Mini Estate News Today

An early flat-fronted Clubman Estate belongs to a particular strand of suburban life; hostess trolleys, fondue sets and a new-fangled colour television set in the lounge as status symbols. Adrian Fell’s 1971 example is also a reminder of how British Leyland attempted to update the Mini for a new decade with a minimum of outlay.

SIR – At last our Government appears to see that the West’s overcautious approach to arming Ukraine has allowed its soldiers only to resist the Russians, rather than push them out.