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July 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I just got on with it' – Inspirational story of one of the first black officers at West Midlands Police

'I just got on with it' – Inspirational story of one of the first black officers at West Midlands Police

July 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Why England can do it – and how we'll all bask in the warm glow of success'

'Why England can do it – and how we'll all bask in the warm glow of success'

Supporting image for story: 'We're so sorry Gareth' – We apologise to the England manager on behalf of the nation

'We're so sorry Gareth' – We apologise to the England manager on behalf of the nation

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Nice guy Ollie gets a helping hand from Uri Geller, local government speak for beginners, and why I can't get excited by the new Ford Capri

Mark Andrews: Nice guy Ollie gets a helping hand from Uri Geller, local government speak for beginners, and why I can't get excited by the new Ford Capri

July 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a killer cat, the direction of politics and Tony Blair's love affair with Artificial Intelligence

Peter Rhodes on a killer cat, the direction of politics and Tony Blair's love affair with Artificial Intelligence

July 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Could our MPs from opposite sides of the tracks become political buddy cop heroes?

Talking Telford: Could our MPs from opposite sides of the tracks become political buddy cop heroes?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ailments, scents and the benefits of talking to Brussels

Peter Rhodes on ailments, scents and the benefits of talking to Brussels

July 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on war cries, Rwanda and a new job for Mr McFadden

Peter Rhodes on war cries, Rwanda and a new job for Mr McFadden

July 9, 2024

'Banks's isn't just a brand, it's part of city's soul': Why famous Wolverhampton brewery must stay

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on power, policies and the quiet dignity of a beaten PM’s wife

Peter Rhodes on power, policies and the quiet dignity of a beaten PM’s wife

July 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on turbulence, taxation and the departure of a Green legend

Peter Rhodes on turbulence, taxation and the departure of a Green legend

Supporting image for story: How the Black Death turned the West Midlands a vision of hell on earth –Mike Lockley

How the Black Death turned the West Midlands a vision of hell on earth –Mike Lockley

Supporting image for story: How the Black Death turned the West Midlands a vision of hell on earth –Mike Lockley

How the Black Death turned the West Midlands a vision of hell on earth –Mike Lockley

July 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews; Noisy airhorns, dirty protests, and what will become of the young election workers?

Mark Andrews; Noisy airhorns, dirty protests, and what will become of the young election workers?

July 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Sir Keir's stunning turnaround has seen the West Midlands turn red – but he owes Nigel Farage a beer

Sir Keir's stunning turnaround has seen the West Midlands turn red – but he owes Nigel Farage a beer

Supporting image for story: Can Keir Starmer protect his children from glare of publicity?

Can Keir Starmer protect his children from glare of publicity?

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment – Tories have rightly been punished. Now we need Labour to deliver

Shropshire Star comment – Tories have rightly been punished. Now we need Labour to deliver

July 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: General Election 2024 Opinion: How the Conservatives squandered a golden opportunity

General Election 2024 Opinion: How the Conservatives squandered a golden opportunity

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on postal votes, premature adulation and who'll be the new John Prescott?

Peter Rhodes on postal votes, premature adulation and who'll be the new John Prescott?

Supporting image for story: Your essential guide on how not to fall out with loved ones on general election day

Your essential guide on how not to fall out with loved ones on general election day

Supporting image for story: Revealed – Trends that have defined general election polls back in history

Revealed – Trends that have defined general election polls back in history

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the taxman, computers and a worrying silence from the NHS

Peter Rhodes on the taxman, computers and a worrying silence from the NHS

July 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Where I expect 'Portillo Moments' to happen on general election night

Where I expect 'Portillo Moments' to happen on general election night

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on gritty guano, private palaces and the unexpected utterances of a recreated mammoth

Peter Rhodes on gritty guano, private palaces and the unexpected utterances of a recreated mammoth

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing boss: Celebrating colleagues who've notched up hundreds of years of vital service

Shropshire nursing boss: Celebrating colleagues who've notched up hundreds of years of vital service

July 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire's Lord-Lieutenant Anna Turner reflects on half a year of service to King and county

Shropshire's Lord-Lieutenant Anna Turner reflects on half a year of service to King and county

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on T-shirts, traffic jams and a princess's vanishing memory

Peter Rhodes on T-shirts, traffic jams and a princess's vanishing memory

Supporting image for story: Surprise, surprise! Labour wins online election war played out on TikTok, X and Facebook

Surprise, surprise! Labour wins online election war played out on TikTok, X and Facebook

July 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wild nature, a new species for David and why it’s not the economy, stupid

Peter Rhodes on wild nature, a new species for David and why it’s not the economy, stupid

June 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Watch out Daisy, the taxman's coming, plus the joys of American elections

Mark Andrews: Watch out Daisy, the taxman's coming, plus the joys of American elections

June 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire nursing boss: We're sorry for standards seen in undercover expose - and pledge to improve

Shropshire nursing boss: We're sorry for standards seen in undercover expose - and pledge to improve

Supporting image for story: How to predict the General Election – the exit poll explained

How to predict the General Election – the exit poll explained

June 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Overcrowded and overpriced – and as for the toilets, take a hazmat suit' – your views on Avanti West Coast

'Overcrowded and overpriced – and as for the toilets, take a hazmat suit' – your views on Avanti West Coast

Supporting image for story: 'Thank God this weird general election will end soon' – Andy Richardson on the strangest of fights for Number 10

'Thank God this weird general election will end soon' – Andy Richardson on the strangest of fights for Number 10

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Flashpoints and truce in the battle for our planet's soul

Talking Telford: Flashpoints and truce in the battle for our planet's soul

June 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Will the Tory election betting scandal disappear? I wouldn't put a wager on it

Will the Tory election betting scandal disappear? I wouldn't put a wager on it

June 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: From Enoch Powell to Mad Jack Mytton: Infamous MPs who won a General Election in the West Midlands

From Enoch Powell to Mad Jack Mytton: Infamous MPs who won a General Election in the West Midlands

Supporting image for story: 'I live in a nice part of town, but the menace of knife crime is all around me'

'I live in a nice part of town, but the menace of knife crime is all around me'

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Mystery behind election betting scandal, cutting the drink-drive limit, and the police get tough with a stray calf

Mark Andrews: Mystery behind election betting scandal, cutting the drink-drive limit, and the police get tough with a stray calf

June 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: The ghost of British business past still stalks Wellington and Southwater

Talking Telford: The ghost of British business past still stalks Wellington and Southwater

June 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Tory's Duracell Bunny is running out of power' – General election comment by Andy Richardson

'Tory's Duracell Bunny is running out of power' – General election comment by Andy Richardson

June 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – I'm considerably poorer than yo, Rishi, a high-energy phone call, and why Wolves can't win when it comes to ticket prices

Mark Andrews – I'm considerably poorer than yo, Rishi, a high-energy phone call, and why Wolves can't win when it comes to ticket prices

June 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Why universities are furious at Rishi Sunak's attack on 'worthless' degrees

Why universities are furious at Rishi Sunak's attack on 'worthless' degrees

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a chilly summer, the heart of Europe and recycling ancient ammunition

Peter Rhodes on a chilly summer, the heart of Europe and recycling ancient ammunition

June 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on tricky questions, a long-lost referee and sitting pretty at the Roadshow

Peter Rhodes on tricky questions, a long-lost referee and sitting pretty at the Roadshow

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: Election candidates play up their local links - but how much will voters care?

Talking Telford: Election candidates play up their local links - but how much will voters care?

June 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on small print, going paperless and the passing of a medical inspiration

Peter Rhodes on small print, going paperless and the passing of a medical inspiration

June 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'Karma has bit Rishi Sunak on the backside' – Andy Richardson on the Tory's disastrous election campaign

'Karma has bit Rishi Sunak on the backside' – Andy Richardson on the Tory's disastrous election campaign

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Commons friendships, dogs in cafes and the arrival of porn in the jungle

Peter Rhodes on Commons friendships, dogs in cafes and the arrival of porn in the jungle

Supporting image for story: 'I'm a pensioner and I'm furious at Tory tax on my earnings'

'I'm a pensioner and I'm furious at Tory tax on my earnings'

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