down

High winds brought down trees across parts of Warwickshire and rail services in Staffordshire were disrupted due to a tree on the line near Stoke-on-Trent.

Services between Birmingham New Street, Walsall and Four Oaks were also disrupted due to overhead wire problems.

Roads in Herefordshire, including Watery Lane in Hereford, were closed during the morning because of flooding.

The A4110, Walford Junction to Adforton was closed for most of Friday as was the A438 in Hereford.

Police were called out during the night to deal with trees and branches in roads across south Warwickshire - in Sambourne, Tidings, Calverton, Kenilworth and Henley-in Arden.

Meanwhile the Environment Agency has issued three flood warnings for the River Wye in Herefordshire and a flood watch for the River Dane at Congleton.