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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

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: 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

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

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: 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?

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

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Welsh turkey, a second Birmingham and discovering a much-loved old car

Peter Rhodes on a Welsh turkey, a second Birmingham and discovering a much-loved old car

March 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews – Why Cliff Richard is the answer to Generation Smartphone

Mark Andrews – Why Cliff Richard is the answer to Generation Smartphone

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

March 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on painless dentistry, secret Budgets and 'salting the earth' in Westminster

Peter Rhodes on painless dentistry, secret Budgets and 'salting the earth' in Westminster

March 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fake Trump, stroppy vicars and the unforgettable smell of a classic car

Peter Rhodes on fake Trump, stroppy vicars and the unforgettable smell of a classic car

March 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on today's Budget: Sombre preamble as Chancellor begins his farewell tour

Mark Andrews on today's Budget: Sombre preamble as Chancellor begins his farewell tour

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on licences, mishearing things and a big secret that everyone knows

Peter Rhodes on licences, mishearing things and a big secret that everyone knows

March 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on obesity, aircraft carriers and a thoroughly satisfying screen villain

Peter Rhodes on obesity, aircraft carriers and a thoroughly satisfying screen villain

March 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on jackpots, generosity and generating images of unlikely people

Peter Rhodes on jackpots, generosity and generating images of unlikely people

March 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a crooked pub, a massive jackpot and finding homes for colonels and corporals

Peter Rhodes on a crooked pub, a massive jackpot and finding homes for colonels and corporals

February 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

February 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

Supporting image for story: Money Matters: What the new energy price cap means for you

Money Matters: What the new energy price cap means for you

February 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

February 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

February 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Axing of Shrewsbury-to-London train is latest example of our capital link being messed up

Axing of Shrewsbury-to-London train is latest example of our capital link being messed up

February 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: Co-operation likely to be crucial in making newly funded transport schemes work

Co-operation likely to be crucial in making newly funded transport schemes work

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: While civilisation burns, our leaders argue about the name of an imaginary ceasefire

Mark Andrews: While civilisation burns, our leaders argue about the name of an imaginary ceasefire

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal on politics: Zero tolerance policy needed on shoplifters

Toby Neal on politics: Zero tolerance policy needed on shoplifters

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: Learning to fly

Dan Morris: Learning to fly

February 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

February 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospitals preparing for latest doctors' strikes, says nursing chief

Shropshire hospitals preparing for latest doctors' strikes, says nursing chief

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

February 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

February 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

February 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

February 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Trump gets something right, deepfake Biden, and Rishi stops the boats, TikTok style

Mark Andrews: Trump gets something right, deepfake Biden, and Rishi stops the boats, TikTok style

February 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

February 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

February 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

February 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

February 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

February 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Rolling your eyes is not an act of aggression, it's one of humanity

Mark Andrews: Rolling your eyes is not an act of aggression, it's one of humanity

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