The disruption is expected to last until midday, according to National Rail. Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of flooding across the West Midlands. Heavy rainfall and overnight snow have led to flood warnings and travel disruption across the region.

Serious flooding swamped parts of England and snow forced three airports to close temporarily as wet and icy weather combined to extend travel chaos that has plagued the U.K. since the start of the ye

Homes were flooded and vehicles stranded Monday as a soggy and cold spell continued to disrupt life across parts of the U.K. and more wintry weather was expected.

There are 36 flood warnings in place across the West Midlands due to heavy rainfall.

Parts of the UK have been hit by bad winter weather as snow and flooding continues to cause widespread disruption, including the closure of hundreds of schools. .