Straight to the POINT

÷ AS A MUSIC teacher, I was surprised to see Nicola Sturgeon playing the recorder (Mail) — with her hands the wrong way round. DOROTHY TURLEY, Coseley, W. Mids. ÷ I ENJOYED seeing the Camerons’ wedding anniversary picture of just their feet (Mail). It’s surprising how chunky Samantha’s feet are, and I’m mystified why Dave paints his toenails. PETER MITCHELL, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. ÷ TWO weeks ago, I had never heard of Ariana Grande. Now I think she’s a wonderful role model for young people. SUE ALLEN, address supplied. ÷ AMANDA HOLDEN made a small mistake when getting dressed for Britain’s Got Talent — she put her frock on back to front. DUNCAN TAYLOR, Littleborough, Lancs. ÷ LOOKING at the state of them, the Rolling Stones should be renamed the Rolling Runes. DIANA SILVA, Lytham St Annes, Lancs. ÷ PRESIDENT Trump believes he can stem the flow of immigrants into the U.S., but has no power over the forces of nature. EU leaders believe they can hold back nature, but cannot keep out a flood of economic migrants. BRIAN LIVING, West Moors, Dorset. ÷ IN THE commercial world, we are encouraged to seek ways to make savings. In the public sector, they call them cuts.

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