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SIR – “Extortionate”, “inhumane”, “immoral”, “ungodly” and “illegal” are just some of the descriptions of the scheme to send single males illegally entering the UK to Rwanda for assessment and processing.

SIR – Is there ever going to be a time when Covid is treated in the same way as other virus infections?

Credit: andy hepburn/pa SIR – When I saw the headline, “BBC Four to become repeats channel”, I laughed, as the majority of programmes are already repeats. As I read on, my amusement turned to anger, since the money the BBC hopes to save is to be spent on “young-appealing programmes”, instead of a few documentaries for the oldest viewership. Having now charged these very people the licence fee, this is the final insult. Linda Davis   SIR – I thought the BBC already had a repeats cha...