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May 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: 'Here’s to the couch potatoes'

Dan Morris: 'Here’s to the couch potatoes'

May 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “Changed Labour,” knocking on doors and the difference between Boris Johnson and a venomous snake

Peter Rhodes on “Changed Labour,” knocking on doors and the difference between Boris Johnson and a venomous snake

May 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: I don't think I can win – but I'm up for the challenge, says UK's Eurovision entrant Olly Alexander

I don't think I can win – but I'm up for the challenge, says UK's Eurovision entrant Olly Alexander

May 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on slowing cars, awarding medals and Tony Blair as a startled rabbit

Peter Rhodes on slowing cars, awarding medals and Tony Blair as a startled rabbit

Supporting image for story: Monster Raving Loony Party's small boats proposal unlikely to be taken up by anyone else

Monster Raving Loony Party's small boats proposal unlikely to be taken up by anyone else

May 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – Dog-friendly holidays, teachers against Ofsted, and the perfect gift for someone who has everything but taste

Mark Andrews – Dog-friendly holidays, teachers against Ofsted, and the perfect gift for someone who has everything but taste

May 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Comment: 'We have a civic duty to use our vote'

Comment: 'We have a civic duty to use our vote'

Supporting image for story: Talking Telford: A jammed lock opens the door to new neighbourly connections

Talking Telford: A jammed lock opens the door to new neighbourly connections

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on discrimination, dodecahedra, and who’s been tinkering with the winds?

Peter Rhodes on discrimination, dodecahedra, and who’s been tinkering with the winds?

May 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on opera, ageism and a pint-sized provocation

Peter Rhodes on opera, ageism and a pint-sized provocation

April 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Waterloo, shaking hands and a night out with The Searchers

Peter Rhodes on Waterloo, shaking hands and a night out with The Searchers

April 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal on politics: A cost of living crisis or just plain stealing?

Toby Neal on politics: A cost of living crisis or just plain stealing?

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Trigger-happy TV, Rayner comes up short, and why it's right to spend more on defence

Mark Andrews: Trigger-happy TV, Rayner comes up short, and why it's right to spend more on defence

April 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on puzzling weather, recurring words and the high price of medical curiosity

Peter Rhodes on puzzling weather, recurring words and the high price of medical curiosity

April 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on tourist taxes, the Iron Dome and the tangled issue of loyalty

Peter Rhodes on tourist taxes, the Iron Dome and the tangled issue of loyalty

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

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