Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies

A “beautiful and stunning” cascade of more than 4,700 poppies has been hung from the tower of a church to create a poignant Remembrance display.

Cheese exporter says it is losing hundreds of pounds per shipment because of EU border checks

Shrewsbury Town Council has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shropshire Council to strengthening partnership working.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on Thursday said it had rejected applications from Virgin Management and two other companies for track access rights to run services on the West Coast Main Line

In the US president’s vision of post-liberal global disorder the weak should always surrender to the strong, writes the historian, philosopher and author

Diplomats gasp as Keith Kellogg claims Zelenskyy to blame for soured relations with America

The European Broadcasting Union has stated that "Kant" has to be removed from its entry for Eurovision 2025.

UK City minister still owns King’s Cross property she was handed in 2004

Further cuts are expected in 2025 as Shropshire Council tries to balance its books.

Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment

YouTube video by Transparency International

Faced with a dearth of data on the impact of local mega farms, volunteers have shown sewage pollution has soared

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Labour won’t achieve its aim of reviving the UK’s economy until it takes the plight of cash-starved councils more seriously, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

Exclusive: Mia Mottley, who has championed climate action, says she would seek common ground with US president-elect