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Nations react to US strikes on Iran with calls for diplomacy

World

Nations react to US strikes on Iran with calls for diplomacy

The US strike on Iran has fuelled fears that Israel’s war with Tehran could escalate to a wider regional conflict, and world leaders have reacted with calls for diplomacy and words of caution. US President Donald Trump had said on Thursday that he would decide within two weeks whether to get involved. In the end, it took just days, and Washington inserted itself into Israel’s campaign with its early attack […]

todayJune 22, 2025

US bombs Iran

World

US bombs Iran

They've attacked three nuclear sites in the country. President Donald Trump said that the United States military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear programme in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, quoting a provincial official, confirmed attacks on Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear […]

todayJune 22, 2025

Israel-Iran war stretches into a second week without diplomatic breakthrough

World

Israel-Iran war stretches into a second week without diplomatic breakthrough

Hours of talks aimed at de-escalating fighting between Israel and Iran failed to produce a diplomatic breakthrough as the war entered its second week with a fresh round of strikes between the two adversaries. European ministers and Iran’s top diplomat met for four hours on Friday in Geneva, as President Donald Trump continued to weigh US military involvement and worries rose over potential strikes on nuclear reactors. European officials expressed […]

todayJune 21, 2025

'No need for wellies' at Shropshire music festival

Shropshire

‘No need for wellies’ at Shropshire music festival

A music festival organiser has said the sunny forecast meant fewer worries for his team this year. It will be the third year The Parklands Festival has been held in Telford Town Park, with more than 80 acts booked to perform on Saturday and Sunday. Festival organiser Barry Holland said: "When you get a forecast like that there's a lot of other things you don't have to worry about like […]

todayJune 21, 2025

Telford Judo club 'delighted' at move to new premises

Shropshire

Telford Judo club ‘delighted’ at move to new premises

Telford's only judo club has relocated to larger premises after receiving a business start-up grant. Wrekin Star Judo, which was founded 60 years ago, has been operating from the upper floors in Wellington Market, but has now moved to a bigger base in Church Street. The new site will enable the club, run as a volunteer-led social enterprise, to host regional and national events through the British Judo Association. Coach […]

todayJune 18, 2025

G7 leaders call for de-escalation in Middle East as Trump leaves summit

World

G7 leaders call for de-escalation in Middle East as Trump leaves summit

G7 leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East before Donald Trump left the global summit early as conflict intensifies between Israel and Iran. Allies from the world’s major economies affirmed their “commitment to peace and stability” in a statement agreed shortly before the US president’s abrupt departure from a major global summit in Canada. The White House said Mr Trump had left the G7 leaders’ conference after a group […]

todayJune 17, 2025

Flying Scotsman at Severn Valley Railway's full reopening

Shropshire

Flying Scotsman at Severn Valley Railway’s full reopening

A heritage railway line will fully reopen, after an embankment collapse, in late July, with the Flying Scotsman heading up the first service. Land between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade on the Severn Valley Railway gave way at the Mor Brook bridge on 30 January and trains have only been running between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Hampton Loade, Shropshire. The 16-mile route between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth in Shropshire will fully reopen […]

todayJune 17, 2025

Plans for second Worcester pump track to be discussed

Worcestershire

Plans for second Worcester pump track to be discussed

Plans for a second pump cycling track in Worcester are due to be discussed by councillors this month. The popularity of the first one, in Battenhall Park, prompted the city council to draw up plans for a second, larger site. Pump tracks are made up of hills and banked turns and are designed to be ridden by cyclists who generate momentum by using up and down movements, instead of pedaling […]

todayJune 17, 2025

Caroline Magnus inherited Stokesay Court in Shropshire

Shropshire

Shropshire country house owner reflects on 30 ‘lucky’ years

It has been 30 years since Caroline Magnus inherited Stokesay Court in Shropshire. One Hollywood movie and thousands of visitors later, she is preparing to close to its doors, but said she had had a "fantastic time". She was working in London in 1994 when she learned she had been left the country estate by her aunt, and she spent the next 10 years making it fit to live in. […]

todayJune 16, 2025

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