Western Telegraph | Local News

11:33pm Friday 1st June 2012

Private schools should be stripped of tax breaks unless they sponsor city academies or take other significant steps to help youngsters from deprived areas, a Government adviser has said.

11:14pm Friday 1st June 2012

A British soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.

9:40pm Friday 1st June 2012

More than 150 jobs are at risk after the UK's largest independent camera retailer collapsed into administration.

9:03pm Friday 1st June 2012

William Hague urged Syrian opposition groups to build a united coalition against the "murderous" Assad regime, hours after failing to rule out an international military intervention.

9:03pm Friday 1st June 2012

More than 100 people are thought to have been struck down by a vomiting and diarrhoea bug at a luxury hotel.

9:03pm Friday 1st June 2012

An earthquake has hit the market town of Ludlow, the British Geological Survey said.

6:10pm Friday 1st June 2012

National celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee have begun as the country gears up for a weekend of pomp, pageantry and fun in honour of its monarch.

5:58pm Friday 1st June 2012

A master of disguise has been jailed for 14 years for a string of armed robberies during which he donned a lifelike latex mask to change his skin colour.

5:52pm Friday 1st June 2012

A used-car salesman has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife, their young son and his father-in-law by setting fire to their family home following the collapse of their marriage.

5:43pm Friday 1st June 2012

Twelve men and two youths have been sentenced for their part in riots during which a police station was firebombed in the disorder last summer.