Eton Park Junior School in Burton-upon-Trent was closed due to the weather and roads around the town were closed due to flooding, Staffordshire County Council said.

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The FA announced in 2001 that it had acquired a site at Burton-upon-Trent, but it was mothballed as the costs of building the new Wembley stadium stretched the FA's finances.

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Bishop Annas claimed the move would have "huge implications" for people living in the town, who would have to travel to Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton or Burton-upon-Trent for their care if the proposals went ahead.

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