We want the headlines – not glamour

It was disappointing to read last week that the BBC pays £250 or more per shift for hairstylists for their women newsreaders, such as Sophie Raworth (below, self-styled).

Licence-payers want newsreaders to deliver the news clearly and efficiently – not to be glamour girls.

A. Wills, Ruislip, Middlesex

I’m glad the newsreaders have their hairdressers back. One ITV newsreader, and another on a BBC

East Midlands programme, are risking damaging their necks as they tilt their heads to keep a heavy fringe out of their eyes. It’s so distracting for the viewers.

H. Kingston, Northamptonshire

If they have managed perfectly fine for the past 18 months, why pay to bring back the stylists?

T. Davies,

Kent