Tim Barnsley News Today

SIR – As the head of the Scheherazade Foundation, a British NGO that has been working to return treasures from the British Museum to their rightful owners, I am utterly flummoxed by the apparent diplomatic incompetence of Rishi Sunak’s team (“Sunak cancels on Greek leader over row about future of Elgin Marbles”, report, November 28).

SIR – Liz Truss’s commentary focused entirely on the economy.

Boris Johnson after his second Covid vaccination Credit: matt dunham/pa SIR – Prolonging current restrictions is now at odds with the data. Covid-19 is a respiratory disease that is said to spread in much the same way as influenza. Yet, despite lockdowns and precautions, deaths from influenza and pneumonia have been higher than Covid-19 since March. Office for National Statistics weekly figures put deaths involving influenza and pneumonia at 1,171 (the underlying cause in 287 cases). Deaths i...

The Telegraph has denied that leaked proposals to pay journalists according to the number of subscribers they attract would lead to cash-for-clicks sensationalism, arguing the opposite would be the case. Telegraph editor Chris Evans mooted in an email to staff, leaked to The Guardian, that it “seems only right that those who attract and retain the most subscribers should be the most handsomely paid”. But he has hit out at the newspaper’s representation of his suggestion on Twitter, writin...

Credit: Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions via AP SIR – In their interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex expressed concerns regarding their mental health. Did it not cross their minds to consider the mental health of those they were vilifying, two of whom are over 90 years old? We are led to believe that nobody is more aware than they are when it comes to mental health, but I wonder. Sheila Hale   SIR – The Duchess of Sussex has a pack of cards stored for use against our m...