Roof rips off shop and lands in car park during Storm Eleanor

A roof was ripped off a shop in Birmingham as Storm Eleanor continues to batter the UK.

The 18-metre-long felting was blown off a Costcutter in Shard End in the early hours and landed in the car park.

No one was injured, even though staff were in the area at the time had been inside the store and a delivery van had just parked up outside.

They reported hearing a "huge bang" as it smashed to the ground outside.

Carol Bourne, a sales advisor at Costcutter, said:

Part of neighbouring Seaway Fish Bar's roof was also torn off.

Firefighters were called after concerns there had been structural damage caused to the shop and the maisonette above.

A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: