Straight to the POINT

THE pampered lambs of England’s World Cup squad shouldn’t worry too much about any perceived shortcomings with their Russian hotels (Mail). They’ll only be there a few days.

MARTIN BRADLEY, Hampton, Middx.

ON TV, can we have only England’s games and the big guns? Spare us the ordeal of watching a goalless draw between Narnia and the former Republic of Wazzockstan.

MIKE PHELPS, Yeovil, Somerset.

A £20,000 sex-change operation on the NHS for a cruel, convicted murderer? I can think of a much cheaper way of doing it!

J. FOSTER, Ormskirk, Lancs.

WHEN Kate Moss wore a ‘daringly short’ black playsuit, the Mail asked: ‘Sure that look still works at 44?’ My answer is yes.

FRANK SKORROW, Hoyland, Barnsley, S. Yorks.

WE NEED someone like Princess Anne to negotiate Brexit. Any nonsense from Brussels and she would simply tell them to naff orrf.

PETER BALL, London W6.

WHAT a good suggestion. Ban pillion passengers on scooters. And balaclavas.

T. C. THOMPSON, York.

A TIP to Network Rail boss Mark Carne when he collects his CBE at the Palace: don’t rely on a train to get you there.

ROD MITCHELL, Sudbury, Suffolk.

WHAT bad luck for the captain of the Costa Concordia that he was Italian. If he was British, he would have got a gong, compensation and a fat pension.

U. GING, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

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