:00:07. > :00:10.Good afternoon. As the flood waters start to drop,
:00:11. > :00:13.very strong winds and more rain overnight have caused further
:00:14. > :00:16.problems in the region. Army trucks have been ferrying people across
:00:17. > :00:19.flood water in Upton on Severn. And narrow escapes for many motorists as
:00:20. > :00:21.Warwickshire police and West Midlands ambulance service received
:00:22. > :00:25.numerous calls about fallen trees. And there's one severe flood warning
:00:26. > :00:28.at Alney in Gloucester and 40 flood warnings in the rest of the region.
:00:29. > :00:36.In Worcester, water levels are going down but may rise again later. Tim
:00:37. > :00:39.Aviss has this report. The swollen River Severn still
:00:40. > :00:43.flowing fast through the heart of Worcester. Its level had dropped but
:00:44. > :00:53.overnight more heavy rain fell across the county. The authorities
:00:54. > :00:56.are staying alert. It appears that the weather systems we have seen
:00:57. > :01:03.coming across the Atlantic may be subsiding slightly. There might be
:01:04. > :01:06.level is falling within the River Severn and there could be laid at
:01:07. > :01:11.the end of the tunnel but the work does not stop there. We must check
:01:12. > :01:14.the infrastructure and the barriers that we have in place to make sure
:01:15. > :01:19.that they are all case should anything happen in the future. We
:01:20. > :01:24.had a brief respite but it has just started to rain again. That means
:01:25. > :01:28.river levels are expected to rise, something like ten or 15 For
:01:29. > :01:30.district nurse Liz McCauley the waters can't recede quickly enough.
:01:31. > :01:34.Centimetres in the next 24 hours. She and 11 others care for dozens of
:01:35. > :01:39.patients who can't get out of their homes. The flooding has made their
:01:40. > :01:45.jobs extremely difficult. Patients are getting their visit, they are
:01:46. > :01:47.being very patient with us, but it puts the team under tremendous
:01:48. > :01:51.pressure with all of the transport issues and because they are visiting
:01:52. > :01:54.patients who are unfamiliar with. But the floods remain a sight to
:01:55. > :02:02.behold for many ` with keen photographers making the most of the
:02:03. > :02:05.situation. We have mixed feelings because you think, you have a
:02:06. > :02:08.photogenic subject here but then you think all of the unfortunate people
:02:09. > :02:11.who have been hurt by it. For now the Worcester Road Bridge
:02:12. > :02:14.remains open to traffic. Tomorrow work begins to clear up the mass of
:02:15. > :02:20.derbis collected underneath. Tim Aviss BBC Midlands Today, Worcester.
:02:21. > :02:24.And in other parts of the region, around 400 homes in Shropshire are
:02:25. > :02:26.still without power because of the storms. The rail line between
:02:27. > :02:30.Leamington and Banbury has been closed because of a landslip. And
:02:31. > :02:33.bus and rail users are being asked to check before they travel as many
:02:34. > :02:35.services have been delayed or cancelled.
:02:36. > :02:40.For the latest information listen to your BBC local radio station.
:02:41. > :02:43.A West Midlands police officer is being investigated for alleged
:02:44. > :02:45.misuse of his Twitter account. The force has confirmed that Inspector
:02:46. > :02:48.Michael Brown's Twitter account "mental health cop" has been
:02:49. > :02:55.suspended. The officer ran a blog alongside Twitter on mental health
:02:56. > :02:58.policing. Onto the days football and in the
:02:59. > :03:01.Championship Birmingham City lost 2`1 to Huddersfield at St Andrews.
:03:02. > :03:05.Ollie Lee with the consolation goal deep into injury time. Blues haven't
:03:06. > :03:09.won at home in the league now since October.
:03:10. > :03:11.In League One it ended goalless in the lunchtime kick`off between
:03:12. > :03:14.Shrewsbury and Port Vale. Coventry's clash with Bradford was postponed
:03:15. > :03:18.due to a waterlogged pitch. And Wolves are now three points clear of
:03:19. > :03:23.third place Leyton Orient after a 2`0 win against Notts County at
:03:24. > :03:26.Molineux. In League Two it finished one all
:03:27. > :03:28.between Burton and Dagenham and Redbridge. Meanwhile, Cheltenham's
:03:29. > :03:32.home game with Wycombe Wanderers was postponed due to the recent bad
:03:33. > :03:35.weather. And in the Conference Premier,
:03:36. > :03:37.Barnet beat Tamworth one nil. Kidderminster lost 2`0 away at
:03:38. > :03:41.Lincoln City. Hereford United suffered a 7`0 thrashing at the
:03:42. > :03:45.hands of top of the table Luton Town. Luton got six of their goals
:03:46. > :03:53.in the second half. And it finished Nuneaton one, Hyde zero.
:03:54. > :03:57.Finally one rugby result to bring you and in the Aviva Premiership
:03:58. > :04:00.Worcester are still looking for that elusive win after losing to
:04:01. > :04:02.Northampton by 30 points to 14. A look at the weather now with Sara
:04:03. > :04:11.Blizzard. It has only felt very cold today
:04:12. > :04:16.with that strong winds that has changed direction, it is coming more
:04:17. > :04:19.from the North West but the good news is it is easing now and the
:04:20. > :04:24.showers that have been present throughout today are starting to
:04:25. > :04:28.diminish with the exception of one or two towards Stoke`on`Trent. The
:04:29. > :04:31.cold night in prospect, a contrast to the windy weather from last
:04:32. > :04:33.night. We will see a fast developing with Herefordshire and
:04:34. > :04:41.Worcestershire seeing low temperatures. A cold and frosty
:04:42. > :04:44.start to Sunday, it will be bright with sunshine and the wind will be
:04:45. > :04:46.much lighter. Daytime temperatures to model a That's it.
:04:47. > :04:50.Maximum of nine degrees. Sunday Politics will be discussing the
:04:51. > :04:53.Midlands towns vying for a stop on the controversial high speed rail
:04:54. > :04:54.link. That's with Patrick Burns from 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. But for
:04:55. > :05:15.now enjoy your Saturday night. Hello, good evening, finally some
:05:16. > :05:19.quieter weather on the way for the British Isles for the remainder of
:05:20. > :05:20.this weekend, also somewhat for the week ahead. More on that in a
:05:21. > :05:22.moment.