Straight to the POINT

÷ GARY LINEKER’S praise for Russia must put him in line for a free holiday on Roman Abramovich’s yacht.

R. WILLIAMS, Great Holland, Essex.

÷ THE only time Gary Lineker should open his mouth is when he’s putting a crisp in it.

JEAN SIMSON, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.

÷ NEWS reader Fiona Bruce still has a nanny for her children, aged 16 and 20 (Mail). I was out earning a living at that age!

STEPHEN TONG, Pudsey, W. Yorks.

÷ WHAT happens if there is turbulence and Kirstie Allsopp’s children in economy need comforting, but Mum is in business class (Mail)? Where will the children be when Kirstie needs comforting in her old age?

SHIRLEY ONGLEY, Irchester, Northants.

÷ POOR Penka, the innocent, pregnant cow sentenced to death because of EU regulations (Mail). But spare a thought for the border guard who disregards the rules at his peril.

HAYDN WILLIAMS, Conwy.

÷ IF BRITAIN had imposed sanctions against Japanese imports in the Seventies, we might still have a motorcycle industry.

PETE WILLIAMS, Hayes, Middlesex.

÷ A JUDGE has suggested that carrying a mobile phone could be made compulsory to catch criminals. Why not keep it simple and microchip everyone, like dogs?

MARIA WADE, Braintree, Essex.

÷ HANDS off Salad Cream! It’s the taste of a British summer.

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