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Police probe Osbaston House gun claim

West Mercia Police have launched an inquiry into how the Shropshire businessman who shot dead his family at Osbaston House, near Oswestry, was allowed to keep an arsenal of weapons after threatening to kill his accountant.


Osbaston House demolition ‘wipes away’ Foster family memories

The demolition of the house where failed Shropshire businessman Christopher Foster murdered his wife Jill and daughter Kirstie before killing himself has ‘wiped away’ the last memories of the family, his brother said today.


Shropshire spared worst of Hurricane Katia remnants

Parts of the UK were battered by severe gales and storms today as the remnants of Hurricane Katia hit British shores. Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England and Wales were hit by gusts of up to 70mph.

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