Straight to the POINT

■ I NEVER thought a cartoon would bring a tear to my eye until I saw Pugh’s sketch of a weeping corgi looking up at an empty throne.

■ MIKE FROST, Tiptree, Essex. MORRISONS turned down the sound of the beeps on till scanners as a mark of respect to the Queen. I wish all supermarkets would do this permanently.

A. WILLS, Ruislip, Gtr London.

■ IN THANKSGIVING for the reign of Elizabeth II and in celebration of our new King Charles III, let there be a resurgence of patriotism, with the Union flag flown from public buildings and homes.

GEORGE SKELLY, Wallasey, Wirral.

■ ANTHONY JOSHUA has agreed a 60/40 split of the purse in favour of Tyson Fury. I’ll do it for 5 per cent.

IAN HARRINGTON, Axminster, Devon.

■ A FAMILY member has been waiting for surgery for almost four years, so we have re-christened the NHS the No Hope Service.

Y. SULLIVAN, Holmfirth, W. Yorks.

■ IN A picture of the Spice Girls (Mail), I was shocked to see something unrecognisable plastered over the middle of Victoria Beckham’s face — a smile!

TONY HARVEY, Bangor, Co. Down.

■ I CAN either afford to boil a kettle for a cup of tea or buy a pint. I’ll go to the pub to decide.

JONATHAN B. KING, Durham.

■ I’VE started my Christmas shopping: a sixpack of mince pies, best before December 24.

D. M. DEAMER, York.

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