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November 18, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the Global Dimwittery, ancient boots and the best way to feed a conspiracy theory

Peter Rhodes on the Global Dimwittery, ancient boots and the best way to feed a conspiracy theory

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'So we can all look forward to herring and chips. Great.'

Andy Richardson: 'So we can all look forward to herring and chips. Great.'

November 17, 2020

Supporting image for story: LETTER: PDSA will always help sick animals

LETTER: PDSA will always help sick animals

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Government must support our care homes

Shropshire Star comment: Government must support our care homes

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on eating Bambi, paying for Covid and tangling with Premium Bonds

Peter Rhodes on eating Bambi, paying for Covid and tangling with Premium Bonds

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: BoJo is the sort of man whose school report might have said 'easily led'

Andy Richardson: BoJo is the sort of man whose school report might have said 'easily led'

November 16, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'BoJo and his cronies are not the only ones who’ve lost their mojo'

Andy Richardson: 'BoJo and his cronies are not the only ones who’ve lost their mojo'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on rickshaw resentment, expressions we hate and the row over a naked statue

Peter Rhodes on rickshaw resentment, expressions we hate and the row over a naked statue

Supporting image for story: Rex Williams’s big break helped bring his sport to the masses

Rex Williams’s big break helped bring his sport to the masses

November 15, 2020

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: A nation divided by technology?

Mark Andrews: A nation divided by technology?

November 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: How Wolverhampton escaped the Blitz after Coventry burned

How Wolverhampton escaped the Blitz after Coventry burned

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Dream big, Dom - perhaps retrain as a ballet dancer or plumber'

Andy Richardson: 'Dream big, Dom - perhaps retrain as a ballet dancer or plumber'

November 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire drivers less likely to break law but 'grey racers' are clocking up speeding offences

Shropshire drivers less likely to break law but 'grey racers' are clocking up speeding offences

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Surely some second thoughts?

LETTER: Surely some second thoughts?

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: How to rebuild confidence in test and trace

Shropshire Star comment: How to rebuild confidence in test and trace

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on honouring soldiers, over-hyping vaccines and the Dr Zhivago we never got to see

Peter Rhodes on honouring soldiers, over-hyping vaccines and the Dr Zhivago we never got to see

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Boris is doing his best to turn Downing Street into an episode of Eastenders'

Andy Richardson: 'Boris is doing his best to turn Downing Street into an episode of Eastenders'

November 12, 2020

Supporting image for story: University boss: 'Keeping students safe is our absolute priority'

University boss: 'Keeping students safe is our absolute priority'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on mining the moon, new Covid strains and a winter's race for Rudolph

Peter Rhodes on mining the moon, new Covid strains and a winter's race for Rudolph

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'The end game is in sight'

Andy Richardson: 'The end game is in sight'

November 11, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals boss: 'People are becoming seriously unwell and people are continuing to die'

Shropshire hospitals boss: 'People are becoming seriously unwell and people are continuing to die'

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Government has made a mistake

LETTER: Government has made a mistake

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Testing issue finally being addressed

Shropshire Star comment: Testing issue finally being addressed

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on telly confusion, rabbit holes and Trump's exit strategy from the White House

Peter Rhodes on telly confusion, rabbit holes and Trump's exit strategy from the White House

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: There is a long way to go to return to the old normal

Andy Richardson: There is a long way to go to return to the old normal

November 10, 2020

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Banks don’t fight for customers

LETTER: Banks don’t fight for customers

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Ray of light in battle with coronavirus

Shropshire Star comment: Ray of light in battle with coronavirus

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the benefits of cricket, a warning of war and a glitch in Test and Trace

Peter Rhodes on the benefits of cricket, a warning of war and a glitch in Test and Trace

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'A botched job on his final press conference kind of epitomised Trump'

Andy Richardson: 'A botched job on his final press conference kind of epitomised Trump'

November 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Star comment: Thoughts turn to local elections

Shropshire Star comment: Thoughts turn to local elections

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Animals need help more than ever

LETTER: Animals need help more than ever

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'Sometimes karma is the best'

Andy Richardson: 'Sometimes karma is the best'

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cultural tribes, hate crime in the home and things to count in Lockdown

Peter Rhodes on cultural tribes, hate crime in the home and things to count in Lockdown

November 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal's handy translation to all that Scotch broth

Toby Neal's handy translation to all that Scotch broth

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: I'm a celebrity president get me out of here

Andy Richardson: I'm a celebrity president get me out of here

November 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Nobody really knows the rules

Andy Richardson: Nobody really knows the rules

Supporting image for story: The King of Cool was a complicated character

The King of Cool was a complicated character

November 5, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the unknown Max, TV adverts we hate and why fighting a pandemic is like flying a balloon

Peter Rhodes on the unknown Max, TV adverts we hate and why fighting a pandemic is like flying a balloon

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on missing footpaths, a Kabul encounter and how cancer reveals true friends

Peter Rhodes on missing footpaths, a Kabul encounter and how cancer reveals true friends

November 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: Room for optimism as we head into the dark days of lockdown

Room for optimism as we head into the dark days of lockdown

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Burger plea is no whopper

Andy Richardson: Burger plea is no whopper

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a chilling email, disappearing datum and a dilemma for Darwin

Peter Rhodes on a chilling email, disappearing datum and a dilemma for Darwin

November 3, 2020

Supporting image for story: Comment: Blundering ministers buying time until vaccine is found

Comment: Blundering ministers buying time until vaccine is found

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: Are you ready for Lockdown 2 - The Sequel?

Andy Richardson: Are you ready for Lockdown 2 - The Sequel?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on racism in the street, a surfeit of emails and Wolverhampton's unknown author

Peter Rhodes on racism in the street, a surfeit of emails and Wolverhampton's unknown author

November 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a politician's prang, annoying adverts and the political power of Covid-19 survivors

Peter Rhodes on a politician's prang, annoying adverts and the political power of Covid-19 survivors

Supporting image for story: Letter: The answer to the Covid crisis was obvious

Letter: The answer to the Covid crisis was obvious

Supporting image for story: Comment: Huge D-Day for USA

Comment: Huge D-Day for USA

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: 'The incompetence and inefficiency is staggering'

Andy Richardson: 'The incompetence and inefficiency is staggering'

Supporting image for story: In-depth: The final countdown in the race to be least worst President

In-depth: The final countdown in the race to be least worst President

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