Mark Andrews – Dog-friendly holidays, teachers against Ofsted, and the perfect gift for someone who has everything but taste
Mark Andrews: Trigger-happy TV, Rayner comes up short, and why it's right to spend more on defencePlus
Mark Andrews: Katie struggles with inflation, Rishi's smoking legacy, and why super-head is wrong to stop children from praying
I've taken on an allotment plot and love it! How putting down Roots is bringing my community togetherPlus
Mark Andrews: A life needlessly lost, the return of Watney's Red Barrel, and why nationalisation of water companies won't make our rivers cleaner
'Paying too much for too little!' The Star's view on councils in financial difficulty paying officers so much
Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomersPlus
Nettle eating, stone skimming, toe wrestling and wife carrying – extreme weird sports are alive and wellPlus
Comment: Rail workers fixed a 5,000-tonne landslip in just 21 days - I'm sorry I ever doubted themPlus
Love over hatred, life after death and the joys of holidays: Bishops wish their communities a happy Easter
