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A woman who was allegedly passed around a group of men for sex and abused as a schoolgirl and abused picked out five suspects at photo-based identification parades up to 17 years later, a court's heard.

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On the fourth day of the trial in Birmingham, a police officer told the crown court the woman said the men she picked out were responsible for attacking her in about 2002 at locations in the Telford area.

A defence lawyer asked if any thought was given to the fact appearances could have been "a lot different" up to 17 years ago.

The officer said it was considered and the law "allows for us to use a current image, an older image or both sets of images".

All five men deny wrongdoing and the trial continues.

A fire in the roof of a homeware store in Shrewsbury appears to have happened while the roof was being repaired, the fire service said.

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All staff and customers were evacuated when the blaze broke out after 11:00 at The Range on the Sundorne Retail Park.

Firefighters said, during the repair work, it appeared the substance being used by workers ignited.

They used their aerial ladder to check if the fire had spread further.

Three fire crews are fighting a fire in the roof of a homeware store in Shrewsbury this lunchtime.

They were called to The Range on Sundorne Retail Park at 11:18, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

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The Shropshire Star's headlines today include:

• Get set to say farewell to beloved Ironbridge towers
• Couple abandon plans for another child after 'traumatic' birth of son at Telford hospital
• Broken leg pensioner waited an hour in the rain after Telford fall

There's some thick fog around this morning, with motorists being advised to take care.