:00:07. > :00:09.A woman has been killed in Wolverhampton, after being struck
:00:10. > :00:12.on the head by a piece of debris, blown off a roof
:00:13. > :00:17.An eye witness described the object as a piece of wood
:00:18. > :00:22.West Midlands Ambulance said the pedestrian died
:00:23. > :00:24.at the scene in the city centre, after suffering very
:00:25. > :00:32.From a busy shopping thoroughfare to a no-go zone.
:00:33. > :00:35.West Midlands Police say a 29-year-old woman was walking past
:00:36. > :00:37.Starbucks on Dudley Street when wooden debris from the rooftop
:00:38. > :00:45.Some shoppers say the strength of the wind in Wolverhampton has
:00:46. > :00:51.With how windy was, it's a wonder to me that there were not more
:00:52. > :00:54.things falling off the roofs than what there were.
:00:55. > :01:03.My auntie phoned me on the bus on the way here, she said,
:01:04. > :01:05.did you know the main street in Wolverhampton has
:01:06. > :01:10.She said there had been an accident and to be careful.
:01:11. > :01:11.Everything has been shaking, nonstop.
:01:12. > :01:13.It's what you expect from the wind, don't you?
:01:14. > :01:18.Police and fire crews have been busy here all day and, as a consequence,
:01:19. > :01:21.some of the shops in the Mander shopping centre had to close.
:01:22. > :01:24.Five hours on, the cordon is still very much in place
:01:25. > :01:31.as emergency services continue their investigations.
:01:32. > :01:34.West Midlands Ambulance Service said that it received no fewer than 15
:01:35. > :01:39.Unfortunately, when paramedics got here, it was clear the victim
:01:40. > :01:42.suffered very serious head injuries, and they confirmed that she had
:01:43. > :01:52.This wooden panel has now been taken away to be forensically examined,
:01:53. > :01:54.and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.
:01:55. > :01:57.Police are now trying to piece together the sequence of events that
:01:58. > :02:03.And Amy is in Wolverhampton for us tonight.
:02:04. > :02:21.Mary, the cord and has been taken down, we can move closer to the spot
:02:22. > :02:24.where the tragedy happened to -- cordon. Starbucks earlier released a
:02:25. > :02:28.statement saying that they were shocked and saddened by the incident
:02:29. > :02:32.and were supporting police with their investigation and the store
:02:33. > :02:36.would remain closed until further notice. West Midlands Police have
:02:37. > :02:41.yet to release the victim's identity but we are told her family has been
:02:42. > :02:48.informed and is being supported. Officers are working with colleagues
:02:49. > :02:52.in the emergency services and the City Council to establish how the
:02:53. > :02:57.wooden debris became loose from a rooftop on top of one of these
:02:58. > :03:01.nearby buildings. What is extremely sad is that there is a family who is
:03:02. > :03:03.coming to terms with the loss of a loved one.
:03:04. > :03:05.The storm force winds caused wide spread problems
:03:06. > :03:08.on our roads and rail, with many commuters facing long
:03:09. > :03:11.Rebecca Wood has been looking the impact of storm Doris
:03:12. > :03:22.Driving rain and gale force winds, signalling the arrival of Storm
:03:23. > :03:32.Doris on the Staffordshire Moorlands. I am here on the A53 come
:03:33. > :03:36.though there are winds of over 70 mph, vehicles are struggling and it
:03:37. > :03:41.has been a difficult day for the emergency services. As the wind
:03:42. > :03:46.strengthened, it was too much for these HGVs, one by one they toppled
:03:47. > :03:53.over. Thankfully there were no injuries but fire crews battled
:03:54. > :03:58.against the elements to rescue this driver. He was unable to get out
:03:59. > :04:03.because of the vehicle being on its side. This is as bad as it gets. We
:04:04. > :04:09.are struggling just to stay on our feet. The winds are in excess of 80
:04:10. > :04:14.mph at the moment. Often they see the worst of the weather here but
:04:15. > :04:18.is quite a windy time comes you get is quite a windy time comes you get
:04:19. > :04:25.the brunt of things but this is extreme. It is just a windy day! We
:04:26. > :04:30.are high up! It was not just the North Midlands that felt Storm
:04:31. > :04:37.Doris's effects. With callers to BBC local radio stations charting the
:04:38. > :04:42.storm's progress. How has it affected you? I was driving a coach,
:04:43. > :04:46.I thought it would topple over. There is a tree down and electricity
:04:47. > :04:50.cables are sparking over the road, approach with caution stock across
:04:51. > :04:53.the Midlands, Doris toppled countless trees, some bringing
:04:54. > :05:00.downstream and is an power lines with them. -- bringing down street
:05:01. > :05:03.lamps. This the scene on the A452
:05:04. > :05:05.near Leamington. In Hereford damage to the roof
:05:06. > :05:08.of a new petrol station forced the closure for a time of the city's
:05:09. > :05:11.main river bridge causing Away from the roads there were
:05:12. > :05:15.delays for train travellers too - this the Cross City line
:05:16. > :05:16.near Sutton Coldfield. Many bus journeys were cut short
:05:17. > :05:19.and long queues formed at Birmingham In West Bromwich garden furniture
:05:20. > :05:23.came blowing down the street - In Smethwick, a poplar 80 feet tall
:05:24. > :05:27.crashed into the roof of a leisure centre,
:05:28. > :05:30.causing extensive damage to a gymnasium - there were half
:05:31. > :05:33.a dozen people people inside, There were many narrow escapes
:05:34. > :05:36.across the Midlands, For the emergency services,
:05:37. > :05:43.one of their busiest days in years as the power of Doris held sway
:05:44. > :05:46.across the region. And you can keep up to date
:05:47. > :05:49.with the latest travel situation tomorrow morning by listening
:05:50. > :05:51.to your BBC local radio stations. The polls have closed
:05:52. > :05:53.in the Stoke-on-Trent It was triggered by the resignation
:05:54. > :05:57.of Labour MP Tristram Hunt. There are ten candidates,
:05:58. > :05:59.with a result expected in the early Our Political Editor Patrick Burns
:06:00. > :06:03.is in Stoke for us tonight. Patrick, has the bad weather had
:06:04. > :06:17.an impact on the number That is the big question that we are
:06:18. > :06:21.all waiting for the answer to, there will be more than the usual amount
:06:22. > :06:26.of interest and the turnout when it is confirmed, we think, when it is
:06:27. > :06:32.confirmed in an hour or so. A lot of speculation about an ultralow
:06:33. > :06:38.turnout in a constituency where less than half turned out in the general
:06:39. > :06:42.election in 2015. Normally it is bad news for Labour if the turnout is
:06:43. > :06:46.low but conversely, a Tory strategists told me at the start of
:06:47. > :06:52.the campaign that a high turnout would favour them. Ukip? Remember
:06:53. > :06:57.the referendum turnout was significantly higher, in an area
:06:58. > :07:03.like the Bentley housing estate, which recorded an 80% leave vote in
:07:04. > :07:09.the referendum, that is their best hope year. It adds another
:07:10. > :07:14.uncertainty to candidates already under pressure? Absolutely, there
:07:15. > :07:17.could hardly be more pressure on Labour. Remember, this part of the
:07:18. > :07:23.country has been held by Labour for more than 80 years. Ukip on the
:07:24. > :07:28.other hand, will want to show that they can sustain momentum. If not
:07:29. > :07:31.after the referendum, a sense of maybe Mission accomplished. Maybe
:07:32. > :07:36.the party has had its best days and the Conservatives will hope that
:07:37. > :07:41.they can maybe, maybe, sneak it. More likely it would not be entirely
:07:42. > :07:45.bad news if Labour cordon and reinforce the leadership of Jeremy
:07:46. > :07:51.Corbyn. Briefly, when do we get the result? Officially at 3am, if it is
:07:52. > :07:54.a low turnout, more like 2am. Thank you.
:07:55. > :07:57.And there's an election special on BBC Radio Stoke from 2 o'clock
:07:58. > :07:59.on tomorrow morning, and there will be updates from
:08:00. > :08:03.the count during Graham Torrington's late show on BBC local up until 2.
:08:04. > :08:05.West Midlands Police have tonight arrested a man on suspicion
:08:06. > :08:08.The 26-year-old was detained at Heathrow Airport after arriving
:08:09. > :08:13.He's currently in custody in the West Midlands area.
:08:14. > :08:15.Police say his arrest was pre-planned - and there was no
:08:16. > :08:18.threat to the safety of the flight or airport.
:08:19. > :08:21.A jury's been told that a firearms dealer manufactured and supplied
:08:22. > :08:23.home-made bullets found at more than 90 crime scenes -
:08:24. > :08:26.including fatal shootings and a gun attack on a police helicopter.
:08:27. > :08:28.It's claimed Paul Edmunds, from Hardwicke near Gloucester,
:08:29. > :08:30.sold antique firearms to another dealer, along with ammunition -
:08:31. > :08:33.who passed them to a criminal gang based in the West Midlands.
:08:34. > :08:41.He denies the charges and the trial continues.
:08:42. > :08:44.Final approval has been given in parliament for building to begin
:08:45. > :08:47.for the first phase of the HS2 high speed rail link between
:08:48. > :08:53.The line is scheduled to open in December 2026.
:08:54. > :08:56.Critics say the multi-billion pound project is a waste of money.
:08:57. > :09:03.But, supporters believe it will boost the economy.
:09:04. > :09:12.It is a key catalyst for the greater gender in and around the UK central
:09:13. > :09:16.hub. Without it, I think growth opportunities are limited. It is the
:09:17. > :09:20.world are in it has come to this after seven years, after this, we
:09:21. > :09:23.have won every argument that politics has seen this through.
:09:24. > :09:27.I'll leave you with the weather from Shefali.
:09:28. > :09:38.The damage has been done that IMP is to say the strength of Storm Doris
:09:39. > :09:41.from our Weather Watchers pictures from our Weather Watchers pictures
:09:42. > :09:45.of the trail of damage, destruction and debris that was left in its
:09:46. > :09:50.wake. It is what meteorologists referred to today as they weather
:09:51. > :09:54.bomb, an exceptionally deep area of low pressure. This is a sample of
:09:55. > :10:03.wind speeds from across the region. Leak got the brunt of the strongest
:10:04. > :10:07.gusts. Elsewhere they ranged from 54-66 mph. Doris has gone to the
:10:08. > :10:12.east, taking be strong winds with it. I pressure will settle things
:10:13. > :10:16.down tomorrow, this system from the North West moves in at the start of
:10:17. > :10:21.the weekend. On Saturday we have gusts of 50 mph, nothing like today.
:10:22. > :10:25.Amber warning is for strong winds have been lifted, and they are
:10:26. > :10:30.replaced by a yellow warning for ice, in Staffordshire later tonight.
:10:31. > :10:37.Showers are across us right now which begin to die out. There is a
:10:38. > :10:42.wintry element in some of them, near freezing in some rural areas. In the
:10:43. > :10:48.North, there could be some ice were mostly dry with clear skies. High
:10:49. > :10:52.pressure gets to work. They mainly dry picture tomorrow with sunshine,
:10:53. > :10:56.temperatures ranging from seven to 9 degrees. In much lighter winds, in a
:10:57. > :10:59.moderate north-westerly. Time for the national forecast here
:11:00. > :11:01.is the outlook for be much milder. I will leave you
:11:02. > :11:15.with Thomas Shelter. Good evening. It was quite a day for
:11:16. > :11:20.some of us. We get these sort of storms every couple of years also.
:11:21. > :11:21.Difficult to give an exact number, but it was certainly