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October 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on rampant shortages, 60 years of the Eye and the real lesson of history

Peter Rhodes on rampant shortages, 60 years of the Eye and the real lesson of history

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Vaccine should be compulsory

LETTER: Vaccine should be compulsory

October 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on police photos, Covid statistics and a degree of suspicion about excuses

Peter Rhodes on police photos, Covid statistics and a degree of suspicion about excuses

October 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: Blind optimism from 'big picture' Boris but what about the here and now?

Blind optimism from 'big picture' Boris but what about the here and now?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a huge royal bill, undersea power and giving translators the credit they deserve

Peter Rhodes on a huge royal bill, undersea power and giving translators the credit they deserve

October 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on human rights, battered heirlooms and straight talking from Javid

Peter Rhodes on human rights, battered heirlooms and straight talking from Javid

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Let GPs do what they do best

LETTER: Let GPs do what they do best

October 4, 2021

Supporting image for story: Comment: GPs have our sympathy but must not pull up drawbridge

Comment: GPs have our sympathy but must not pull up drawbridge

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a fake crisis, street language and how the Army once trained thousands of truckers

Peter Rhodes on a fake crisis, street language and how the Army once trained thousands of truckers

Supporting image for story: How a humble Black Country schoolgirl became Hollywood's highest-paid actress

How a humble Black Country schoolgirl became Hollywood's highest-paid actress

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Any need for so many HGVs?

LETTER: Any need for so many HGVs?

October 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Superpowers, pension pots and why I'm starting to feel sympathy for Keir Starmer

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Superpowers, pension pots and why I'm starting to feel sympathy for Keir Starmer

October 1, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cervixes, Armageddon and some sheep who were not at all sheepish

Peter Rhodes on cervixes, Armageddon and some sheep who were not at all sheepish

September 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on submarines, slaughter and a sorry saga of six petrol crises

Peter Rhodes on submarines, slaughter and a sorry saga of six petrol crises

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Baffled by the panic buyers

LETTER: Baffled by the panic buyers

September 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on resilience, norovirus and painting the faces of criminals

Peter Rhodes on resilience, norovirus and painting the faces of criminals

September 28, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Personally, I blame those dress-down Fridays

Mark Andrews: Personally, I blame those dress-down Fridays

September 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: I will listen to the public, pledges new West Mercia Police chief

I will listen to the public, pledges new West Mercia Police chief

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Time travel, scam callers, and why our Daleks are just too scary

Mark Andrews: Time travel, scam callers, and why our Daleks are just too scary

Supporting image for story: Rowland Hill: From unconventional headmaster to father of the modern postal service

Rowland Hill: From unconventional headmaster to father of the modern postal service

September 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – James Bond, licensed to swill

Mark Andrews – James Bond, licensed to swill

September 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: There are big green elephants in the room

Toby Neal: There are big green elephants in the room

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Power struggle could be taste of things to come

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Power struggle could be taste of things to come

September 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: New police chief pledges to fight scourge of drugs

New police chief pledges to fight scourge of drugs

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on subsidies, birthrates and changing faces in middle-age

Peter Rhodes on subsidies, birthrates and changing faces in middle-age

September 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Total collapse in GP systems

LETTER: Total collapse in GP systems

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a beautiful view, a cancelled market and hifalutin' language in space

Peter Rhodes on a beautiful view, a cancelled market and hifalutin' language in space

September 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a doomed trike and a shortage of books

Rhodes on a doomed trike and a shortage of books

September 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: PM needs to be transparent

LETTER: PM needs to be transparent

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on phone scams, unpredictable medicines and a celebration of the absurd

Peter Rhodes on phone scams, unpredictable medicines and a celebration of the absurd

September 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Platinum Jubilee will be a chance for the West Midlands to say it with fire

Platinum Jubilee will be a chance for the West Midlands to say it with fire

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on death rays, vaccinations and how to detect a Scouser

Peter Rhodes on death rays, vaccinations and how to detect a Scouser

September 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: 'Fill it with shops' - readers react as council abandons shopping centre HQ plans

'Fill it with shops' - readers react as council abandons shopping centre HQ plans

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Plant-based proms, a tearful weather presenter, and how Warden Hodges could save the planet

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Plant-based proms, a tearful weather presenter, and how Warden Hodges could save the planet

September 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a national gem, a motorway sit-down and discovering 'Bin Laden'

Peter Rhodes on a national gem, a motorway sit-down and discovering 'Bin Laden'

September 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the fear of terrorism, shortages of everything and why bank cards are rarely green

Peter Rhodes on the fear of terrorism, shortages of everything and why bank cards are rarely green

September 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Urgent need for life-saving care

LETTER: Urgent need for life-saving care

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a grisly voyage, gin across the universe and the best, and worst, of care homes

Peter Rhodes on a grisly voyage, gin across the universe and the best, and worst, of care homes

September 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Taliban rule, Greek dancing and the lamp made out of a glider

Peter Rhodes on Taliban rule, Greek dancing and the lamp made out of a glider

September 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Criticism given to Blair is wrong in this instance

LETTER: Criticism given to Blair is wrong in this instance

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on hunting the Mr Bigs, a curious museum and how losing a finger saved a life

Peter Rhodes on hunting the Mr Bigs, a curious museum and how losing a finger saved a life

Supporting image for story: Billy Dainty: The Black Country's king of variety who was loved by the Queen Mother

Billy Dainty: The Black Country's king of variety who was loved by the Queen Mother

September 11, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday – Drab buildings, British understatement, and why Boris had better deliver on social care

Mark Andrews on Saturday – Drab buildings, British understatement, and why Boris had better deliver on social care

September 10, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on budget angling, the joy of gin and the enduring appeal of a village show

Peter Rhodes on budget angling, the joy of gin and the enduring appeal of a village show

September 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on jobs at the Palace, funding social care and insults in the post

Peter Rhodes on jobs at the Palace, funding social care and insults in the post

September 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: United’s riches open your eyes

LETTER: United’s riches open your eyes

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on flying bishops, dodgy dogs and the ghosts of moggies past

Peter Rhodes on flying bishops, dodgy dogs and the ghosts of moggies past

September 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Churchillian quote, madness in the legal system and saving a species for £15

Peter Rhodes on a Churchillian quote, madness in the legal system and saving a species for £15

September 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a not-so-doomed tree, the loneliness of pandas and why the welcome for Afghans could be lukewarm

Peter Rhodes on a not-so-doomed tree, the loneliness of pandas and why the welcome for Afghans could be lukewarm

September 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: I'm exhausted before I've even set foot in the gym

Mark Andrews: I'm exhausted before I've even set foot in the gym

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