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September 4, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: A bad call that could cost lives, mystery about Geronimo, and XR shoot themselves in the foot

Mark Andrews on Saturday: A bad call that could cost lives, mystery about Geronimo, and XR shoot themselves in the foot

September 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on arrogant protesters, energy from wind and bizarre logic in Whitehall

Peter Rhodes on arrogant protesters, energy from wind and bizarre logic in Whitehall

September 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: New E10 fuel could spell damage to hundreds of thousands of older cars

New E10 fuel could spell damage to hundreds of thousands of older cars

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on slow tractors, talking to the Taliban and whatever happened to celebrating repentance?

Peter Rhodes on slow tractors, talking to the Taliban and whatever happened to celebrating repentance?

September 1, 2021

Supporting image for story: The Wolverhampton soldier who invented Walkers crisps after a swim with a football legend

The Wolverhampton soldier who invented Walkers crisps after a swim with a football legend

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Billy the Kid, an unexpected refund and giving thanks for deliverance at Kabul

Peter Rhodes on Billy the Kid, an unexpected refund and giving thanks for deliverance at Kabul

August 31, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on 'boring' Pythons, a great place for a holiday and getting period drama right

Peter Rhodes on 'boring' Pythons, a great place for a holiday and getting period drama right

August 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Green alliance, a rise in smoking and cars we just don't understand

Peter Rhodes on a Green alliance, a rise in smoking and cars we just don't understand

Supporting image for story: 'Haughty, ill-natured gent' whose way with words proved his doubters wrong

'Haughty, ill-natured gent' whose way with words proved his doubters wrong

August 28, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: What Boris really meant, a world-class skinflint, and why burlier bobbies might mean fewer Tasers

Mark Andrews on Saturday: What Boris really meant, a world-class skinflint, and why burlier bobbies might mean fewer Tasers

August 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on white statues, pride police cars and the simplest rule of the pandemic

Peter Rhodes on white statues, pride police cars and the simplest rule of the pandemic

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Involvement in Afghanistan is a true tale of woe

LETTER: Involvement in Afghanistan is a true tale of woe

August 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the threat to HS2, a memorable date with a blonde and Drag Race breaks a glass ceiling

Peter Rhodes on the threat to HS2, a memorable date with a blonde and Drag Race breaks a glass ceiling

Supporting image for story: LETTER: West urgently in need of an effective leader

LETTER: West urgently in need of an effective leader

August 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on masks at the Proms, a classic book and something worse than the Taliban

Peter Rhodes on masks at the Proms, a classic book and something worse than the Taliban

August 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: Dom finally set for operation, two years after horror crash

Dom finally set for operation, two years after horror crash

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Brexit chaos

LETTER: Brexit chaos

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “trigger warnings,” irony in the Channel and the mixed joys of being read aloud

Peter Rhodes on “trigger warnings,” irony in the Channel and the mixed joys of being read aloud

Supporting image for story: Could backlog of medical assessments be creating a danger on the roads?

Could backlog of medical assessments be creating a danger on the roads?

August 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Domestic abuse is about power and control

Domestic abuse is about power and control

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on defining sheds, saving sharks and Afghanistan's evil harvest of weapons

Peter Rhodes on defining sheds, saving sharks and Afghanistan's evil harvest of weapons

Supporting image for story: Census figures recall days when toilets and bathrooms were a luxury

Census figures recall days when toilets and bathrooms were a luxury

August 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peace field will honour Dudley football hero Duncan Edwards

Peace field will honour Dudley football hero Duncan Edwards

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Humiliation in Afghanistan and why university doesn't automatically make you bright

Mark Andrews: Humiliation in Afghanistan and why university doesn't automatically make you bright

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Boris Johnson and the chamber of horrors

Toby Neal: Boris Johnson and the chamber of horrors

August 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Left shocked by barbaric act

LETTER: Left shocked by barbaric act

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Bob Dylan's legacy, a warning on guns and predicting the fall of Kabul

Peter Rhodes on Bob Dylan's legacy, a warning on guns and predicting the fall of Kabul

August 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Winter is going to be great cost

LETTER: Winter is going to be great cost

Supporting image for story: Meet the charity boss helping make a real difference in Shropshire and Staffordshire

Meet the charity boss helping make a real difference in Shropshire and Staffordshire

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Brexit, Afghanistan and a death to be envied

Peter Rhodes on Brexit, Afghanistan and a death to be envied

August 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the lure of Baptiste, the Afghan lifestyle and the scariest moment in grandparenting

Peter Rhodes on the lure of Baptiste, the Afghan lifestyle and the scariest moment in grandparenting

August 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on giving up diesel, our declining sea power and the fall of Mr Cuomo

Peter Rhodes on giving up diesel, our declining sea power and the fall of Mr Cuomo

Supporting image for story: Shrugs and blank looks greet Sir Keir Starmer's Wolverhampton appearance

Shrugs and blank looks greet Sir Keir Starmer's Wolverhampton appearance

August 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on energy pumps, Cop26 and don't mention the curry

Peter Rhodes on energy pumps, Cop26 and don't mention the curry

Supporting image for story: Duncan Edwards: The tragic but glittering life of a unique talent

Duncan Edwards: The tragic but glittering life of a unique talent

August 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Messi business, a dim robber, and the mystery about Nessie

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Messi business, a dim robber, and the mystery about Nessie

Supporting image for story: Toby Neal: Another country left in ruins

Toby Neal: Another country left in ruins

August 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: LETTER: Holiday rules utter nonsense

LETTER: Holiday rules utter nonsense

Supporting image for story: Star comment: Do we go back to normal exams?

Star comment: Do we go back to normal exams?

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on university debt, local headlines and a fallen minister

Peter Rhodes on university debt, local headlines and a fallen minister

August 12, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bytes in your pipes, going Tonto and yet another hike in our insurance bills

Peter Rhodes on bytes in your pipes, going Tonto and yet another hike in our insurance bills

August 11, 2021

Supporting image for story: A-Level critics will be ignored

A-Level critics will be ignored

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Boris's ratings, London's flood of beer and the pure evil of child-killing

Peter Rhodes on Boris's ratings, London's flood of beer and the pure evil of child-killing

August 10, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on woolly heroes, shocking price hikes for electricity and the curious case of the vanishing L

Peter Rhodes on woolly heroes, shocking price hikes for electricity and the curious case of the vanishing L

August 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Letters: Time we started to put people first

Letters: Time we started to put people first

Supporting image for story: Comment: Results are in

Comment: Results are in

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on infection at Wembley, MoT relief and which is better, Downton or Upstairs, Downstairs?

Peter Rhodes on infection at Wembley, MoT relief and which is better, Downton or Upstairs, Downstairs?

August 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Meghan's birthday present, waste of Amazonian proportions, and Sky hits the heights

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Meghan's birthday present, waste of Amazonian proportions, and Sky hits the heights

August 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on shelving a railway, death by smoking and big profits for the finance industry

Peter Rhodes on shelving a railway, death by smoking and big profits for the finance industry

August 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a vegan row, a confusing 'they' and how the world stumbled into war

Peter Rhodes on a vegan row, a confusing 'they' and how the world stumbled into war

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