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.

Most of the worst flooding is expected to hit the Midlands and north of England. Manchester Airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy snow but later reopened. Hundreds of schools were closed on Monday, in areas including Lancashire, Yorkshire and north-east Scotland.

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. .