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This wet weather is set to stay with us overnight, but it should clear up for most of us by tomorrow afternoon.

There could be some rain about tomorrow.

Here's your forecast:

Here are some of the top stories in today's Worcester News:

• The trial of two men who deny being involved in an attack on a ‘drug rival' heard the police interview in which one denied knowing the other.
• CCTV image released to identify a potential witness to a Droitwich 'murder'.
• Fewer traveller caravans are pitching up in Worcester than a decade ago.

Any rain will clear this evening to leave a dry night with lows of 5C (48F).

After a wet start it will be a mainly dry morning with a few bright spells and highs of 12C (54F).

The weather's continuing to be unsettled tonight as it's set to be cloudy and windy with blustery showers:

You can get a latest forecast for your area at any other time by going to the BBC Weather website.

There's some thick fog around this morning, with motorists being advised to take care.

After a chilly start it will be a cloudy day with the odd shower and highs of 9C (48F).

There could be some patches of fog around tonight but it'll be mainly dry:

You can stay up-to-date with the weather in your area by going to the BBC Weather website at any other time.

Cold, dry and cloudy to start today and but sunny spells later.

You can get a latest update for the forecast for your area at any other time by heading to the BBC Weather website.

It will be a dry but chilly night with some clear spells and lows of -1C (30F).

Fourteen children become homeless every day across the region, the charity Shelter says.

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It said 7,370 children in the West Midlands are homeless and living in temporary accommodation.

The report looked at the impact of temporary accommodation like hostels and emergency bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) on families.

The charity's findings also suggest that homelessness is at its highest rate since 2006.

Shelter's findings only represent some of the children in Great Britain who are homeless. In England, there are thought to be a further 4470 homeless families who have found their own temporary accommodation.

Severn Trent Water is to bring in extra resources to help repair leaks and burst pipes this winter.

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The company is providing free pipe lagging in areas of the region that it says are "hotspots" for leaky pipes.

It's also advising people to wrap pipework, fittings and storage tanks that are kept in unheated areas of the home .

After a misty start in some areas it will be a dry day with bright spells and highs of 7C (45F).

It will be a dry, cold night with some mist and fog with lows of 0C (32F).

After a cold start it will be a dry and bright day with highs of 7C (45F).

It will be a cold night with clear spells and some dense fog with lows of -3C (27F).

Fog is likely to cause some travel disruption overnight and into Saturday morning, the Met Office is warning.

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The yellow warning is in place from 01:00 to 11:00 on Saturday.

Icy roads and pavements are likely to cause travel disruption.

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The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice for the West Midlands until 10:00.

It will be a cold dry day with plenty of sunshine and highs of 6C (43F).

It will remain damp this evening with further spells of rain and lows of 1C (34F).

Icy roads and pavements are likely to cause travel disruption, the Met Office is warning.

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Temperatures are set to drop overnight, with a yellow warning for ice in place for the whole of the West Midlands from 00:15 to 10:00 on Friday.

It should be a dry day with some sunny spells and highs of 9C (48F).

There'll showers around as we head into tonight but some areas should turn drier as the night goes on:

Keep up-to-date with the latest forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.

There were more cancellations and delays to West Midlands Railway trains in and out of Birmingham yesterday evening and the company has apologised, blaming staffing issues.

It said a number of issues led to trains missing their slots and that meant train crews weren't at the station, to board their next train, when they needed to be.

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The company has been criticised by commuters for delays and cancellations of services over the past two months, which have been blamed on timetable changes, staffing issues and the wet weather.

The issues which delayed trains, leading to the staffing issues were listed as:

• Road vehicles hitting two bridges
• A broken-down freight train
• A passenger taking ill and needing an ambulance
• Signal failures
• Trespass
• Two passengers fighting on a train
• Fare dodgers
• A case of arson

After a dry start to the night, further showers will move west turning into heavy rain with lows of 7C (45F).

There are flood alerts for a number of rivers in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.

They affect the rivers Lugg, Leadon, Avon, Tern, Perry, Leam and the Bow and Piddle brooks.

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The Environment Agency said water levels were likely to remain high because the ground couldn't soak up any more water at the moment.

Here are some of the stories the Local Democracy Reporting Service has been covering in Worcestershire:

• Worcester City Council collected more than £2m from car parking charges last year but revealed the figure was £300,000 lower than the year before.
• A claim Worcestershire County Council performed a u-turn over installing a zebra crossing in St John's has been denied by the councillor in charge of highways, who said it was never in the plans in the first place.
• A university must use its 'millions' to build more student accommodation on its campuses to stop student houses springing up across Worcester, a councillor's said.

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There will be some dry and clear spells later but feeling mild with lows of 7C (45F).

People in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being warned there could be more flooding tomorrow.

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The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning to now include parts of the two counties.

The alert runs from 06:00 on Tuesday until 15:00 on Wednesday and says there could also be travel disruption.

TSB has revealed it is to close 82 more branches next year with about 300-400 staff expected to be affected.

We don't know yet where those closures will be, but the details could be released as soon Thursday.

The Spanish-owned bank operates dozens of branches in the West Midlands, among 540 across the UK.

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Since 2015, it has closed eight branches in the region, five of them in Birmingham, alongside branches in Coventry, Wolverhampton and Walsall.

Birmingham's Priory branch is set to close next Monday.

However, unlike Birmingham, some smaller towns in the West Midlands have only one bank of any kind and small businesses have previously said losing services would have a huge impact.

The BBC understands those TSB branches that will close next year will be smaller and quieter ones.

The latest news is expected to save £100m by 2022 and TSB said it followed a trend of fewer customers using high street branches, and more using online - it said 2.5 million customers now use online banking.

After a wet start it should be a dry and clear afternoon with highs of 11C (52F).

It will be a blustery night with some rain and lows of 6C (43F).

West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway will only be running a "very basic" service on Saturday as members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union take strike action.

Bus replacement services will run on the following routes, it said:

• Walsall - Rugeley
• Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury
• Kidderminster - Worcester
• Shirley - Stratford-upon-Avon
• Bromsgrove - Droitwich Spa - Worcester

And this is the timetable for their planned rail services:

• Cross City: Lichfield - Birmingham - Bromsgrove / Redditch
• Snow Hill Lines: Kidderminster - Birmingham - Whitlocks End / Dorridge
• Wolverhampton - Smethwick - Birmingham - Walsall
• Birmingham - Coventry - Northampton

Virgin Trains, Cross Country, Chiltern Railways and Transport for Wales are due to run a normal Saturday timetable, but will be busier, it added.

Flooding is continuing to affect parts of Worcestershire and Herefordshire, and the Environment Agency said river levels were likely to remain high over the coming days.

The rivers Lugg, Severn and Avon are all affected and more rain is forecast for the weekend.

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The Environment Agency has been clearing debris from rivers, but warned water could also come up through drains.