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Pictures of Wolves players in training at the WACA in Perth ahead of their first pre-season match against Perth Glory tomorrow.

The hippest motoring word right now is, “staycation”, and with an extra five million of us due to take a UK vacation instead of the more usual overseas trip, the spotlight is now switching firmly to caravans. And, in turn, the cars that tow them.

Newspaper chiefs are to be summoned by an influential Commons committee to answer “serious questions” following claims about the use of phone taps.

Letter: In response to Muhammad Azfar’s letter regarding halal and kosher meat, I respect the fact that the meat has to be prepared in a certain manner according to the religion of both the Muslims and the Jews.

The cost of building flood defences to protect part of Shrewsbury was £286,000, it has been revealed.

Terry Waite talks to the Shropshire Star about the effect that his time in captivity had on his faith, as well as some of the major problems facing the Middle East today.

In the first of our short two-part interview, video journalist James Shaw talks to Llangollen Eisteddfod president and former Beirut hostage Terry Waite CBE to find out what impact religion has had on his humanitarian work and what his perceptions are of religion today.

Shrewsbury striker Grant Holt has shrugged off summer speculation over his future by insisting: “I’m here to get us promoted.”

AFC Telford United chairman Lee Carter is calling on Conference officials to take decisive action to sort out the financial mess in non-League football.

Amy Bould looks at the stories breaking across Shropshire in today’s video news bulletin, including the identification of a Shrewsbury man whose body was recently discovered in the River Severn.

A body pulled from the River Severn in Shrewsbury has been formally identified as missing man Christopher Wall, 21, of Castlefieds, police said today.

Vandals who set a speed camera alight on a busy stretch of road in Telford put the lives of drivers and pedestrians at risk, it was today claimed.

Residents living near a road where an eight-year-old boy was hit by a car and left fighting for his life have demanded urgent action is taken to stop drivers using it as a “rat run”.

Heartfelt family tributes have been paid to a Shropshire father-of-two who died from injuries sustained in a Shrewsbury nightclub disturbance.

One half of legendary cockney duo, Chas and Dave has pulled out of a planned performance in south Shropshire after a family bereavement.

Following recent letters in the Shropshire Star about the service some of our readers have received in Tesco, we’d like to know how you find the service in your local supermarket.

Shropshire Council has objected to plans for a £13 million overhead electricity line near Oswestry.

House prices resumed their downward trend during June – dropping by 0.5 per cent, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender said today.

Three soldiers from a Shropshire-based Army regiment were among the people from the county who mingled with royalty at a garden party at Buckingham Palace – and talked with Prince Andrew.

A investigation by detectives has cleared an Oakengates councillor of any wrong-doing over the spending of more than £30,000 on Christmas lights for the town, a meeting has heard.

This year’s West Felton Carnival is being held on Sunday July 12th and is set to be the biggest ever, with a host of entertainment on offer as well as a fun fair and BBQ.

My flight from Heathrow to Calgary was uneventful – I watched several movies and also slept. It felt slightly strange to be flying to another country other than for a holiday and I had to declare myself at customs where I was sent to immigration.

The Eagles soared last night at Birmingham's NIA during the first of two gigs at the venue. Our men were impressed.

A laughter-packed evening is guaranteed with comic genius Doddy, writes Andy Richardson.

A former pupil at a Shropshire school who died in the Air France jet crash will be remembered by his classmates this week.

Nearly four out of five people in Shropshire believe village shops in rural parts of the county are at the centre of the communities they serve, a survey has found.

A “high risk” Shropshire paedophile who befriended a mother-of-five at a playgroup despite a court order barring him from contact with children has had his three-year sentence cut by top judges.

A historic restaurant which has lain empty for years is poised to reopen as Shropshire’s first Persian restaurant following a £50,000 refit, it emerged today.

A former SAS soldier from Shropshire who is taking on a major physical challenge, despite being an amputee, impressed Shropshire Star readers so much he has been given a special prize.

The wife of a father of two who died after an incident at a Shropshire nightclub today paid tribute to him.