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Apple have confirmed Steve Jobs will step down as chief-executive until June due to health reasons.

A third runway at Heathrow airport will be given the go-ahead by the government later today, inthenews.co.uk understands.

The FTSE 100 tumbled further in early trading following yesterday's bleak outlook for banks and more gloomy news from the US.

Here are the first pictures of the waste incinerator planned for Shrewsbury. The scheme has sparked massive public opposition.

The actor Patrick McGoohan, best know for his cult TV series The Prisoner, died yesterday at the age of 80. He was best known for the Sixties television series, which was shot in North Wales.

Experts say Morris Dancing is becoming ‘uncool’ among the young generation – but Shropshire dance groups aren’t ready to wave the white handkerchief just yet.

The FTSE 100 has plunged over five per cent to 4,175.45, dragged down by a flurry of bad news for the banking sector.

FA Cup hero Andy Keogh insists he can fire Wolves to the Premier League – as Michael Kightly urged fans to stay off his back.

AFC Telford United were today stepping up the search for new recruits after a fresh injury setback tempered a fine evening in the FA Trophy.

Striker Dave Hibbert insists he is ready to answer Shrewsbury Town’s call for goals in the absence of Grant Holt this weekend.

Up to 3,800 jobs could be lost at catalogue firm Grattan, according to the shop workers union.

Proposals for a huge waste incinerator on the outskirts of Telford have sparked a huge protest campaign.

Council bosses are to spend up to £80,000 on a long-awaited study into the possible effects on health from a controversial opencast mine planned for Telford, it was announced today.

Multi-million pound plans for a controversial  waste incinerator in Shrewsbury will go on show to the public for the first time tomorrow – with proposals expected to be lodged imminently.

A 12-year-old girl who has gone missing from her north Shropshire home has been spotted in Telford, police said today.

An inquest has opened on Sharn Jones, 47, of Little Minsterley, Minsterley, near Shrewsbury, who died in the early hours of January 1.

Staff at a Mid Wales restaurant used a wooden cricket bat to stir curry, a court heard.

Honor Blackman and Barbara Dickson are among the stars set to appear at the 63rd Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, it was announced today.

14 January 2009: Our small but perfectly-formed selection this week includes an apartment in a magnificent period property, a well-priced family home in a popular border town and a red brick gentleman’s farmhouse.

Fear was growing today that a direct rail link from Wellington to London could be axed just months after it was launched.

Tighter controls could be put in place at boozing problem areas in Ellesmere, in a bid to curb problems with drinking in public places.

Plans for a four per cent rise in council tax in Powys have been rejected – but councillors will have to make savings elsewhere.

Equitable Life victims are to receive compensation from the government after almost a decade, a report has suggested.

Residents and music lovers have hit out at a Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council decision which led to the closure of a town pub.

Shropshire County Council bosses are to hold talks with waste contractors after confusion over collections left residents in uproar.

Former Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is to appear at a music venue in Oswestry later this month.

Barclays is due to confirm further job cuts of 2,100, one day after sources said an identical number of jobs were going elsewhere in the company.

A Telford man applied for a passport with the help of a solicitor who allegedly helped Jamaican immigrants obtain fake British identity documents by using stolen identities, a court heard.

Motorists faced lengthy delays today after an accident on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads, while a pregnant woman was taken to hospital following a separate smash in the county.

A further 18 UK stores of music, DVD and games retailer Zavvi are to close with the loss of 353 jobs, administrators said today, but Shrewsbury’s store has been spared.