Live updates as 22-hour weather warning brings flash floods and closes roads

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Rain and thunderstorms has led to flooding and disruption across the Black Country, Staffordshire, Shropshire and wider West Midlands.

A weather warning is in place up to around 2am on Monday, with people urged to stay safe and look out for difficult driving conditions some road closures over the period.

Met Office experts have declared a "yellow" warning for Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, part of Wolverhampton and for other places such as Birmingham on Sunday.

A band of heavy rain is also set to hit Shropshire this morning, with lightning expected too.

Roads are closed across the region including some motorway slip roads due to flood water.

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