Some bus services have resumed, but others are still suspended, says National Express West Midlands.

There are no services between Birmingham and Solihull, Acocks Green Village, Merry Hill Wrens Nest and Merry Hill, Dudley.

Passengers are advised to check the latest on the company's website., external

Many vehicles had been left displaced across the region, the operator said earlier.

Thousands of homes in Shropshire remain without power this morning, and in much greater number than the data we brought you first thing.

Numbers are changing as work is carried out, but about 7,000 properties in the county appear to be affected at the time of this post.

Updated figures can be followed here., external

"Heavy snow has made it difficult for our teams to reach some areas to carry out repairs safely," said Roisin Quinn from National Grid Electricity Distribution.

"If you see any damage to power lines or poles, you're being urged to stay well clear and call 105 straight away.

“We’re incredibly grateful to our customers for their patience during Storm Goretti. Our teams are working around the clock to get customers reconnected as quickly and safely as possible.”

We seem to have found the source of light turning skies pink across Birmingham and elsewhere last night.

BBC weather presenter Simon King said cloud cover and falling snow meant the sky could be more reflective, and Birmingham City's football ground, St Andrew's, was suggested as one source.

Interestingly, Hednesford Town Football Club posted on social media that a similar phenomenon, earlier in the week, was caused by its LED pitch lights rather than those of the famed Northern variety.

You can read more about the pink skies from earlier in our live weather coverage here.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Hednesford Town Football Club

Here's a sense in pictures of how the West Midlands has fared in the wake of the snow, from fallen cables and poles, to abandoned vehicles, and the classic clearing of snow to get to work..

Image source, Andy in Dudley

Image source, Dan Thomas

While it’s called grit, most of the material being used on our roads is halite, also known as rock salt. But halite doesn’t actually melt snow the way heat does.

So, how does it all work?

Image source, PA Media

It works by lowering the freezing point of moisture on the road surface, preventing snow from sticking in the first place.

However, if there's existing ice it doesn't instantly cause it to thaw, but requires traffic to help work it in.

The A488 in Shropshire is "not driveable" with "plenty of snow up Gravels Bank", messages Jose to BBC Radio Shropshire.

Here's a peek...

Image source, Jose

Image source, Jose

A telegraph pole at the side of Gordon Road in the Harbone area of Birmingham has partially fallen as a result of the weather conditions.

Across the wider region, the storm has left thousands of people without power after it struck the West Midlands last night.

In Staffordshire, the county council said its gritting teams were back out again this morning after working through the night - and would continue to respond to changing conditions on Friday.

In the south of the county, it said crews treated all main routes and went out again with ploughs fitted to vehicles to clear the snow.

In the north, all main routes were gritted four times, the council said, with snow ploughed, helped by contractors, on higher ground in the Moorlands.

Image source, Staffordshire County Council

Ian sent this adorable image to BBC CWR of his children Miles and Phoebe building a snowman.

He said they "had great a time" playing in the snow last night, as did the snowman, from the look of that twiggy smile.

Image source, Family

Much Wenlock in Shropshire has been badly affected by snow and is “stranded", according to the mayor.

A steep hill approaching the town, known locally as Harley Bank, has been intermittently blocked by traffic struggling to get up it.

Local farmers have been out snowploughing the roads.

Image source, Dan Thomas

Mayor Dan Thomas said the hill was “quite treacherous”, with “abandoned cars".

“Much Wenlock is a bit stranded at the moment until they can get this clear,” he stated.

“I’ve just seen a tractor go through with a Shropshire Council snowplough on it.”

“Community first responders are on hand if people do need them because it will be some time before emergency services can get here," he added.

The Met Office has lifted its amber weather warning for snow, which was applied to the whole West Midlands region.

A less severe yellow weather warning remains in place until 12:00 GMT.

The warning advises of the following:

• Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
• Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel
• Some rural communities could become cut off
• Power cuts may occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

Dozens of schools across Shropshire are closed this morning, you can see the current list on Shropshire Council's website here, external and in Telford & Wrekin here, external.

Jonah Ritho has been struggling to get back to his home in Edgbaston, Birmingham, this morning after his night shift.

The 54-year-old managed to get a train back from Nuneaton, where he works at a production company, to Birmingham city centre, but now has to walk home when he would usually get a tram.

“Unfortunately, I found out there were no trams operating because of the snow, it’s really heavy,” he told BBC Radio WM.

“I have to walk and it’s about a 20-minute walk. There are no buses as well and no taxis.”

He added: “I don’t think I will go to work tonight because of the hardships of [getting in].

“This time the snow is quite heavy and it will be a problem going late at night.”

In Worcestershire, BBC reporter Ged Scott said a main road was blocked earlier at Clows Top by a juggernaut trying to climb the hill on the Rock side.

He added that there were also at least 20 abandoned vehicles from last night in the Tenbury Wells direction, with one lone white van completely blocking the carriageway closer to Newnham Bridge.

Fiona messaged BBC Radio Shropshire to share this picture. She says near Bury Ditches, which is outside Clun in the Shropshire Hills, they had "12 inches of snow and lost power at 8:30 last night".

Image source, Supplied

In Herefordshire, a main road is closed after trees came down.

It's affecting the A44. Bredenbury.

More on official road closures in the county - and also school closures - here , external

Here's some more of those mysterious pink lights over Birmingham.

As we’ve already seen, the snow and ice has been severely affecting people’s travel plans this morning.

But Julia Ward would not be deterred as she fought through knee-deep snow on her walk from Northway to Blacks Vets in Sedgley, Dudley.

She told BBC Radio WM it was quite a trek, adding: “I could hardly move at all, it was very deep. The snow came nearly to my knees in places.”

She said it had been rather quiet in the area and that it was “like a ghost town”.

Despite her epic journey, she said: “I would stay at home, everybody should just stay at home. I wouldn’t even bother venturing out.”

Birmingham Airport said it has reopened its runway on a "reduced basis" as its teams work to get passengers away "as efficiently as possible".

"While we apologise for any inconvenience Storm Goretti has caused, the safety of our colleagues and customers is our number one priority," the airport said on X.

"Passengers due to travel are advised to check the status of their flight with their airline."

An update now to power outages we first mentioned nearly two hours ago...

Shropshire appears to be worst hit.

Areas affected include Cleobury Mortimer, Craven Arms, Bishop's Castle and Bayston Hill.

Across the wider West Midlands, there are many pockets of power outages.

There may be about 2,000 homes affected in total.

Presuming those in the dark are using phones with juice to read this, you can check issues in your area here, external.

We'll attempt to put a number on it shortly.