SIR – The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason describes feeling uncomfortable about the playing of Rule, Britannia! at the Last Night of the Proms (report, January 21). Perhaps if there was wider awareness of the origins of these words, minds might be set to rest. Rule, Britannia! was inspired by a lad from Penryn, Cornwall. Thomas Pellow was 11 years old and on his first sea voyage with his uncle when they were captured by Barbary pirates and taken into horrific, cruel, brutal slavery under Sultan Moula
capturing detailed pictures of what s locked inside each tree, the researchers say, reveals just how vital our existing forests are in the fight against climate change. victoria gillick bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. for many of us some sunshine around with showers through the north and west of the country. showing weather watch pictures showing no showers. this is from denver sure in wales. it brings up schar not across just the england and wales the lines of shards have been in western scotland, close to the centre of air no pressure. 0vernight tonight there ll be more showers to come in england was you get this band of rain that develops and movies ways eastwards. temperature is mostly frost free three to 6 degrees