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April 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Katie struggles with inflation, Rishi's smoking legacy, and why super-head is wrong to stop children from praying

Mark Andrews: Katie struggles with inflation, Rishi's smoking legacy, and why super-head is wrong to stop children from praying

April 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on potholes, short shorts and how to bring down a flying bomb

Peter Rhodes on potholes, short shorts and how to bring down a flying bomb

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Taking a dip into the quaint history of Telford's famous timepiece

Talking Telford: Taking a dip into the quaint history of Telford's famous timepiece

April 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Heroin – and the war against drug crime in the West Midlands that can never be truly won

Heroin – and the war against drug crime in the West Midlands that can never be truly won

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fake stamps, a landmark in Ukraine and does anyone care about their privacy?

Peter Rhodes on fake stamps, a landmark in Ukraine and does anyone care about their privacy?

April 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Thank you for never giving up

Dan Morris: Thank you for never giving up

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: A life needlessly lost, the return of Watney's Red Barrel, and why nationalisation of water companies won't make our rivers cleaner

Mark Andrews: A life needlessly lost, the return of Watney's Red Barrel, and why nationalisation of water companies won't make our rivers cleaner

April 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on leaky borders, table manners and how the world's news agenda was eclipsed

Peter Rhodes on leaky borders, table manners and how the world's news agenda was eclipsed

April 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Paying too much for too little!' The Star's view on councils in financial difficulty paying officers so much

'Paying too much for too little!' The Star's view on councils in financial difficulty paying officers so much

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on taxing the car, a black-and-white success and looking for a victim in a tax yarn

Peter Rhodes on taxing the car, a black-and-white success and looking for a victim in a tax yarn

April 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers

Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers

Can Brand Andy beat the Tory blues to win West Midlands mayoral race?

April 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “deprived” criminals, sad humour and the untimely passing of a fine actor

Peter Rhodes on “deprived” criminals, sad humour and the untimely passing of a fine actor

April 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience

Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience

Supporting image for story: Mike Lockley on badgers – are they a wonder of nature or a disease-spreading pest?

Mike Lockley on badgers – are they a wonder of nature or a disease-spreading pest?

April 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – breaking up is never easy, but it's time for change

Mark Andrews – breaking up is never easy, but it's time for change

April 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – Kicking up a stink, a tale of two MPs, and the great Jordan v Peter debate

Mark Andrews – Kicking up a stink, a tale of two MPs, and the great Jordan v Peter debate

April 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a loud gun, a baffling portal and the magical art of drama casting

Peter Rhodes on a loud gun, a baffling portal and the magical art of drama casting

April 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on old sky taxis, the future for London and three snags facing law-makers

Peter Rhodes on old sky taxis, the future for London and three snags facing law-makers

April 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ever-growing London, the mucky Thames and a timely warning from Boris

Peter Rhodes on ever-growing London, the mucky Thames and a timely warning from Boris

April 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days

Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days

April 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Nettle eating, stone skimming, toe wrestling and wife carrying – extreme weird sports are alive and well

Nettle eating, stone skimming, toe wrestling and wife carrying – extreme weird sports are alive and well

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire

Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire

March 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Comment: Rail workers fixed a 5,000-tonne landslip in just 21 days - I'm sorry I ever doubted them

Comment: Rail workers fixed a 5,000-tonne landslip in just 21 days - I'm sorry I ever doubted them

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Tips for travelling England fans, flattening towns, and don't drink the water

Mark Andrews: Tips for travelling England fans, flattening towns, and don't drink the water

March 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Bishops give their Easter messages as they think about what else is to come this year

Bishops give their Easter messages as they think about what else is to come this year

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on war in Ukraine, flying taxis and the perils (again) of social media

Peter Rhodes on war in Ukraine, flying taxis and the perils (again) of social media

March 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on working women, a mysterious pile-up and being upended by a Gladiator

Peter Rhodes on working women, a mysterious pile-up and being upended by a Gladiator

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Could citizens' assemblies give communities more of a voice?

Talking Telford: Could citizens' assemblies give communities more of a voice?

March 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fed-up royals, good news from the Appeal Court and an encounter with a mercenary

Peter Rhodes on fed-up royals, good news from the Appeal Court and an encounter with a mercenary

March 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language

Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language

March 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Bafta stars, people smugglers and the long, long campaign to get pension justice

Peter Rhodes on Bafta stars, people smugglers and the long, long campaign to get pension justice

March 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: 'Playful' England kit, emperor's new clothes, and spare us a Penny

Mark Andrews: 'Playful' England kit, emperor's new clothes, and spare us a Penny

March 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on oratory, garages and things that get rigged in Russia

Peter Rhodes on oratory, garages and things that get rigged in Russia

March 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Political heavyweights pay tribute to Star man Pete Madeley

Political heavyweights pay tribute to Star man Pete Madeley

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on axing finches, a bun controversy and the folly of cutting corners on defence

Peter Rhodes on axing finches, a bun controversy and the folly of cutting corners on defence

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Bad trip on a rail replacement coach makes me sorry I ever complained about trains

Talking Telford: Bad trip on a rail replacement coach makes me sorry I ever complained about trains

March 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a shameful law, a cluck of chickens and the green-bin bill

Peter Rhodes on a shameful law, a cluck of chickens and the green-bin bill

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing chief: Welcoming the public on maternity open days and celebrating neurodiversity

Shropshire nursing chief: Welcoming the public on maternity open days and celebrating neurodiversity

March 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking

Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking

March 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on another flood, a gift for the taxman and how today's novelty becomes tomorrow's pest

Peter Rhodes on another flood, a gift for the taxman and how today's novelty becomes tomorrow's pest

March 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Never mind Netflix, North Korean TV is on the way

Mark Andrews: Never mind Netflix, North Korean TV is on the way

March 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Hills towns make prestigious 'best places to live' guide

Shropshire Hills towns make prestigious 'best places to live' guide

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on preventable vandalism, luxury cars for Russia and our 'dysfunctional' Home Office

Peter Rhodes on preventable vandalism, luxury cars for Russia and our 'dysfunctional' Home Office

March 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Why there aren't Shrewsbury to Wellington shuttle trains during landslip repairs - but probably could be

Why there aren't Shrewsbury to Wellington shuttle trains during landslip repairs - but probably could be

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dodgy snaps, a big breakfast and do gentleman prefer blondes?

Peter Rhodes on dodgy snaps, a big breakfast and do gentleman prefer blondes?

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Landslip nightmares knock Telford's transport infrastructure off-track

Talking Telford: Landslip nightmares knock Telford's transport infrastructure off-track

March 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on royal titles, unkind satire and getting some good news from the NHS

Peter Rhodes on royal titles, unkind satire and getting some good news from the NHS

March 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on keeping the horse, limitless power and an encounter with two old men

Peter Rhodes on keeping the horse, limitless power and an encounter with two old men

March 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Transport chaos strikes Shropshire: A weekend of travel woes for the county

Transport chaos strikes Shropshire: A weekend of travel woes for the county

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