Irving Benjamin News Today

SIR – President Joe Biden is the latest Western leader to visit Ukraine (report, February 21).

SIR – On Sunday my father-in-law, aged 92 and struggling with a number of health issues, had need of advice and help.

SIR – I recall, as a retired chartered surveyor, that in my early career it was common practice to pipe roof rainwater into soakaways within the curtilage of a new property.

SIR – As a youngster I was taught that I would be innocent until proved guilty. Some years ago, the then Director of Public Prosecutions told the Crown Prosecution Service that those alleging crime should be called victims and believed by the police. This resulted in senior members of the public being charged on the word of a fantasist. We now have progressed to guilty as alleged until proved innocent. The Royal family and our Prime Minister are examples of this reversal of the presumption t...