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July 9, 2025

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on silent phones, a letter from the taxman and the joy of spending other people's money

Peter Rhodes on silent phones, a letter from the taxman and the joy of spending other people's money

July 8, 2025

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'I have been sorting things out'

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'I have been sorting things out'

Supporting image for story: 'When I was young and full of beans' - Your Letters: July 8

'When I was young and full of beans' - Your Letters: July 8

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on broken phones, cheap imports and our powerlessness in a high-tech world

Peter Rhodes on broken phones, cheap imports and our powerlessness in a high-tech world

July 7, 2025

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on public sobbing, diverse banknotes and a new take on Toad and Co

Peter Rhodes on public sobbing, diverse banknotes and a new take on Toad and Co

Supporting image for story: 'Put the brakes on the harms caused by alcohol' - Your Letters: July 7

'Put the brakes on the harms caused by alcohol' - Your Letters: July 7

Supporting image for story: Black Country Day: From Jumping Joe Darby to the first working steam engine, 13 reasons why our area is bostin'

Black Country Day: From Jumping Joe Darby to the first working steam engine, 13 reasons why our area is bostin'

July 5, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'Is this how we treat our elders, those who’ve given a lifetime to community and country?' - Your Letters: July 5

'Is this how we treat our elders, those who’ve given a lifetime to community and country?' - Your Letters: July 5

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Free cars, a bad finger, and wait until the robots start rocking up in Calais

Mark Andrews: Free cars, a bad finger, and wait until the robots start rocking up in Calais

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: The Godfather is in

Dan Morris: The Godfather is in

July 4, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'I was absolutely incensed to see that, for God knows what reason, a classic "greengrocer's apostrophe" had been inserted!' - Your Letters: July 4

'I was absolutely incensed to see that, for God knows what reason, a classic "greengrocer's apostrophe" had been inserted!' - Your Letters: July 4

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on free speech, full fibre and a new use for electric vehicles

Peter Rhodes on free speech, full fibre and a new use for electric vehicles

July 3, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'I can't wait for the autumn budget to see how much they will want off us so we can suffer a little more' - Your Letters: July 3

'I can't wait for the autumn budget to see how much they will want off us so we can suffer a little more' - Your Letters: July 3

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on breakfasts, burglars and a big bang from the bunker-busters

Peter Rhodes on breakfasts, burglars and a big bang from the bunker-busters

July 2, 2025

Supporting image for story: Money Matters: Could you be 1 of 6 million households to receive the Warm Home Discount?

Money Matters: Could you be 1 of 6 million households to receive the Warm Home Discount?

Supporting image for story: 'Success was due to the incredible work put in by Councillor Hyatt' - Your Letters: July 2

'Success was due to the incredible work put in by Councillor Hyatt' - Your Letters: July 2

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on terrorists, bandwagons and an app to keep you warm

Peter Rhodes on terrorists, bandwagons and an app to keep you warm

Supporting image for story: 'We must cherish and invest in the UK armed forces' - Passionate plea from West Midlands MP and former serviceman

'We must cherish and invest in the UK armed forces' - Passionate plea from West Midlands MP and former serviceman

July 1, 2025

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'Cash only please' - I do not carry cash!

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'Cash only please' - I do not carry cash!

Supporting image for story: 'How ridiculous is the law? What happened was clearly an incitement to murder' - Your Letters: July 1

'How ridiculous is the law? What happened was clearly an incitement to murder' - Your Letters: July 1

June 30, 2025

Supporting image for story: Pension tax changes will exacerbate probate delays - expert

Pension tax changes will exacerbate probate delays - expert

Supporting image for story: 'All I want is to live in a safe place away from drug addicts' - Your Letters: June 30

'All I want is to live in a safe place away from drug addicts' - Your Letters: June 30

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on turtles, hammers and doing The Salt Path thing

Peter Rhodes on turtles, hammers and doing The Salt Path thing

June 28, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'We need some light relief from gritty reality, the news is gritty reality enough!' - Your Letters: June 28

'We need some light relief from gritty reality, the news is gritty reality enough!' - Your Letters: June 28

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Ghanaian drunkards get my vote, and why Marks & Spencer closure should serve as a wake-up call for our dying town centres

Mark Andrews: Ghanaian drunkards get my vote, and why Marks & Spencer closure should serve as a wake-up call for our dying town centres

June 27, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'Encourage businesses to generate their own renewable energy onsite' - Your Letters: June 27

'Encourage businesses to generate their own renewable energy onsite' - Your Letters: June 27

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: 'Daddy' Trump, Kemi's secret hope, and the scandal of Michael Gove's pyjamas

Mark Andrews: 'Daddy' Trump, Kemi's secret hope, and the scandal of Michael Gove's pyjamas

June 26, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'Can someone please tell me if efforts are paying off at all?!' - Your Letters: June 26

'Can someone please tell me if efforts are paying off at all?!' - Your Letters: June 26

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: A refreshing waste of public money, and crowds swarm to noodle bar

Mark Andrews: A refreshing waste of public money, and crowds swarm to noodle bar

June 25, 2025

Supporting image for story: Money Matters: All you need to know about pensions

Money Matters: All you need to know about pensions

Supporting image for story: 'We must prioritise our own above all' - Your Letters: June 25

'We must prioritise our own above all' - Your Letters: June 25

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Naked bike rides, and why Palestine Action are idiots but not terrorists

Mark Andrews: Naked bike rides, and why Palestine Action are idiots but not terrorists

June 24, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'Parents - have a care for others and not just yourself!' - Your Letters: June 24

'Parents - have a care for others and not just yourself!' - Your Letters: June 24

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Time running out for 'supreme leader', barking-mad doggy treats, and why bombing political prisoners is reprehensible

Mark Andrews: Time running out for 'supreme leader', barking-mad doggy treats, and why bombing political prisoners is reprehensible

June 23, 2025

Supporting image for story: Legal experts hit the road as summer show season kicks off

Legal experts hit the road as summer show season kicks off

Supporting image for story: 'Like the majority of these women, Katherine Harley believed in peaceful protests' - Your Letters: June 23

'Like the majority of these women, Katherine Harley believed in peaceful protests' - Your Letters: June 23

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Inappropriate emails, mobile phone etiquette, and why John Steed may not have been such a gent after all

Mark Andrews: Inappropriate emails, mobile phone etiquette, and why John Steed may not have been such a gent after all

June 21, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews::The Donald goes soft, dark times in the Middle East, and enjoy the sunshine - because it's downhill all the way from here

Mark Andrews::The Donald goes soft, dark times in the Middle East, and enjoy the sunshine - because it's downhill all the way from here

Supporting image for story: Dan Morris: You give me fever

Dan Morris: You give me fever

June 20, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'Donald Trump is right, but our woke Government won’t listen and the UK will suffer' - Your Letters: June 21

'Donald Trump is right, but our woke Government won’t listen and the UK will suffer' - Your Letters: June 21

Supporting image for story: Political opinion: An open letter ahead of the vote on assisted dying

Political opinion: An open letter ahead of the vote on assisted dying

Supporting image for story: 'Perhaps now we could talk of the biggest fall in the G10' - Your Letters: June 20

'Perhaps now we could talk of the biggest fall in the G10' - Your Letters: June 20

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on juries, on tumbleweed and on holiday

Peter Rhodes on juries, on tumbleweed and on holiday

June 19, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'We bank rolled EU, that’s why they miss us' - Your Letters: June 19

'We bank rolled EU, that’s why they miss us' - Your Letters: June 19

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dangerous trees, dramas in space and Londoners who want to paint it black

Peter Rhodes on dangerous trees, dramas in space and Londoners who want to paint it black

June 18, 2025

Supporting image for story: A call for year-round change: Patrick Vernon on diversity, wellbeing and true representation

A call for year-round change: Patrick Vernon on diversity, wellbeing and true representation

Supporting image for story: Money Matters: Moving from 'legacy benefits' to Universal Credit

Money Matters: Moving from 'legacy benefits' to Universal Credit

Supporting image for story: 'How exactly is concreting over England - the green belt - sparse forest and woodland in anyway environmental?' - Your Letters: June 18

'How exactly is concreting over England - the green belt - sparse forest and woodland in anyway environmental?' - Your Letters: June 18

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on twilight wine, living forever and the problem with too many cooks

Peter Rhodes on twilight wine, living forever and the problem with too many cooks

June 17, 2025

Supporting image for story: Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: ‘Path closed, by order,’ said the notice

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: ‘Path closed, by order,’ said the notice

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