AND ANOTHER THING...

Killer driver Ashraf Salem, who reached a speed of 143mph and left the person he hit to die, is sentenced to just over eight years (Metro, Thu)? This wasn’t an accident. Why do dangerous drivers get such low sentences? Alf W, Manchester

Dear Metro, your newspaper just gets better and better! Thanks to you, we can still laugh out loud in the middle of this terrible crisis, read gold-standard film reviews from No.1 critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, get the most detailed and accurate football coverage anywhere, and even check Rush-Hour Crush just in case. Metro is an indispensable start to the day.

Mark, Chertsey

So, after seeing the face-off between Trump and Biden during their first televised debate, once more

I’m struck by the self-interest and overriding arrogance and ignorance shown by Trump. When Brexit is over and the US put their missile bases on British soil with Trump’s finger on the button for war, will the EU still be the bad guys? Cynical Steve, Barnsley

With the swift progress of the use of smartphones and computers for sending and receiving information,

Debatable duo: President Donald Trump and Democrat rival Joe Biden

it should be remembered that many older people are not acquainted with either. Phone calls, letters and visits may be the only way they can be kept informed. Mike, London

No Della, a parent’s job isn’t to bring ‘positivity’ to their children (MetroTalk, Thu). A parent’s duty is to brace their children for the realities of life, and to tell them to make the most of it.

For the past few years, the lives of young people have been made bleaker and gloomier by political decisions made by older generations.

Besides, people are instinctively adverse to inauthenticity, so honesty is important. It builds trust in the longer-term.