:00:00. > 3:59:59That's it for now we'll be back at 6pm. Stay with us on BBC One. It's
:00:00. > :00:10.time Good afternoon.
:00:11. > :00:13.As the flood waters start to drop, very strong winds and more rain
:00:14. > :00:16.overnight have caused problems in the region. Army trucks have been
:00:17. > :00:20.ferrying people across flood water in Upton on Severn. And narrow
:00:21. > :00:22.escapes for many motorists as Warwickshire police and West
:00:23. > :00:25.Midlands Ambulance Service received numerous calls of fallen trees. And
:00:26. > :00:29.there's one severe flood warning at Alney in Gloucester and 40 flood
:00:30. > :00:33.warnings in the rest of the region. In Worcester, water levels are going
:00:34. > :00:39.down but may rise again later. Tim Aviss has this report.
:00:40. > :00:43.The swollen river Severn still flowing fast through the heart of
:00:44. > :00:47.Worcester. Its level had dropped but overnight more heavy rain fell
:00:48. > :00:53.across the county. Despite this the Environment Agency believes the
:00:54. > :00:57.worst is over. It appears that the weather systems we have seen coming
:00:58. > :01:03.across the Atlantic may be starting to subside, although the there could
:01:04. > :01:07.be some rain later. We may see levels start to water within the
:01:08. > :01:11.River Severn and there could be right at the end of the tunnel. We
:01:12. > :01:17.have had a brief respite but it has started to rain again and river
:01:18. > :01:19.levels are expected to rise. Perhaps ten or 15 centimetres.
:01:20. > :01:23.For district nurse Liz McCauley the waters can't recede quickly enough.
:01:24. > :01:26.She and 11 others care for dozens of patients who can't get out of their
:01:27. > :01:32.homes. The flooding has made their jobs extremely difficult. Patients
:01:33. > :01:37.are getting their visits, they are being very, very patient with us. It
:01:38. > :01:41.pits the team under the members pressure, with all the transport
:01:42. > :01:44.issues and because they are visiting patients they are unfamiliar with.
:01:45. > :01:47.But the floods remain a sight to behold for many, with keen
:01:48. > :01:55.photographers making the most of the situation. You think, you have a
:01:56. > :02:00.photogenic subject but then you think of all of the unfortunate
:02:01. > :02:03.people who have been hurt by it. For now the Worcester Road Bridge
:02:04. > :02:06.remains open to traffic. Tomorrow work begins to clear up the mass of
:02:07. > :02:13.debris collected underneath. Tim Aviss BBC Midlands Today, Worcester.
:02:14. > :02:17.We have just heard that around 400 homes in Shropshire or without power
:02:18. > :02:21.at this lunchtime because of the storms. For the latest information
:02:22. > :02:23.chin into your local BBC radio station.
:02:24. > :02:26.A West Midlands police officer is being investigated for alleged
:02:27. > :02:28.misuse of his Twitter account. The force has confirmed that Inspector
:02:29. > :02:31.Michael Brown's Twitter account "mental health cop" has been
:02:32. > :02:33.suspended. The officer ran a blog alongside Twitter on mental health
:02:34. > :02:37.policing. In sport, Coventry and Cheltenham's
:02:38. > :02:41.games are off today, but Shrewsbury Town's match against Port Vale will
:02:42. > :02:45.go ahead. Ground staff worked long hours to make sure the game would
:02:46. > :02:47.survive the rain of the past week. It's another opportunity for
:02:48. > 3:54:30Shrewsbury's caretaker manager Mike Jackson to make a claim for the job
3:54:31 > 3:54:30full`time. I have always set myself the target of being the manager by
3:54:31 > 3:54:30the time I was 40. I am 14 and in that is something I am passionate
3:54:31 > 3:54:30about and what to do. It will not be easy. You don't just drop into a job
3:54:31 > 3:54:30where everything is going great. It is up to me to prove I am not doing
3:54:31 > 3:54:30it. A look at the weather now here's
3:54:31 > 3:54:30Sara Blizzard. We will see the weather slowly
3:54:31 > 3:54:30improve through the day ten, the wind. Trees down what we do have
3:54:31 > 3:54:30quite a few heavy showers around and one or two could contain hail and
3:54:31 > 3:54:30thunder and it could be a little bit when today over the hills as well.
3:54:31 > 3:54:30Into the evening the showers start to diminish, the winced at ease of
3:54:31 > 3:54:30further as well. A daytime temperature of nine Celsius. It will
3:54:31 > 3:54:30not feel like name, because of the wind, but overnight we can call
3:54:31 > 3:54:30there. They contrast to the wet and windy weather from last night. Frost
3:54:31 > 3:54:30developing over Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. It could be a see
3:54:31 > 3:54:30tomorrow. The latest on the weather at ten past six. Goodbye.
3:54:31 > 3:54:30That's it. Good afternoon. It looks as though
3:54:31 > 3:54:30we could be heading towards a sunny Sunday, something I assure we will
3:54:31 > 3:54:30all be grateful. What a store the! In Berry head in Devon winds were in
3:54:31 > 3:54:30excess of 80 miles an hour. In Heathrow airport, they were seeing
3:54:31 > 3:54:30winds of over 60 miles an hour. These will ease through the rest of
3:54:31 > 3:54:30the day and we will have a few decent showers to encounter. You can
3:54:31 > 3:54:31see this lump across the far north and