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'Charity highlights free support services for those struggling at Christmas' - Your Letters plus a festive flashback to 1966 in a picture from the archive

Marie Curie offers a reminder of the support services for those affected by death or bereavement this Christmas...

Supporting image for story: 'Charity highlights free support services for those struggling at Christmas' - Your Letters plus a festive flashback to 1966 in a picture from the archive

Supporting image for story: Legendary columnist Peter Rhodes writes his last words for the Star, after 40 years of keeping readers informed and entertained. Here are his reasons why

Legendary columnist Peter Rhodes writes his last words for the Star, after 40 years of keeping readers informed and entertained. Here are his reasons why

Supporting image for story: The clock is now ticking for one of the most significant planning proposals facing the Powys area in a generation - politician says

The clock is now ticking for one of the most significant planning proposals facing the Powys area in a generation - politician says

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'A shining tree appeared'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'A shining tree appeared'

Supporting image for story: 'Monroe Doctrine echoes in Trump’s approach to Europe, says reader' - Your Letters plus a Bridgnorth family’s festive table in a 1944 picture from the archive

'Monroe Doctrine echoes in Trump’s approach to Europe, says reader' - Your Letters plus a Bridgnorth family’s festive table in a 1944 picture from the archive

Supporting image for story: Crosstalk: 'Jesus is the Reason for the Season'

Crosstalk: 'Jesus is the Reason for the Season'

Supporting image for story: Review: Carols with a comic twist bring big Christmas cheer to The Edge

Review: Carols with a comic twist bring big Christmas cheer to The Edge

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Supporting image for story: 'Why transport investment must reach beyond the West Midlands' - Your Letters plus an archive snapshot of Father Christmas bringing cheer to Shrewsbury in 1955

'Why transport investment must reach beyond the West Midlands' - Your Letters plus an archive snapshot of Father Christmas bringing cheer to Shrewsbury in 1955

Supporting image for story: Desperate measures and new tax frontiers: Toby Neal on politics

Desperate measures and new tax frontiers: Toby Neal on politics

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Lambs, Gods and Lambs of God

Dan Morris: Lambs, Gods and Lambs of God

Supporting image for story: Reader slams energy companies for ‘bleeding customers dry' - Your Letters and when December snow brought festive scenes to Bradshaws nurseries in 2017

Reader slams energy companies for ‘bleeding customers dry' - Your Letters and when December snow brought festive scenes to Bradshaws nurseries in 2017

Supporting image for story: 'Handwriting decline in West Midland schools is real, measurable, and alarming' - damning assessment from education expert

'Handwriting decline in West Midland schools is real, measurable, and alarming' - damning assessment from education expert

Supporting image for story: 'Old roadman critiques highway maintenance and planning' - Your Letters and a historic snapshot from 1965 of the rare craft of stone-setting

'Old roadman critiques highway maintenance and planning' - Your Letters and a historic snapshot from 1965 of the rare craft of stone-setting

Supporting image for story: Telford firm advises small businesses on 2026 Budget changes

Telford firm advises small businesses on 2026 Budget changes

Supporting image for story: 'The rising danger from unlawful E-scooter use' - Your Letters plus a 1925 Royal Enfield takes to the road again in a 1976 picture from the archive

'The rising danger from unlawful E-scooter use' - Your Letters plus a 1925 Royal Enfield takes to the road again in a 1976 picture from the archive

Supporting image for story: Crosstalk: Celebrating new life in the family

Crosstalk: Celebrating new life in the family

Supporting image for story: 'Anger over traffic scheme at Shrewsbury railway station' - Your Letters plus a 1964 throwback picture following an epic 250-mile canoe trip

'Anger over traffic scheme at Shrewsbury railway station' - Your Letters plus a 1964 throwback picture following an epic 250-mile canoe trip

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Supporting image for story: Alexander highlights ‘stark contrast’ in talks on Grangemouth and Mossmorran

Alexander highlights ‘stark contrast’ in talks on Grangemouth and Mossmorran

Supporting image for story: Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material

Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material

Supporting image for story: Diageo to sell majority stake in East African beer business for £1.7bn

Diageo to sell majority stake in East African beer business for £1.7bn

Supporting image for story: Requests for Liverpool parade crash driver’s sentence to be reviewed

Requests for Liverpool parade crash driver’s sentence to be reviewed

Supporting image for story: House price growth slowed in October as values fell in London – ONS

House price growth slowed in October as values fell in London – ONS

Supporting image for story: Examples of where inflation eased in November – and where it accelerated

Examples of where inflation eased in November – and where it accelerated

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: Louvre workers vote to extend strike as security scrutiny intensifies

Louvre workers vote to extend strike as security scrutiny intensifies

Supporting image for story: Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

Supporting image for story: Doctor who helped sell ketamine to Matthew Perry avoids prison time

Doctor who helped sell ketamine to Matthew Perry avoids prison time

Supporting image for story: Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest

Supporting image for story: Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watchlist for third year as war continues

Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watchlist for third year as war continues

Supporting image for story: Envoys try to narrow gaps on a loan plan for Ukraine ahead of crunch EU summit

Envoys try to narrow gaps on a loan plan for Ukraine ahead of crunch EU summit