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July 31, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Strange packages are par for the course

Mark Andrews: Strange packages are par for the course

July 30, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Perils of banning snobbery and why we should say no to internet banking

Mark Andrews: Perils of banning snobbery and why we should say no to internet banking

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Perils of banning snobbery, Jasper's hair, and why we should say no to internet banking

Mark Andrews: Perils of banning snobbery, Jasper's hair, and why we should say no to internet banking

July 29, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on similar TV characters, dry reservoirs and cameras trapping the ungodly

Peter Rhodes on similar TV characters, dry reservoirs and cameras trapping the ungodly

July 28, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on online medicine, crossbow madness and feeling proud to be British

Peter Rhodes on online medicine, crossbow madness and feeling proud to be British

July 27, 2022

Supporting image for story: Cathy Dobbs on coincidences and loyalty to Boris

Cathy Dobbs on coincidences and loyalty to Boris

Supporting image for story: Cathy Dobbs on skin colour and role models

Cathy Dobbs on skin colour and role models

Supporting image for story: Cathy Dobbs on thick skin, impartiality and climate activism

Cathy Dobbs on thick skin, impartiality and climate activism

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ice-cream rage and how scientists sometimes get it wrong

Peter Rhodes on ice-cream rage and how scientists sometimes get it wrong

July 26, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on beer, insulation and dealing with protestors on gantries

Rhodes on beer, insulation and dealing with protestors on gantries

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Six more weeks of this? No thanks

Star comment: Six more weeks of this? No thanks

July 25, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on more gyms, temperature inflation and bison who just want to be free

Peter Rhodes on more gyms, temperature inflation and bison who just want to be free

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Momentum from Commonwealth Games must be maintained

Star comment: Momentum from Commonwealth Games must be maintained

July 23, 2022

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Backstabbers rose to applaud their victim

Toby Neal: Backstabbers rose to applaud their victim

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Getting shirty over gender and why house prices are nothing to shout about

Mark Andrews: Getting shirty over gender and why house prices are nothing to shout about

July 22, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on fake families, forgetting heatwaves and an unexpected appearance by the RAF's finest

Rhodes on fake families, forgetting heatwaves and an unexpected appearance by the RAF's finest

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Storm clouds gathering whoever is PM

Star comment: Storm clouds gathering whoever is PM

July 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on hot dogs, a cool singer and how Brits cannot resist the sun

Rhodes on hot dogs, a cool singer and how Brits cannot resist the sun

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Inflation is the enemy of economic growth

Star comment: Inflation is the enemy of economic growth

July 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on cars, cats and the cost of images from galaxies far, far away

Rhodes on cars, cats and the cost of images from galaxies far, far away

July 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a famous heatwave, a fiery holiday and debates that never end

Rhodes on a famous heatwave, a fiery holiday and debates that never end

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Punch and Judy politics helps no-one

Star comment: Punch and Judy politics helps no-one

July 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on yet more sharks, sneering at Brexit and the hair factor in elections

Peter Rhodes on yet more sharks, sneering at Brexit and the hair factor in elections

July 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Snowflakes feeling the heat, and do we really want a young prime minister?

Mark Andrews: Snowflakes feeling the heat, and do we really want a young prime minister?

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: There is little glory at the sharp end of war

Toby Neal: There is little glory at the sharp end of war

July 15, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on plastic peril and the shame of Telford

Rhodes on plastic peril and the shame of Telford

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Crisis management has become the norm in NHS

Star comment: Crisis management has become the norm in NHS

July 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on endless scrutiny, irritated sharks and a surprise encounter in a forest

Rhodes on endless scrutiny, irritated sharks and a surprise encounter in a forest

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Covid has had a huge impact on us – and will continue to do so

Star comment: Covid has had a huge impact on us – and will continue to do so

July 13, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on big fish, shifting loyalties and the danger of Keir promising too much

Peter Rhodes on big fish, shifting loyalties and the danger of Keir promising too much

July 12, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on balance bikes, sand batteries and Boris the shaggy old sheepdog

Peter Rhodes on balance bikes, sand batteries and Boris the shaggy old sheepdog

July 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a BBC star, England without Wales and Covid-19 – it's still stalking us

Rhodes on a BBC star, England without Wales and Covid-19 – it's still stalking us

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Pubs - use them or lose them

Star comment: Pubs - use them or lose them

July 9, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: A Trumpian comeback for Boris and why bad grammar is nothing to be proud of

Mark Andrews: A Trumpian comeback for Boris and why bad grammar is nothing to be proud of

Supporting image for story: Save the planet, buy an old car

Save the planet, buy an old car

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Boris is gone - almost - but forgiven?

Toby Neal: Boris is gone - almost - but forgiven?

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: A Trumpian comeback for Boris, the beauty of the Blackstuff, and why bad grammar is nothing to be proud of

Mark Andrews: A Trumpian comeback for Boris, the beauty of the Blackstuff, and why bad grammar is nothing to be proud of

July 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: So it's farewell to Boris Johnson, a Prime Minister like no other

So it's farewell to Boris Johnson, a Prime Minister like no other

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Churchill, election promises and lies about loos

Peter Rhodes on Churchill, election promises and lies about loos

July 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Comment: As Boris nears exit, it would be wrong to assume things will get better

Comment: As Boris nears exit, it would be wrong to assume things will get better

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on conspiracy theories, lies and deception and a strange encounter in Westminster

Peter Rhodes on conspiracy theories, lies and deception and a strange encounter in Westminster

July 6, 2022

Supporting image for story: Disheartened Shropshire Tory supporters put off voting by 'silly boy' Boris Johnson

Disheartened Shropshire Tory supporters put off voting by 'silly boy' Boris Johnson

Supporting image for story: PMQs shows a 'blustering' Boris Johnson is a 'busted flush'

PMQs shows a 'blustering' Boris Johnson is a 'busted flush'

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on too many words, not enough houses and taking a bullet for Putin

Rhodes on too many words, not enough houses and taking a bullet for Putin

Supporting image for story: Andy Richardson: PM has no interest in reflecting on scandal

Andy Richardson: PM has no interest in reflecting on scandal

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Some way to go to an all-electric future

Star comment: Some way to go to an all-electric future

Supporting image for story: Cathy Dobbs: Out of tune with education and pronouns

Cathy Dobbs: Out of tune with education and pronouns

July 5, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on sacking soldiers and being lectured on ethics by a bank

Peter Rhodes on sacking soldiers and being lectured on ethics by a bank

July 4, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on growing apples, transplanting kites and the wrong time to make new enemies

Peter Rhodes on growing apples, transplanting kites and the wrong time to make new enemies

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Have fun but stay safe with Covid on the rise again

Star comment: Have fun but stay safe with Covid on the rise again

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