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How Google Fit has made me a slave to my phone

There are two ways of looking at my present situation. Taking a negative point of view, every joint of my body is aching. It takes a few seconds to...

04.05.2024 10

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Mark Andrews – Dog-friendly holidays, teachers against Ofsted, and the perfect gift for someone who has everything but taste

According to a new survey published this week, Wolverhampton is the least dog-friendly holiday destination in the UK. Closely followed by Dudley,...

04.05.2024 7

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Mark Andrews – Dog-friendly holidays, teachers against Ofsted, and the perfect gift for someone who has everything but taste

According to a new survey published this week, Wolverhampton is the least dog-friendly holiday destination in the UK. Closely followed by Dudley,...

04.05.2024 20

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Mark Andrews: Trigger-happy TV, Rayner comes up short, and why it's right to spend more on defence

The snowflake patrols are out in force again, this time targeting a popular sitcom which was first screened in the 1970s. So which domestic comedy is...

27.04.2024 100

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Mark Andrews: Trigger-happy TV, Rayner comes up short, and why it's right to spend more on defence

The snowflake patrols are out in force again, this time targeting a popular sitcom which was first screened in the 1970s. So which domestic comedy is...

27.04.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Katie struggles with inflation, Rishi's smoking legacy, and why super-head is wrong to stop children from praying

There is a great deal to admire about Katharine Birbalsingh, the self-styled 'Britain's strictest headmistress'. Her no-nonsense approach to teaching...

20.04.2024 5

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Mark Andrews: Katie struggles with inflation, Rishi's smoking legacy, and why super-head is wrong to stop children from praying

There is a great deal to admire about Katharine Birbalsingh, the self-styled 'Britain's strictest headmistress'. Her no-nonsense approach to teaching...

20.04.2024 7

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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

The mother of murdered footballer Cody Fisher, cut down in his prime because he brushed up against the wrong people in a bar, has branded her son’s...

13.04.2024 10

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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

The mother of murdered footballer Cody Fisher, cut down in his prime because he brushed up against the wrong people in a bar, has branded her son’s...

13.04.2024 40

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Mark Andrews – breaking up is never easy, but it's time for change

That's it. It's over. It's been a long, hard slog, but after months of upheaval, the divorce has finally come through. After 30 years, I'm no longer a...

07.04.2024 7

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Mark Andrews – breaking up is never easy, but it's time for change

That's it. It's over. It's been a long, hard slog, but after months of upheaval, the divorce has finally come through. After 30 years, I'm no longer a...

07.04.2024 9

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Mark Andrews – Kicking up a stink, a tale of two MPs, and the great Jordan v Peter debate

People won't be going to jail just because they have a bit of BO, cabinet minister Gillian Keegan has assured the public. This is despite the Criminal...

06.04.2024 5

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Mark Andrews – Kicking up a stink, a tale of two MPs, and the great Jordan v Peter debate

People won't be going to jail just because they have a bit of BO, cabinet minister Gillian Keegan has assured the public. This is despite the Criminal...

06.04.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: Tips for travelling England fans, flattening towns, and don't drink the water

The Foreign Office has issued important advice for football fans travelling to Germany for Euro 24: some German beers may be stronger than domestic...

30.03.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: Tips for travelling England fans, flattening towns, and don't drink the water

The Foreign Office has issued important advice for football fans travelling to Germany for Euro 24: some German beers may be stronger than domestic...

30.03.2024 9

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Mark Andrews: 'Playful' England kit, emperor's new clothes, and spare us a Penny

Sports kit manufacturer Nike has ruffled a few feathers with the new England kit, which features a 'playful update' of the St George's flag with...

23.03.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: 'Playful' England kit, emperor's new clothes, and spare us a Penny

Sports kit manufacturer Nike has ruffled a few feathers with the new England kit, which features a 'playful update' of the St George's flag with...

23.03.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: Never mind Netflix, North Korean TV is on the way

Great news. North Korea is to launch a global television streaming service, which will allow people in the UK to see its hit shows. Watch more of our...

16.03.2024 4

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Mark Andrews: Never mind Netflix, North Korean TV is on the way

Great news. North Korea is to launch a global television streaming service, which will allow people in the UK to see its hit shows. Watch more of our...

16.03.2024 8

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Mark Andrews – Why Cliff Richard is the answer to Generation Smartphone

Back in the late 1950s, there were concerns about how a young, up-and-coming pop singer was corrupting the morals of the nation. Watch more of our...

09.03.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

Groundhog Day. Wading into what now seems to be a perennial debate on how to make Last Night of the Proms more 'inclusive', shadow culture secretary...

09.03.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

Groundhog Day. Wading into what now seems to be a perennial debate on how to make Last Night of the Proms more 'inclusive', shadow culture secretary...

09.03.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Litter louts, sudden death syndrome, and why are so many young people off work with mental health problems?

One in 20 people aged 18-24 is now out of work due to ill health according to the Office for National Statistics. They also report the highest rate of...

02.03.2024 9

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Mark Andrews: While civilisation burns, our leaders argue about the name of an imaginary ceasefire

The Scottish National Party want an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza. Labour want a 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'. The Conservatives want a 'pause'...

24.02.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: While civilisation burns, our leaders argue about the name of an imaginary ceasefire

The Scottish National Party want an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza. Labour want a 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'. The Conservatives want a 'pause'...

24.02.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: Trump gets something right, deepfake Biden, and Rishi stops the boats, TikTok style

Donald Trump is right. Not about a lot, I'll grant you. But when it comes to Europe's defence spending, he raises a very fair point. While the former...

17.02.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Trump gets something right, deepfake Biden, and Rishi stops the boats, TikTok style

Donald Trump is right. Not about a lot, I'll grant you. But when it comes to Europe's defence spending, he raises a very fair point. While the former...

17.02.2024 10

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Mark Andrews – roll up for the Liz Truss comeback tour, Mr Bean rides again, and why trees are now part of our colonial legacy

If you could be granted three wishes, what would they be? Come on, be honest, we're all friends here. The thing you really crave is a comeback by Liz...

10.02.2024 4

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Mark Andrews – roll up for the Liz Truss comeback tour, Mr Bean rides again, and why trees are now part of our colonial legacy

If you could be granted three wishes, what would they be? Come on, be honest, we're all friends here. The thing you really crave is a comeback by Liz...

10.02.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Ray of sunshine at the BBC, crowd trouble at the derby, and why 5G isn't worth turning Britain into the set of Blake's 7

I have a sneaking suspicion that BBC manager Dawn Queva is not entirely happy with the world at the moment. She thinks the Holocaust was a hoax,...

03.02.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Ray of sunshine at the BBC, crowd trouble at the derby, and why 5G isn't worth turning Britain into the set of Blake's 7

I have a sneaking suspicion that BBC manager Dawn Queva is not entirely happy with the world at the moment. She thinks the Holocaust was a hoax,...

03.02.2024 5

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Mark Andrews: I'm ready for battle, just not sure about the aliens

Are you ready for when the balloon goes up? I've got my tin hat, and have taped a kitchen knife to a broom handle, as I wait for the call for King and...

27.01.2024 5

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Mark Andrews: I'm ready for battle, just not sure about the aliens

Are you ready for when the balloon goes up? I've got my tin hat, and have taped a kitchen knife to a broom handle, as I wait for the call for King and...

27.01.2024 10

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Mark Andrews – A warm welcome to Aberystwyth, more scandal from the Post Office, and why it's wrong to blame poverty for a lack of interest in reading

Nothing like a bit of friendly hospitality, is there? "Low life like you should be forced to live in fenced-in tinker sites, preferably back where you...

20.01.2024 10

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Mark Andrews – A warm welcome to Aberystwyth, more scandal from the Post Office, and why it's wrong to blame poverty for a lack of interest in reading

20.01.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: No way to treat a hero, 15-minute cities, and the race to find the country's worst town

Retired police officer Norman Brennan, a well-known campaigner for the victims of crime, spotted a man shoplifting in his local branch of Sainsbury's....

13.01.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: No way to treat a hero, 15-minute cities, and the race to find the country's worst town

Retired police officer Norman Brennan, a well-known campaigner for the victims of crime, spotted a man shoplifting in his local branch of Sainsbury's....

13.01.2024 10

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Mark Andrews: Pitfalls of Luke's fame, Post Office scandal, and all-year-round fairy lights

Congratulations to Luke Littler, for coming runner-up in the PDC World Championship, just over a fortnight before his 17th birthday. He may find that...

06.01.2024 7

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Mark Andrews: What councils mean by 'consultation' and the towering inferno that wasn't

Ever wondered why people are sceptical about local council 'consultations'? I think the following story is a pretty good example. Sandwell Council...

30.12.2023 5

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Mark Andrews: What councils mean by 'consultation' and the towering inferno that wasn't

Ever wondered why people are sceptical about local council 'consultations'? I think the following story is a pretty good example. Sandwell Council...

30.12.2023 10

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Mark Andrews: Talking to lamp posts, Tony Blair to the rescue, and vice trade deserts the city centre

Just when you thought the world couldn't get any weirder, Dundee Council is urging people to talk to lamp posts about climate change. Which came as a...

23.12.2023 10

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Mark Andrews: Talking to lamp posts, Tony Blair to the rescue, and vice trade deserts the city centre

Just when you thought the world couldn't get any weirder, Dundee Council is urging people to talk to lamp posts about climate change. Which came as a...

23.12.2023 10

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Mark Andrews: Forget Cop28, this is how we should produce green energy

After a fun-packed 13 days in the desert, the Cop 28 climate conference drew to a close, with participants agreeing to call on all nations to...

16.12.2023 7

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Mark Andrews: Forget Cop28, this is how we should produce green energy

After a fun-packed 13 days in the desert, the Cop 28 climate conference drew to a close, with participants agreeing to call on all nations to...

16.12.2023 10

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Mark Andrews: Final phone book, reindeer on the lose, and unrest in the civil service

My new telephone directory has landed on the doormat and, according to the cover, it will be the last one of all time. It is now 110 pages long, with...

09.12.2023 5

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Mark Andrews: Final phone book, reindeer on the lose, and unrest in the civil service

My new telephone directory has landed on the doormat and, according to the cover, it will be the last one of all time. It is now 110 pages long, with...

09.12.2023 10

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Mark Andrews: Soft on crime, tough on mouthy teenagers and why prissy Packham actually has a point

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has denied his force is failing after it was effectively placed in 'special measures' by HM Inspectorate....

02.12.2023 4

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Mark Andrews: Soft on crime, tough on mouthy teenagers and why prissy Packham actually has a point

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has denied his force is failing after it was effectively placed in 'special measures' by HM Inspectorate....

02.12.2023 3

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Mark Andrews: Argentina's colourful leader and why it's time to make a stand against bank closures

The number of animals being abandoned in the West Midlands has risen by 53 per cent over the past three years, according to the RSPCA. I'm surprised...

25.11.2023 6

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Mark Andrews: Argentina's colourful leader and why it's time to make a stand against bank closures

The number of animals being abandoned in the West Midlands has risen by 53 per cent over the past three years, according to the RSPCA. I'm surprised...

25.11.2023 10

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