The BBC’s weather forecast is often wrong (Zoe Williams, August 17). For the past three Sundays, they forecasted a cloudy day for the brass band concert at the St. Andrews Bandstand, and every time we had bright sunshine. The reason is that the BBC changed its supplier from the Meteorological Bureau, which was correct for the past three Sundays, to MeteoGroup. They should change it back.
Margaret Squire
St Andrews, Fife
An article on New Zealand’s handling of Covid (August 18) Said: “Experts say that the evidence is in the pudding.” Is this the most misquoted famous phrase in history? The proof is not in the pudding; the proof of the pudding is in eating. Now this makes sense!
Frances Wilson
Boston, Lincolnshire
Given the current state of the world, your comment about Antwerp “less than a day’s drive from parts of England” is unwise (Editorial, August 17). Why not say that it only takes a few hours to travel by train from parts of England? After all, the city’s historic Central Station is a tourist destination in itself.
Albert Beer
Kings Cross, London
In the 1960s, Latin was required to enter Oxford and Cambridge (Letter, August 17). In 1969, Cambridge began to allow scientists to use two modern languages, but art applicants still need Latin. The purpose of this policy is to make admissions beneficial to applicants from fee-charging schools.
John Edwards
Edinburgh
“Llama Drama” in the print edition of Lucy Mangan’s article (Digestion Week, August 14), I think it will eventually fall into the hands of the alpaca.
John Fulard
Warminster, Wiltshire
