Severe disruption: A38(M) West Midlands southbound
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A38(M) West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between M6 J6 and A5127 Aston Road.
A38(M) West Midlands - One lane blocked and slow traffic on A38(M) Aston Expressway inbound between M6 J6, Spaghetti Junction and A5127 Aston Road, because of a broken down vehicle.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Almost 900 properties still without power
Almost 900 homes and businesses in the West Midlands are thought to be without electricity now after engineers worked through the night to restore power to many of those affected by Storm Eleanor.
High winds brought down dozens of trees.
Western Power Distribution said it hoped to restore supplies to many of the remaining homes by 11:00
At its height, 2,000 properties in the region were affected overnight.
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- The Express and Star reported that the high winds had left 200 homes without power
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The Birmingham Mail says the city "seemed to have missed the worst of it" but reported trees and power cables being downed
- The Worcester News says trees have fallen across Worcestershire, with a member of the public hit by a tree
- Several flood alerts in Staffordshire are covered by the Sentinel newspaper
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About 800 properties in the West Midlands continue to be without power following outages.
Western Power says its engineers are working hard to restore power to those affected by mid-afternoon. Marston Green in Birmingham remains the worst affected with about 200 homes and businesses without power.
A spokesman says anyone who has been affected should call 105 and report the issue.
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Strong winds weather warning extended
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The Met Office yellow weather warning for the West Midlands for strong winds has been extended to 19:00 today.
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Severe disruption: M6 West Midlands southbound
M6 West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between J5 for A452 and J4A for M42.
M6 West Midlands - One lane closed and slow traffic on M6 southbound between J5, A452 (Castle Bromwich) and J4a M42, because of a broken down vehicle.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Almost 2,000 properties without power
Stephanie Barnard
BBC News
More than 1,900 homes and businesses are without power across the West Midlands, according to Western Power Distribution
The company says the worst affected areas include Solihull and Marton Green, with almost 900 without electricity.
A further 400 properties in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire are also without power.
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and some parts of Warwickshire are also affected. To check your local area try Western Power's interactive map.
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Severe disruption: A38(M) West Midlands southbound
A38(M) West Midlands southbound severe disruption, between M6 J6 and A5127 Aston Road.
A38(M) West Midlands - One lane blocked and slow traffic on A38(M) Aston Expressway inbound between M6 J6, Spaghetti Junction and A5127 Aston Road, because of a broken down vehicle.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
Almost 900 properties still without power
Almost 900 homes and businesses in the West Midlands are thought to be without electricity now after engineers worked through the night to restore power to many of those affected by Storm Eleanor.
High winds brought down dozens of trees.
Western Power Distribution said it hoped to restore supplies to many of the remaining homes by 11:00
At its height, 2,000 properties in the region were affected overnight.
In the papers: Disruption from Storm Eleanor
Allen Cook
BBC News
Storm Eleanor is dominating the top stories on the websites of many of our local newspapers:
Storm Eleanor: More trees brought down
Allen Cook
BBC News
More trees have come down in the West Midlands in the strong winds from Storm Eleanor this morning.
West Midlands Fire Service reported one down in Hay Mills while Staffordshire Police said there was one down near Cheddleton on the A520.
West Midlands Railway warned of some disruption to Cross City services due to a tree on the line near Lichfield that had to be moved.
Strong wind warning for today
Allen Cook
BBC News
A yellow weather warning for strong winds today's going to stay in force until 18:00 at least today.
The Met Office says it covers the whole of the West Midlands and could see public transport disrupted or cancelled at times.
It also says people should be prepared for power cuts and other disruption with people being warned that there could be flying debris.
Trees down and marquee blown away by Storm Eleanor
Allen Cook
BBC News
Trees and power lines have been brought down in parts of the West Midlands as Storm Eleanor has swept across the UK.
West Midlands Fire Service says a 60ft marquee took flight in Solihull last night while Worcestershire County Council says a bus shelter was blown on to the B4196 Astley Cross near Stourport.
West Mercia Police says there have been several trees brought down in Shropshire and Worcestershire.
In one case in Worcestershire, the force said a tree had come down and hurt a member of the public, although they haven't revealed their injuries.
Here's how long the stormy weather will last
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
It's been a windy start to the morning and there is still a yellow weather warning from the Met Office in place today.
Here's how the rest of the day's looking and you can stay up-to-date at any other time by going to the BBC Weather website.
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