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Dan Morris: Grok outrage making us ask if social media is worth it

Dan Morris: Grok outrage making us ask if social media is worth it

And so, the seedy and sadistic saga of social media continues. In the latest chapter of humanity’s greatest failed experiment, X’s Grok AI chatbot...

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Daniel Morris

Reader opinion: 'Flags should be celebrated, not criticised' - your letters, plus a knockout archive moment with Frank Bruno

Reader opinion: 'Flags should be celebrated, not criticised' - your letters, plus a knockout archive moment with Frank Bruno

Readers share their thoughts on flags in the town, what makes a great community, and a search for family connections from the Second World War. You...

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Tania Taylor

Writer warns trail hunting ban part of wider vegan attack on animals - your letters, plus a February 1947 Walsall coal rush throwback

Writer warns trail hunting ban part of wider vegan attack on animals - your letters, plus a February 1947 Walsall coal rush throwback

Readers take aim at a vegan-driven hunt ban, set the record straight on Darwin’s Beagle voyage, and lament Coronation Street’s lost charm. You can...

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Tania Taylor

Reader recalls the 1903 Stourbridge Canal disaster - your letters, plus Vikings and Saxons descend on Trysull in a 1977 archive picture

Reader recalls the 1903 Stourbridge Canal disaster - your letters, plus Vikings and Saxons descend on Trysull in a 1977 archive picture

What you’re saying... You can enjoy other pictures from the past and more with our weekly FREE Nostalgia Newsletter  - with scores of archive...

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Tania Taylor

'Don’t blame AI, blame the fear' - your letters, and a Dudley engineer’s 1937 hydroglider takes to the River Severn in a picture throwback

'Don’t blame AI, blame the fear' - your letters, and a Dudley engineer’s 1937 hydroglider takes to the River Severn in a picture throwback

Readers speak out: AI fears, shoplifting chaos and the future of hunting. You can enjoy other pictures from the past and more with our weekly FREE...

15.01.2026 1

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Tania Taylor

Reader highlights irony in letters whinging about the BBC - your letters, and archive image captures rock choir joy

Reader highlights irony in letters whinging about the BBC - your letters, and archive image captures rock choir joy

Readers share their views on the BBC, justice, and national pride. You can enjoy other pictures from the past and more with our weekly FREE...

13.01.2026 2

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Tania Taylor

Thoughts on vaping in public - your letters, plus when Wolves and Shrewsbury crossed paths in a picture from the archive

Thoughts on vaping in public - your letters, plus when Wolves and Shrewsbury crossed paths in a picture from the archive

Your letters today... You can enjoy other pictures from the past and more with our weekly FREE Nostalgia Newsletter  - with scores of archive...

12.01.2026 2

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Tania Taylor

A reader’s anger over ‘double standards’ in animal welfare laws - your letters, plus RAF Cosford bids farewell to Ben the dog mascot in a picture throwback

A reader’s anger over ‘double standards’ in animal welfare laws - your letters, plus RAF Cosford bids farewell to Ben the dog mascot in a picture throwback

Readers weigh in: unfair animal welfare rules, concerns over city flats parking, and heartfelt thanks for Christmas charity collections that...

12.01.2026 2

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Tania Taylor