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SIR – We are exposed day after day to a catalogue of bomb and missile strikes on domestic properties, including inconceivable strikes on hospitals, medical facilities and those fleeing the war zone.

SIR – I wonder how many readers were infuriated by Sajid Javid’s article “We should respond early to omicron trends”.

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...

13 March 2021 • 12:01am The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on a tour of South Africa in October 2019 Credit:  Samir Hussein/WireImage SIR – Talking to Bryony Gordon in a 2017 podcast (still available online), Prince Harry revealed his own mental health problems associated with the tragic death of his mother. He said he would not have done anything about this had it not been for the persistence of his brother, who urged him to get professional help. He was universally praised for his openness. ...