Severn Trent Water

The Environment Agency's report found an “overwhelming” smell and visible human waste on a stretch of West Meadow Brook at Whitwick, near Coalville.

Stratford Road in Birmingham been flooded since around 7am, with Severn Trent saying the burst pipe will likely be fixed by this evening.

One piece of CCTV footage shows a mass of wet wipes had partially closed a pipe on the network