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November 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Your Letters: November 6

Your Letters: November 6

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on first-world problems, pricey plinths and an infinite challenge for monkeys

Peter Rhodes on first-world problems, pricey plinths and an infinite challenge for monkeys

November 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Your Letters: November 5

Your Letters: November 5

Supporting image for story: Brecon and Radnorshire Senedd Member's opinion column

Brecon and Radnorshire Senedd Member's opinion column

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on new-tech stoves, Labour's Mr Cool and a big bill for doctors

Peter Rhodes on new-tech stoves, Labour's Mr Cool and a big bill for doctors

November 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on censoring kids' books and how a tiny fault can doom a car and more

Peter Rhodes on censoring kids' books and how a tiny fault can doom a car and more

November 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: PM's dubious fanboy, road tax debacle, and an Adonis like professor who says the Welsh are ugly

Mark Andrews: PM's dubious fanboy, road tax debacle, and an Adonis like professor who says the Welsh are ugly

November 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a vanished city, careless words and discovering that you're not a working person

Peter Rhodes on a vanished city, careless words and discovering that you're not a working person

October 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on handwriting, sales slogans and the joy of dining with strangers

Peter Rhodes on handwriting, sales slogans and the joy of dining with strangers

October 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Sober Chancellor delivers a sobering budget for difficult times

Sober Chancellor delivers a sobering budget for difficult times

Supporting image for story: Explained – why a little weekend exercise can help you beat off dementia

Explained – why a little weekend exercise can help you beat off dementia

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on strivers, train drivers and the perils of being reckless with a cutlass

Peter Rhodes on strivers, train drivers and the perils of being reckless with a cutlass

October 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Give us our mojo back, Prime Minister! Mark Andrews on Keir Starmer's pre-Budget manoeuvres

Give us our mojo back, Prime Minister! Mark Andrews on Keir Starmer's pre-Budget manoeuvres

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fighting wars, defining people - and what's behind the Chancellor's confident smile?

Peter Rhodes on fighting wars, defining people - and what's behind the Chancellor's confident smile?

October 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Journalism Matters – and this is why' – Message from editor Mark Drew

'Journalism Matters – and this is why' – Message from editor Mark Drew

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a key vote, British dentistry and what Yanks really think about Limeys

Peter Rhodes on a key vote, British dentistry and what Yanks really think about Limeys

October 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: I'm so saddened by loss of decorated Ludlow chef and my dear friend Chris Bradley

I'm so saddened by loss of decorated Ludlow chef and my dear friend Chris Bradley

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Trump feels the heat, the dangers of covering up, and would you dress your daughter as Jeffrey Dahmer?

Mark Andrews: Trump feels the heat, the dangers of covering up, and would you dress your daughter as Jeffrey Dahmer?

October 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on rare beasts, hope in Palestine, and politics as a trivial pursuit

Peter Rhodes on rare beasts, hope in Palestine, and politics as a trivial pursuit

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on nukes, taxes and Keir Starmer's bold statement on reparations

Peter Rhodes on nukes, taxes and Keir Starmer's bold statement on reparations

October 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing boss: Time running out to vote for your hospital hero

Shropshire nursing boss: Time running out to vote for your hospital hero

October 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a mucky mere, a dead shark and the passing of a legendary warrior

Peter Rhodes on a mucky mere, a dead shark and the passing of a legendary warrior

October 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: More than 1,000 prisoners are being let out early - find out everything you need to know here

More than 1,000 prisoners are being let out early - find out everything you need to know here

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on reparations, talent and a cosmic plan to keep Mars tidy

Peter Rhodes on reparations, talent and a cosmic plan to keep Mars tidy

October 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Dancing robots are all very clever, but I still prefer Pan's People

Mark Andrews: Dancing robots are all very clever, but I still prefer Pan's People

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Risque painting rocks village, 'Christian faith' gets a trigger warning, and why we shouldn't kowtow to China

Mark Andrews: Risque painting rocks village, 'Christian faith' gets a trigger warning, and why we shouldn't kowtow to China

Supporting image for story: Why I'm literally furious at our use of the English language – Toby Neal

Why I'm literally furious at our use of the English language – Toby Neal

October 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: My views on sinister AI, clever AI and a problem for witches on broomsticks – Peter Rhodes

My views on sinister AI, clever AI and a problem for witches on broomsticks – Peter Rhodes

October 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: My take on a royal trip, a talkative robot and a device for landing spacecraft softly – Peter Rhodes

My take on a royal trip, a talkative robot and a device for landing spacecraft softly – Peter Rhodes

October 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: All you need to know about Commons bid supported by Esther Rantzen on assisted dying law

All you need to know about Commons bid supported by Esther Rantzen on assisted dying law

Supporting image for story: 'Why hapless Tory MPs have well and truly shot themselves in the foot' – Andy Richardson

'Why hapless Tory MPs have well and truly shot themselves in the foot' – Andy Richardson

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fighting migration, getting people off benefits and the enduring fascination of a breathtaking car chase

Peter Rhodes on fighting migration, getting people off benefits and the enduring fascination of a breathtaking car chase

October 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on custard, computers and preparing for death by hurricane

Peter Rhodes on custard, computers and preparing for death by hurricane

October 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Judge rules on bald jokes, corporate warriors, and a king who talks like Jethro

Mark Andrews: Judge rules on bald jokes, corporate warriors, and a king who talks like Jethro

October 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: I love my job as a football journalist covering Wolves - but there's a dark side to my work online

I love my job as a football journalist covering Wolves - but there's a dark side to my work online

October 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Face-to-face with a statue then left in the dust by a runner

Talking Telford: Face-to-face with a statue then left in the dust by a runner

October 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: ‘Birds, boats and a sign of the times at a police station’ – The Peter Rhodes Column

‘Birds, boats and a sign of the times at a police station’ – The Peter Rhodes Column

Supporting image for story: My view on monsters, mammoths and the endless debate on assisted dying – Peter Rhodes

My view on monsters, mammoths and the endless debate on assisted dying – Peter Rhodes

October 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fragments of Empire, views on Israel and fond memories of Major Holt

Peter Rhodes on fragments of Empire, views on Israel and fond memories of Major Holt

October 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Cheers, freebies and a surname to live up to

Peter Rhodes on Cheers, freebies and a surname to live up to

October 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Should people face prosecution for not paying the BBC licence fee? This is what you told us

Should people face prosecution for not paying the BBC licence fee? This is what you told us

October 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Staleness, spin-offs and radio funding slashed: Why I think the BBC TV licence has had its day

Staleness, spin-offs and radio funding slashed: Why I think the BBC TV licence has had its day

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a motoring centenary, a car with self-opening doors and what can we do with the Conservative Party?

Peter Rhodes on a motoring centenary, a car with self-opening doors and what can we do with the Conservative Party?

October 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on assisted dying, slow TV and a nation unable to protect us from assassins

Peter Rhodes on assisted dying, slow TV and a nation unable to protect us from assassins

October 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Could a gourmet trail show foodies and walkers what our town can offer?

Talking Telford: Could a gourmet trail show foodies and walkers what our town can offer?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a TV detective, a formidable resignation letter and exposing Mohammed Fayed – years ago

Peter Rhodes on a TV detective, a formidable resignation letter and exposing Mohammed Fayed – years ago

Supporting image for story: I went to Tory conference to learn how party members were feeling, and what I found surprised me

I went to Tory conference to learn how party members were feeling, and what I found surprised me

October 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on techno-theft, a movie spat and some curious ways with the English language

Peter Rhodes on techno-theft, a movie spat and some curious ways with the English language

September 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a slip of the tongue, deaths to envy and the ritual of dressing for dinner

Peter Rhodes on a slip of the tongue, deaths to envy and the ritual of dressing for dinner

Supporting image for story: The other Wolverhampton-born Billy Wright, a Loyalist paramilitary gunned down in prison

The other Wolverhampton-born Billy Wright, a Loyalist paramilitary gunned down in prison

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