New study shows nurture pips nature when it comes to a number of diseases

Experts said the study shows the ‘enormous opportunity for prevention’.

Knife crime measures under Ronan’s Law ‘will make a difference’, sister says

The Home Office announced a raft of anti-knife crime plans after Ronan Kanda was murdered by two boys who bought knives without identity checks.

'Time for the disruptors to shake up this malaise' - Your Letters: February 19

'Time for the disruptors to shake up this malaise' - Your Letters: February 19

Ronan's Law: New restrictions on knife sales announced in memory of murdered Wolverhampton teen Ronan Kanda

New measures to crack down on knife sales known as 'Ronan's Law' have been unveiled by the Government in honour of a Wolverhampton teen fatally stabbed near his home.

'I'm concerned it will change what Bridgnorth is' - Residents react to proposal for 1,500 homes on edge of town

People living in Bridgnorth have had their say on a huge housing scheme earmarked for the edge of the town.

Brooches which copy London palace’s stained glass windows return home

English Heritage said the brooches, depicting a falcon and a white Tudor rose, are going on public display.

Knife age checks ‘a huge vulnerability’ at sale and delivery, review finds

Measures to restrict knife sales have been published by the Home Office, amid concern at lax age checks and online sales by illegal dealers.

TV auctioneer Charles Hanson ‘promised not to lay finger on wife before arrest’

The 46-year-old, known for appearing on Bargain Hunt and Flog It!, denies using violence against his wife.

Borderlines Film Festival, the UK’s largest rural film festival, is back on Friday, February 28

Borderlines Film Festival, the UK’s largest rural film festival, is back on Friday, February 28, bringing cutting edge cinema to 23 venues across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Malvern and the Welsh Marches for the 23rd year running.

Actor Stephen Graham backs new organisation to help ex-offenders find work

The Rebuilding Futures Alliance has been launched to offer former inmates the chance to learn a skilled trade in the transport sector.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight ‘BBC loyalist’ despite new Disney+ show

Stephen Graham stars as notorious boxer Sugar Goodson in the upcoming series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s London.

'I feel destroyed' - Petition launched after Staffordshire TikTok sensation Spudman is booted off town centre pitch

Ben Newman - the now legendary potato seller who shot to fame online - said he has been forced off his patch to make room for a flowerbed.

Date Shropshire local elections will take place - with 23 newly named divisions

Local elections will be held in Shropshire on May 1 – with all Shropshire Council and town and parish councils up for grabs.

Signal issues cause disruption for rail passengers heading towards Lichfield

It was an evening of disruption and delay for rail passengers on the Cross City Line after a signalling issue left the line blocked.