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Two men in a large building with fences on both sides and a number of calves in straw-floored pens

Farm animal bans for three men who abused calves

Joshua Whittall, John Challinor, and Kevin Arden were secretly filmed by an animal welfare group.

Zeinab looking into the camera and smiling; she's wearing a navy blue winter coat with a fluffy hood, and a purple hijab. She's stood on the pavement, with Wem's high street stretching out behind her, a combination of red brick buildings and white painted shop fronts. The sky is grey and cloudy.

Locals hopeful for future of 'eyesore' hotel

Residents of Wem are hoping Shropshire Council will transform The White Horse Hotel.

A stock image of several swans picking up food from a grassy area.

Dead swans found in suspected bird flu outbreak

People are being warned to avoid contact with wild birds in Worcester.

A brown chicken with a red plume emerging from a wooden doorway

Farm worker contracts human case of bird flu

The UK Health Security Agency says cases of bird-to-human transmission were rare.

Thousands of hens are grouped together in a large, well-lit warehouse building.

Bird flu forces culling of one million hens

Staff at Griffiths Family Farm - one of the UK's biggest poultry operations - are "devastated".

A dark outline of a flock of hens

Bird flu case confirmed as protection zone set up

All poultry at a premises near Wem will be humanely culled, says Defra.

A police mugshot of a man with short brown hair, moustache and beard. He is wearing a brown T-shirt and looking at the camera.

Man jailed for 'terrifying' domestic abuse

Police say Phillip Mutch is a "dangerous individual" who abused his victim behind closed doors.

Laura Tommy has short, light brown hair and is wearing a black top. She is standing in front of some shelves which have an array of children's wellies on them.

Wellies get a new lease of life in exchange scheme

The Wem Welly Exchange sees families swap used children's wellies for a bigger size, for free.

Kayleigh Jones (right) and Joshua Katihrob standing wearing black clothes with a large flag in front of a black truck. Flag is a Union Jack with the words "we stand with Ukraine" written on it

Taking aid to Ukraine 'is in my heart now'

Kayleigh Jones says taking part in a Ukraine aid convoy was the most emotional thing she has done.