End rip-off car parks

■ Since December 2014, I have spent more than 70 days in hospital with a variety of serious illness. Realising how much it would cost my relatives and friends in parking charges, I insisted none of them spent more than an hour with me, even at Christmas.

This compares to when I had tuberculosis as a youngster and spent 21 months in a TB hospital which charged nothing to park. It’s all about money nowadays and what’s even worse is that the hospital staff have to pay to park. John Evans, Harrow North West London

■ The UK must act if the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul can’t be fully explained. We rightly condemn and impose sanctions on North Korea, Russia, Syria and Iran over international law and human rights violations, but when it comes to our allies and those we want to do business with, the UK can be strangely silent. Be it Saudi Arabia, Middle East dictatorships or the repressive regime in China, we should not apply double standards. Brett Grainger Rugeley, Staffs

■ The Australians are saying they love having Harry and Meghan there and want them to stay. My answer is they can have all the royals, as it will save British taxpayers a heck of a lot of money! Mel Ingleton Coulsdon South London