Storm Boleo sees trains cancelled and fallen trees

Railway services have been disrupted and power cut off as Storm Boleo has brought high winds and power outages across the West Midlands.

West Midlands Railway trains between Four Oaks, Birmingham, and Lichfield Trent Valley, Staffordshire, were cancelled in both directions due to a downed tree. The line has since reopened but delays are still expected.

Transport for Wales services between Cardiff and Shrewsbury have been cancelled, and disruption has been reported between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury.

Elsewhere, a car fell onto a tree overnight in Moor Street, Coventry.

Hundreds of homes were left without power on Sunday morning, with power down in Bromyard, Herefordshire, and Drakes Broughton and Tilesford, Worcestershire.

On Sunday afternoon, more than 100 homes in Burford, Worcestershire also experienced power cuts, as well as more 77 homes in Bickenhill, Birmingham, 109 in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, and 141 properties in Upper Cotton, Staffordshire.

Flood alerts across the region include the Severn Vyrnwy confluence in Shropshire, and the River Wye in Herefordshire.

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had been attending "multiple calls" due to gazebos and other garden items being blown away and causing damage to electrical infrastructure, like solar panels.

"To avoid further incidents, please double check that everything in your garden is secure, and put away anything that might get taken by the strong wind," it said on Facebook.

In Shropshire, Forestry England said its Haughmond Hill site would remain shut on Sunday.

Severn Valley Rescue, an animal rescue centre near Bridgnorth, said it would close, due to "high winds, fallen trees and intermittent electricity" threatening health and safety.

All National Trust sites in Herefordshire are shut on Sunday - with the firm saying they would reopen on Monday after post-storm checks.

Wild Zoological Park in Bobbington, Wolverhampton, said it would close after being "absolutely battered by wind".

In a post on social media, it said: "We've got falling branches and a keeper has already been hit (but is ok)."

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