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'Full of sympathy and a warm welcome': How Christmas was special for Hungarian refugees welcomed by the good folk of the West Midlands in 1956

It is a story which has resonance in the troubled world of today - but these events were nearly 70 years ago in a convulsion which shook Europe.

Supporting image for story: 'Full of sympathy and a warm welcome': How Christmas was special for Hungarian refugees welcomed by the good folk of the West Midlands in 1956

Supporting image for story: Looking back at the original M54 fifty years on and how it became one of Britain's most troublesome motorways

Looking back at the original M54 fifty years on and how it became one of Britain's most troublesome motorways

Supporting image for story: We look back on the work gone into maintaining the Buildwas Bridge from the 1950s to the present day

We look back on the work gone into maintaining the Buildwas Bridge from the 1950s to the present day

Supporting image for story: 'Lost' Telford's community remembered in new book after 25 years in the making

'Lost' Telford's community remembered in new book after 25 years in the making

Supporting image for story: Shifnal author explains what should happen to 'forgotten Scots' artefact 'Book of Deer'

Shifnal author explains what should happen to 'forgotten Scots' artefact 'Book of Deer'

Supporting image for story: How RAF Cosford nursed sick and battle-scarred prisoners back to health as they returned home

How RAF Cosford nursed sick and battle-scarred prisoners back to health as they returned home

Supporting image for story: Climbing trees, bows and arrows, scrapes and madcap adventures... - Toby Neal looks back on childhood before smartphones

Climbing trees, bows and arrows, scrapes and madcap adventures... - Toby Neal looks back on childhood before smartphones

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Supporting image for story: In the weeks before Christmas, refugees arrived - and Midlanders welcomed them

In the weeks before Christmas, refugees arrived - and Midlanders welcomed them

Supporting image for story: Shropshire in the 80s: The life and times of Salopians in the 1980s in pictures and words

Shropshire in the 80s: The life and times of Salopians in the 1980s in pictures and words

Supporting image for story: Mystery surrounding distinctive Shropshire cottage - does it still exist?

Mystery surrounding distinctive Shropshire cottage - does it still exist?

Supporting image for story: If you were a regular at one of Shropshire's top nightspots in the 1960s - this was the band

If you were a regular at one of Shropshire's top nightspots in the 1960s - this was the band

Supporting image for story: The story of the genius scrapman who raised Hindenburg, the giant of German fleet

The story of the genius scrapman who raised Hindenburg, the giant of German fleet

Supporting image for story: The amazing story of Walter Davies who broke world speed records on the River Severn

The amazing story of Walter Davies who broke world speed records on the River Severn

Supporting image for story: How Lucy Lunt brought sunshine into lives of blind children in Shropshire

How Lucy Lunt brought sunshine into lives of blind children in Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Looking back: 'Little Birmingham' and the last days before the Telford revolution

Looking back: 'Little Birmingham' and the last days before the Telford revolution

Supporting image for story: How a revered Second World War captain who saved his crew ended up facing court martial

How a revered Second World War captain who saved his crew ended up facing court martial

Supporting image for story: How aristocrat from Shropshire kept 'rock god' Eric Clapton company during his darkest days

How aristocrat from Shropshire kept 'rock god' Eric Clapton company during his darkest days

UK News

Supporting image for story: Gardai to increase patrols at Irish Jewish centres and events

Gardai to increase patrols at Irish Jewish centres and events

Supporting image for story: British-born rabbi among at least 12 killed in gun attack on Bondi Beach

British-born rabbi among at least 12 killed in gun attack on Bondi Beach

Supporting image for story: Small boats carrying 737 migrants cross Channel ending 28-day pause

Small boats carrying 737 migrants cross Channel ending 28-day pause

Supporting image for story: Police Scotland sends out additional dedicated patrols after Bondi terror attack

Police Scotland sends out additional dedicated patrols after Bondi terror attack

Supporting image for story: More police in British Jewish communities after Bondi terror attack

More police in British Jewish communities after Bondi terror attack

Supporting image for story: Historic Spey Viaduct collapses into river

Historic Spey Viaduct collapses into river

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Supporting image for story: Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

World News

Supporting image for story: Police have person of interest in custody over fatal US university shooting

Police have person of interest in custody over fatal US university shooting

Supporting image for story: Thailand accuses Cambodia of causing first civilian death in new border fighting

Thailand accuses Cambodia of causing first civilian death in new border fighting

Supporting image for story: US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks

US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks

Supporting image for story: Police search Brown University after gunman kills two and wounds nine on campus

Police search Brown University after gunman kills two and wounds nine on campus

Supporting image for story: Two dead and several injured in shooting at US university

Two dead and several injured in shooting at US university

Supporting image for story: Multiple people shot at US university, say police

Multiple people shot at US university, say police