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I'm Asian and I think Jenrick is right - former Dudley College lecturer says Handsworth has become a 'ghetto'

I'm Asian and I think Jenrick is right - former Dudley College lecturer says Handsworth has become a 'ghetto'

A leading Asian academic and writer from the West Midlands has backed Robert Jenrick's controversial comments about the Handsworth area of...

16.10.2025 6

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Mark Andrews

Mark Andrews: How the decline of Corrie mirrors today's politics, Lenny's call for reparations, and David Lammy joining the Chippendales

Mark Andrews: How the decline of Corrie mirrors today's politics, Lenny's call for reparations, and David Lammy joining the Chippendales

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news In a crackdown on rogue vape shops, the Government has said all sellers of e-cigarettes will need...

14.10.2025 2

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Mark Andrews

Peter Rhodes on banners, bands - and have street protests had their day?

Peter Rhodes on banners, bands - and have street protests had their day?

Quote of the week? This, from Katharine Birbalsingh, one of Britain's most successful head teachers, forensically demolishing Education Secretary...

10.10.2025 3

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on a Green star, Blue Lights and the dangers of letting kids choose their own books

Peter Rhodes on a Green star, Blue Lights and the dangers of letting kids choose their own books

Is Blue Lights (BBC) the best cop drama ever? It's not only the superb casting, matchless scripts, endless tension and sudden deaths that glue you...

09.10.2025 1

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Peter Rhodes

Mark Andrews: Manchester horror shows why all sides need to calm down and end the protests, plus death-trap scooters

Mark Andrews: Manchester horror shows why all sides need to calm down and end the protests, plus death-trap scooters

About 1,500 protestors will converge on Trafalgar Square today to voice their support for the banned group Palestine Action. They will ignore...

07.10.2025 2

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Mark Andrews