Bridge news

The Stepbridge online sessions started by the Welsh Bridge Union continue on Mondays, Wednesdays, Sundays and Fridays, writes Julian Pottage, Bridge Correspondent.

During December the highest score on each of these days of the week was as follows:

Monday – 71.63% achieved by Steve Burgoyne and Linda Pinnock on the 22nd

Wednesday – 63.23% achieved by Diana Harris and Paul Gagne on the 27th

Friday – 76.53% achieved by Teresa Fifield and Lionel Fifield on the 1st

Sunday – 64.58% achieved by Diana Harris and Paul Gagne on the 10th

Wall, Director, Royal Greenwich

Observatory, 1995-98, 82; Dame Margaret Beckett, MP, 81; Mr David Pleat, former footballer and

manager, 79; Lord Bonomy, a former Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, 78; the Hon

Dame Mary Hogg, a former High Court Judge, 77; Mr Pete Waterman, record producer, 77;

Dr Stuart Mole, Director- General, Royal Commonwealth Society, 2000-09, 75; Lord Tyrie,

Chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority, 2018-20; former Conservative MP; 67; Sir

Robert Devereux, a former senior

civil servant, 67; Mr Ken

Macintosh, former MSP; Presiding Officer, Scottish Parliament, 2016-21, 62; Mr Wayne Mills, CGC, first recipient of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, 60; Mr James Nesbitt, actor, 59; Miss Claudia

Winkleman, radio and television broadcaster, 52; Lord Mott, Chief Executive, Conservative Party, 2020 to 2022; Director of Campaigning, 2015 to 2020, 51; Mr

Danny Cohen, broadcasting executive; Director, BBC Television, 2013-15, 50; Mr Scott

Murray, former Scotland rugby union captain, 48; and Mr Paul

Blake, runner; Paralympic gold medallist, Rio 2016; silver and bronze medallist, London 2012, 34.

Today is the anniversary of the opening of the British Museum to the public in Montague House (site of the present museum) in 1759.