Storm Claudia caused further travel chaos overnight and into Saturday morning as heavy rain battered the West Midlands.

Footage showed multiple roads submerged in water including Stratford Road in Sparkhill, Belle Vale in Halesowen and Wolverhampton Road in Oldbury. Cars could be seen driving through the water, sending ripples across the surface.

The network currently links Wolverhampton to central Birmingham and Edgbaston with trams operating every six to eight minutes at peak times. Construction work is under way on two extensions routes from Wednesbury to Merry Hill Shopping Centre, via Dudley town centre, and the Birmingham Eastside extension to High Street, Deritend in Digbeth.

The mayor of the West Midlands has signed a landmark agreement with the Premier League that aims to improve health and job opportunities for young people across the region.

Leon Haughton was jailed for 32 years after he was found guilty of the attempted murder of a man in a shotgun attack in a car park in Dudley

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Housebuilder Keepmoat has confirmed that it will split its West Midlands and South West region to create a dedicated regional business based in Bristol.

The Right to Succeed charity have launched the Cradle to Career programme looking to support children, young people and families in left behind communities across the region. It said, currently, 36 per cent of children in the West Midlands live in poverty, which is the highest level in the UK.