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		<title>Is this the start of an election?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/04/is-this-the-start-of-an-election/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Was Gordon Brown launching the next General Election campaign in Wolverhampton yesterday? Peter Rhodes tried to get a straight answer.]]></description>
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		<title>Martha wants stars to join forces for Jackson tribute</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/06/27/martha-wants-stars-to-join-forces-for-jackson-tribute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/06/27/martha-wants-stars-to-join-forces-for-jackson-tribute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Motown legend Martha Reeves wants the big names of the music world to put on a star-studded show in tribute to Michael Jackson - which could replace his 50-date London tour, writes Women's Editor Maria Cusine.]]></description>
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		<title>From metal to 9-iron on KK&#8217;s golf course</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/06/27/from-metal-to-9-iron-on-kks-golf-course/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/06/27/from-metal-to-9-iron-on-kks-golf-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From growing up in a council house in Sandwell to his glittering career with Judas Priest, Ken Downing talks to Cathy Spencer about his life, his cooking and the golf course he's built in his own "back garden".]]></description>
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		<title>No plain sailing for humourist Jerome</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/02/no-plain-sailing-for-humourist-jerome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/02/no-plain-sailing-for-humourist-jerome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 09:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Walsall's most famous son was born 150 years ago today - and a new exhibition reveals some little-known facts about the life of the great author. Cathy Spencer  reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Boom! Boom! It’s a brush with Basil</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/30/boom-boom-its-a-brush-with-basil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/30/boom-boom-its-a-brush-with-basil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Television superstar Basil Brush is in the Midlands next week with his High Skool Mania show. He talks to MARK ANDREWS about the pressing news stories of the day.]]></description>
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		<title>Shakespeare role is murder for Lenny</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/02/09/shakespeare-role-is-murder-for-lenny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/02/09/shakespeare-role-is-murder-for-lenny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lenny Henry is about to tackle Shakespeare's black villain Othello. Nick Ahad meets the Dudley comedian who's rehearsing for murder]]></description>
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		<title>How local shops are beating the crunch</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/01/07/how-local-shops-are-beating-the-crunch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/01/07/how-local-shops-are-beating-the-crunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With the closure of Woolworths, Firkins and Tylers in Kingswinford, Cathy Spencer finds out the benefits of ditching the supermarkets and using local shops.]]></description>
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		<title>Which names reign supreme in 2008?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/30/which-names-reign-supreme-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/30/which-names-reign-supreme-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack remains the undisputed king of boy's names, but Grace has fallen from favour and replaced by the elegant Olivia as the most popular girl's name in Britain in 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>M6 Toll shunned as charges rise</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/09/m6-toll-shunned-as-charges-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/09/m6-toll-shunned-as-charges-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It opened in 2003 amid a blaze of publicity after a £900 million construction project, hailed as the future of road transport in Britain.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tory&#8217;s bomb site jibe at PM</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/06/top-torys-bomb-site-jibe-at-pm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/06/top-torys-bomb-site-jibe-at-pm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Conservatives are on course to inherit "bomb-site Britain," after the next General Election, says Alan Duncan.]]></description>
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		<title>Arnie’s a winner as pigeons log on</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/03/arnies-a-winner-as-pigeons-log-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/12/03/arnies-a-winner-as-pigeons-log-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since he was 15, Arnie Tonks has spent Saturday evenings running around his back garden, trying to catch his racing pigeons.]]></description>
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		<title>Motorists hammer out route to a deal</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/26/motorists-hammer-out-route-to-a-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/26/motorists-hammer-out-route-to-a-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Exhaust fumes fill the room as the engine of the Renault Megane revs and a group of 20 men swarm around it.]]></description>
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		<title>March to the phone for Sergeant salute</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/14/march-to-the-phone-for-sergeant-salute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/14/march-to-the-phone-for-sergeant-salute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Can flat-footed John Sergeant survive another week of Strictly Come Dancing? Peter Rhodes explains why he will be voting for him]]></description>
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		<title>Memories of day the war ceased</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/11/memories-of-the-day-the-war-ceased/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/11/memories-of-the-day-the-war-ceased/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the 90th anniversary of the Armistice. Peter Rhodes tells how the guns fell silent after "the war to end wars".]]></description>
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		<title>Keep our TV clean, says veteran Terry</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/06/keep-our-tv-clean-says-veteran-terry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/06/keep-our-tv-clean-says-veteran-terry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sir Terry Wogan is a national treasure. With a broadcasting career that spans up to five decades – and still going strong – he has grown into one of Britain’s most-loved celebrities.]]></description>
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		<title>Our love for poppy won&#8217;t come unstuck</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/02/our-love-for-poppy-wont-come-unstuck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/11/02/our-love-for-poppy-wont-come-unstuck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The heart of the Poppy Appeal is a little building tucked away in west London. Peter Rhodes visits the Poppy Factory.]]></description>
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		<title>Who could be next in the Doctor&#8217;s Tardis?</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/30/who-could-be-next-in-the-doctors-tardis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/30/who-could-be-next-in-the-doctors-tardis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It's Doctor Who? all over again as the search is on for the next actor to play the 11th timelord, writes Maria Cusine.]]></description>
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		<title>The convenient loos in desperate times</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/26/the-convenient-loos-in-desperate-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/26/the-convenient-loos-in-desperate-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A lack of public toilets means more people are finding themselves caught short when out shopping. Cathy Spencer finds out which businesses will allow the public to spend a penny at their convenience.]]></description>
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		<title>David keeping tatting tradition alive</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/07/david-keeping-tatting-tradition-alive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/07/david-keeping-tatting-tradition-alive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While sailors in the Navy have a rum-swilling, tough guy image, they were actually experts at knitting, sewing and embroidery not so long ago.]]></description>
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		<title>Gary’s trade is a sign of the times</title>
		<link>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/03/garys-trade-is-a-sign-of-the-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/03/garys-trade-is-a-sign-of-the-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Walters</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary Tilyard has never moved away from his home town of Lower Gornal, but his work has travelled across the country.]]></description>
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