Straight to the POINT

PERHAPS black is now the most popular new car choice (Mail) because other colours will cost you at least £500 extra. PAUL LAWRENCE, Ruislip, Middlesex.

IF THE next generation Vauxhall Astra isn’t made in Britain, don’t buy one. DAVID EDWARDS, Leighton Buzzard, Beds.

IS THIS a record? Among the snowdrops we have a yellow wallflower in bud. MARGARET BARRETT, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.

HOW we laughed at the silly idea for a TV series, Britain’s Tastiest Village, on the BBC’s spoof show W1A. But life nearly imitates art: Village Of The Year is on Channel 4. JOHN WHAPSHOTT, Westbury, Wilts.

IF REMOVING a shirt to celebrate meant a goal was disallowed by just one ref, no footballer would ever do it again. JOHN COLLINS, Chelmsford, Essex.

WHEN the death penalty for murder was abolished, we were assured by politicians life would mean life. But it is the families of victims who are the only ones serving a life sentence. JUDY GOODWIN, Altofts, W. Yorks.

THE best way to reduce the shortage of 40,000 nurses would be to reinstate bursaries instead of student loans. VALERIE CREWS, Beckenham, Kent.

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