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It was a decade which had long been much-maligned in the fashion stakes, but 70s style is once again in vogue.

New councillor Rachel Smalley has joined town and county Councillor Angela Davies and the town clerk Julie Stephens to make up the team.

Voters in Portugal returned to the polls on Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country’s increasingly fragmented pol...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world.

Pope Leo XIV, the first ever US pontiff, has given his first major address during his inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders and th...

A man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed in Shrewsbury's town centre in the early hours of this morning.

The council's incoming Lib Dem administration last week wrote to the Department of Transport (DfT) asking for an urgent meeting to discuss t...

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had been called to help with the incident - in a field off the Ellesmere Road Roundabout on the A...

Russia overnight into Sunday launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 202...

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St Peter’s Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the back of the open-...

Will Still announced he is standing down as Lens head coach after leading the club to an eighth-placed finish in Ligue 1.

Sir Elton John described the Government as “absolute losers” and said he felt “incredibly betrayed” after calls by peers to amend the Data (...

New York City mayor Eric Adams says two people have died after a Mexican navy tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge.

The person believed responsible for an attack targeting a Southern California fertility clinic posted rambling online writings before an exp...

The New York City mayor says 19 people were injured, four seriously, when a Mexican tall ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge.

The UK’s Remember Monday finished in 19th place with 88 points in the 2025 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland with their...

Austria’s JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest with the emotional song Wasted Love, while Israeli singer Yuval Raphael was the runner-up.

Jon Rahm admitted a signed glove felt a somewhat inadequate gift after hitting a spectator with an errant shot during the third round of the...

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael was left “shaken and upset” after pro-Palestinian protesters rushed towards a barrier when she was on stage dur...

A young boy has died after getting into difficulty in the water off the west coast of Ireland.

Storm systems sweeping across parts of the US Midwest and South have left at least 27 people dead, many of them in Kentucky where what appea...

A Eurovision Song Contest crew member has been hit with paint after two pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to disrupt Israeli singer Yuval...

Jasmine Paolini became the first home winner of the Italian Open for 40 years with a dominant victory over Coco Gauff.

Israel has launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in a bid to pressure Hamas to release hostages while Prime Minister Benjami...

The UK, Israel and Ukraine have performed in the Eurovision Song Contest final as they compete with other countries to win the competition i...