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April 5, 2025

An enormous pile of bin bags and rubbish in Balsall Heath on Tuesday, April 1. Credit: Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.

Mark Andrews: A 'major incident', rats the size of cats, and how to put equal pay claim to the test

Mark Andrews|Apr 5

March 29, 2025

Petra the Blue Peter dog celebrates her sixth birthday with Valerie Singleton

Mark Andrews: With Blue Peter on its last legs, it's no wonder the country's going to the dogs

Mark Andrews|Mar 29

Rachel Reeves on Downing Street with her red ministerial folder under her arm

Mark Andrews: Raging against the machines and Rachel Reeves the flower-power queen

March 22, 2025

Mark Andrews: How to survive a nuclear strike, super-councils, NHS rules, and the dilemma facing Tesla owners

Mark Andrews|Mar 22

March 18, 2025

From joking in the pub to six weeks in isolation: How I realised Covid was no laughing matter

Features|Mar 18

March 15, 2025

Mark Andrews: Piers Morgan, conspiracy theories, and the biggest beneficiary of the NHS shake-up

Mark Andrews|Mar 15

March 8, 2025

Meghan's new series on Netflix

Mark Andrews: Justice becomes a joke, Meghan's name change, and train company tackles sex inequality

Mark Andrews|Mar 8

March 1, 2025

Bergerac is back after a 35-year hiatus

Mark Andrews: It's Bergerac, Jim, but not as we know it

When Donald met Ali

Mark Andrews: James Bond under Amazon, Amesbury walks free, and is Donald Trump the world's cleverest comedian?

Mark Andrews|Mar 1

February 22, 2025

Mark Andrews: Comedy on prescription, banking scams, HS2, and the 'foetus' comes of age

Mark Andrews|Feb 22

February 15, 2025

Donald Trump

Mark Andrews: Work-from-home border czar, villains for hire, and who is the real-life Cliff Barnes?

Mark Andrews|Feb 15

February 8, 2025

Mark Andrews: Planes, trains and automobiles - why are they all so boring?

Mark Andrews|Feb 8

Mark Andrews: Lego falls foul of the woke mob, dirty T-shirts, and rude acronyms in council reports

Mark Andrews|Feb 8

February 1, 2025

Mark Andrews: Helping the public? How last century

Mark Andrews|Feb 1

January 25, 2025

Axel Rudakubana

Mark Andrews: No inquiry will ever stop dangerous people doing dreadful things

Mark Andrews|Jan 25

January 18, 2025

Jake Farhi

Mark Andrews: Evil rap music, why we don't need another inquiry, and Brewdog boss hits the nail on the head

Mark Andrews|Jan 18

Cars driving in a snowy mountainous landscape

Mark Andrews: Never mind Blue Monday, we've got to get through another two months of this

Mark Andrews|Jan 18

January 11, 2025

A frozen fountain in Trafalgar Square

Mark Andrews: Frozen fountains, Mad Lizzie eases the winter blues, and Trump's promises suffer with inflation

Mark Andrews|Jan 11

January 4, 2025

Pavel Morozov

Mark Andrews: Snitching on bad drivers, and why can't we invest in green energy and North Sea gas?

Mark Andrews|Jan 4

December 28, 2024

Mark Andrews: Passwords, smiley pensioners and paperless councils can't mask crisis in social care

Mark Andrews|Dec 28, 2024

Is your air fryer spying for the Chinese?

Mark Andrews: I think my air fryer might be a Chinese spy

Mark Andrews|Dec 28, 2024

December 21, 2024

Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring Real Madrid's second goal in a 4-0 win over Osasuna

Mark Andrews: More strikes on the railways, Royal Mail sale, and why Jude Bellingham never stood a chance of winning Sports Personality of the Year

Mark Andrews|Dec 21, 2024

December 14, 2024

Fontvieille, Monaco

Mark Andrews: How to solve the housing crisis, and At Home With the Assads

Mark Andrews|Dec 14, 2024

December 8, 2024

Dudley town centre

'I've lived all my life in the West Midlands' most miserable town. Here's why we're so grumpy'

Dudley|Dec 8, 2024

December 7, 2024

Looking a little Shaky for the PM

Mark Andrews: Students in the battlefield, the Turner Prize, and why things are looking Shaky for the PM

Mark Andrews|Dec 7, 2024

No place for the Rover's in 21st century Britain

Mark Andrews: The Rover's Return wouldn't stand a chance in today's bland, corporate climate

Mark Andrews|Dec 7, 2024

December 4, 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Daunting task of Covid corruption officer

Star Comment|Dec 4, 2024

November 30, 2024

What is Mick Miller doing in the Jaguar ad?

Mark Andrews: A pompous Charlie, end of the road for Luton, and what is Mick Miller doing in the new Jaguar advert?

News|Nov 30, 2024

November 28, 2024

The end of Banks's Mild

'It's a dark day for ale drinkers like me - Carlsberg will be removing part of Wolverhampton's soul'

Mark Andrews|Nov 28, 2024

November 23, 2024

Farmers protest outside the Northern Farming Conference in Hexham in Northumberland against the government’s proposals to reform inheritance tax (IHT) rules

Mark Andrews: Falling foul of hidden cameras, school's out for autumn, and why farming is crucial to our economy

Mark Andrews|Nov 23, 2024

November 16, 2024

Grimsby Town fans hold up inflatable fish during a cup tie

Mark Andrews: E-scooters, the four-day week and kids who smell of fish

Mark Andrews|Nov 16, 2024

November 14, 2024

With my colleague Deborah Hardiman, collecting the Media Freedom Awards

Mark Andrews: What I learned from a night on the tiles in Milton Keynes

Weekend|Nov 14, 2024

November 9, 2024

Mark Andrews on Vordeman's meltdown, a politically incorrect car, and a Hollywood actor on the run

Mark Andrews|Nov 9, 2024

November 2, 2024

Catherine Zeta-Jones. Ugly?

Mark Andrews: PM's dubious fanboy, road tax debacle, and an Adonis like professor who says the Welsh are ugly

Mark Andrews|Nov 2, 2024

October 30, 2024

Sober Chancellor delivers a sobering budget for difficult times

Politics|Oct 30, 2024

October 29, 2024

Give us our mojo back, Prime Minister! Mark Andrews on Keir Starmer's pre-Budget manoeuvres

Mark Andrews|Oct 29, 2024

October 26, 2024

Mark Andrews: Trump feels the heat, the dangers of covering up, and would you dress your daughter as Jeffrey Dahmer?

Mark Andrews|Oct 26, 2024

October 22, 2024

Mark Andrews: Dancing robots are all very clever, but I still prefer Pan's People

Mark Andrews|Oct 22, 2024

October 19, 2024

Mark Andrews: Risque painting rocks village, 'Christian faith' gets a trigger warning, and why we shouldn't kowtow to China

Mark Andrews|Oct 19, 2024

October 12, 2024

Mark Andrews: Judge rules on bald jokes, corporate warriors, and a king who talks like Jethro

Mark Andrews|Oct 12, 2024

October 5, 2024

Mark Andrews: Mad Lizzie's verdict on Tory hopefuls, the betrayal of Chagos, and why VAR should be handed over to the European court of justice

Mark Andrews|Oct 5, 2024

October 4, 2024

Staleness, spin-offs and radio funding slashed: Why I think the BBC TV licence has had its day

Mark Andrews|Oct 4, 2024

September 27, 2024

Mark Andrews: Litter louts, fly-tipping, and Schofield show puts TV in the gutter

Mark Andrews|Sep 27, 2024

September 21, 2024

Mark Andrews: 'I recommend' you don't take any nonsense if they want to fit a smart meter

Mark Andrews|Sep 21, 2024

Mark Andrews: PM's pricey specs and dubious taste in music, mobile phones in schools, and the scary thing about exploding pagers

Mark Andrews|Sep 21, 2024

September 14, 2024

Mark Andrews: Why both Jacob and Labour have it wrong about tackling an ageing population

Mark Andrews|Sep 14, 2024

September 7, 2024

Mark Andrews: Making school nicer is not the way to tackle truancy epidemic

Mark Andrews|Sep 7, 2024

August 31, 2024

Mark Andrews: Smoking ban makes dystopian fiction a reality, and why it means we will eventually end up paying reparations for slavery

Mark Andrews|Aug 31, 2024

August 24, 2024

Mark Andrews: In many towns, every day is a bank holiday

Weekend|Aug 24, 2024

Mark Andrews – Butcher's beef about human rights, laptops in prison, and more traffic restrictions on the way

Mark Andrews|Aug 24, 2024