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AIG has been warned it must eventually reimburse the $165 million in bonuses it intends to pay staff to the US taxpayer if it is to receive any further bailout funds.

James Baylis’s pictures from Telford’s away defeat to Blyth Spartans on March 17.

The FTSE 100 hovered above last night's closing price in early trading as a slump in Rio Tinto shares offset gains in other sectors.

A man was being quizzed by detectives today in connection with an armed robbery at a Newport petrol station.

Telford Tae Kwon Do are preparing to welcome Master Willie Lim on Saturday, March 28, to the Phoenix Leisure Centre in Dawley (12 noon to 3pm).

More people are out of work than at any time since New Labour came to power, official figures are set to show this morning.

No matter how you feel about Jade Goody’s previous exploits, you have to admire her extreme bravery in her final days, writes Rebecca Lawrence.

AFC Telford were comprehensively beaten away to Blyth Spartans last night.

LETTER: My Post Office pension is just under £6,000 after tax. The pension fund is £5.9 billion in debt due primarily to the government allowing Royal Mail to cease its contributions to the fund for 17 years – an offer not extended to the workforce.

Shropshire breweries are part of a beer ‘renaissance’, at a time when overall beer sales in the UK are in decline.

Plastic packaging on Easter eggs this year is set to be cut by at least 700 tonnes in response to consumer concern over plastic waste.

The FTSE 100 remained in the red at the close of trading, as mining stocks continue to weigh on the index.

More than 120 jobs were hanging in the balance at a Shropshire car parts manufacturer today in the latest blow to hit the county’s economy.

The firm behind plans for a controversial waste incinerator in Shrewsbury today defends its plans.

Can you see Snowdon from the top of The Wrekin? That is the big question being considered by lovers of Shropshire’s landmark hill.

A 44-year-old Shropshire woman today denied allowing her dog to be dangerously out of control and attack a five-year-old child at a county beauty spot.

A child has been taken to hospital after sustaining injuries in an incident involving two pupils at a Shropshire school.

I see our chums in the European Parliament are getting their priorities right, writes blogger David Banner. They’ve banned “Miss” and “Mrs” on the grounds that they are sexist.

A teenager collapsed when his heart stopped just 30 seconds into his first game of paintball at a centre in Mid Wales.

A motorcyclist who was killed after his bike was involved in a collision with a 4×4 vehicle on the Shropshire and Cheshire border was today named by police. Officers have also re-appealed for information.

Up to 750 homes could be built in Oswestry as part of future development plans for the town – once the housing market is back on its feet.

Work on Oswestry’s new £7 million leisure centre is set to get under way next week.

Health bosses in Powys have been forced to fork out thousands of pounds due to staff injuries in recent years.

Broken bottles and rubbish are being left in the grounds of a Mid Wales infants school by groups of people consuming alcohol, police said today.

With today being the annual feast day of St Patrick, it is time to celebrate everything we love about the Emerald Isle.

The former chairman of Wrekin Construction today spoke for the first time about the collapse of the company founded by his father nearly 50 years ago.

Naturalist and television presenter Professor David Bellamy will be the president of the West Mid Show, bosses announced today.

Children’s favourite Thomas the Tank Engine which attracts thousands of visitors to a Shropshire railway, has been axed.

Telford’s International Centre and three of its associated hotels today announced plans to cut jobs.

City minister Paul Myners has again pointed the finger of blame over Sir Fred Goodwin's pension at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) board.