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A fuel thief who led police on a 99mph chase towards his home in Shropshire, running red lights and driving on the wrong side of the road, has been locked up.

An officer who grew up in Shropshire is to take on one of the top roles with London’s Metropolitan Police – by royal appointment.

Residents were this afternoon urged to be on ‘red alert’ over Christmas after a home in Shrewsbury was burgled in broad daylight.

A male voice choir which calls itself the oldest ‘boyband’ in the world will be travelling to Leeds to take part in a national television show with TV presenters Ant and Dec.

Sixteen new cardboard recycling banks have been installed across Shropshire following a controversial decision to scrap kerbside collections in the county.

Free parking on a private car park in Ellesmere is to end after 22 years.

An estate agents has been fined £75,000 after an elderly maintenance contractor died when he fell from a roof while carrying out work for them.

Police in south Shropshire are reminding people to be on guard against thieves who will be preying on unsuspecting residents during the festive season.

Work on a new falconry centre at Halfpenny Green Vineyard is to start in the New Year after planners gave proposals the go ahead.

Join Wolves correspondent Tim Nash for a live webchat from 2pm today to discuss all the latest goings on at Molineux ahead of the festive season.

Leader: The Government’s decision to ban rip-off surcharges for online debit and credit card sales is a huge victory for consumers. It is also long overdue.

Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner has told our video team of his side’s performance in their win over Macclesfield – and the challenges ahead in the festive season.

Why do we go through all the trouble of a turkey, when pheasant or fish is just as traditional, asks Laurence Gibbons. Is it time we served Christmas carp?

Chris Hudson and James Garrison discuss Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford’s Christmas fixture list in this week’s Friday Football Podcast.

Change is good. In the three previous Mission: Impossible films, leading man Tom Cruise has been put through his paces by different visionary film-makers - Brian De Palma, John Woo and JJ Abrams - with a distinctive voice and aesthetic.

Familiarity breeds nagging comparisons rather than contempt in David Fincher's English-language remake of Niels Arden Oplev's acclaimed crime thriller, adapted from the best-seller by Stieg Larsson.

Letter: I read Mr J Mills’s letter with interest, dated December 9.

Shropshire Star movie critic Carl Jones reviews the films of 2011, good and bad, as part of his look back on the year in cinema.

A player from Hong Kong’s first division, Festus Baise, scores one of the most spectacular own goals ever caught on camera, with a scorpion kick.

Health bosses should have done more to try to secure funding to improve the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital instead of pushing ahead with plans to downgrade its services, the town’s MP Daniel Kawczynski claimed today.

Up to 20 large trees have been removed on a Shrewsbury recreation ground to improve the playing surface for a county croquet club.

A rapist who used his victim as a ‘sexual plaything’ during a series of brutal attacks was this afternoon jailed for 10 years.

A former soldier who killed his ex-partner at their Shropshire home in a ‘frenzied’ knife attack was this afternoon jailed for 12 years.

Two cars were involved in a head-on crash in the Ironbridge Gorge this afternoon which caused traffic chaos.

It was former Tory leader and home secretary Michael Howard who memorably insisted that ‘prison works’ when he dismissed calls for softer, community-based sentences.

A ‘cowardly’ burglar who stole a pensioner’s handbag after sneaking into her home yelled abuse at jurors as he was sent to prison, telling them they were ‘sending down an innocent man for Christmas’.

To avoid remote control rage the day after all of Santa's deliveries have been unwrapped, ensure you stock up on some Boxing Day boredom busters.

Watch the extraordinary moment when a goalkeeper kicked out at a fan who attempted to attack him during a Dutch Cup match.

Whether you're throwing a decadent dinner or some pre-party drinks, those all-important finishing touches can be picked up on the high street at the last minute.

Knitwear might feel like more of a staple in the winter months but this season, the fashion world has practically pulled the wool over our eyes.