Flood warnings after heavy rain

Householders have been warned they could be threatened by flooding rivers after heavy rain across the Midlands.

There are flood warnings on the Avon in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, the Severn in Gloucestershire and the River Leam in Warwickshire.

Warnings about flooding that will not hit homes are in place on the Severn in Shropshire and Worcestershire.

The fire service in Warwickshire said it had been inundated with calls from people complaining about flooding.

Flood warnings are in place along the River Avon at Stanford-upon-Avon and between Evesham and upstream of Tewkesbury.

They are also in place on the River Leam between Marton and Leamington Spa and on the River Severn between Tewkesbury and Gloucester.