So can we expect an extra bank holiday if England win the Ashes this summer (Boris Johnson poised to declare extra bank holiday if England win Euro 2020, 8 July)? And another when Anthony Joshua fights Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title. That’s a dead cert – whoever wins, it will be the greatest ever English victory.
David Hutt
Bristol
• Glenn Taylor (Letters, 7 July) asks whether Tim Dowling has any advice on how to get rid of squirrels. Regular readers of Tim’s column may recall he is engaged in a running battle with an impudent squirrel, who sits near his window and interrupts his work, so I think that the answer is “no”.
Jane Gregory
Emsworth, Hampshire
• I was hoping that “freedom day” would end the ubiquitous use of jab, double-jabbed, jab by jab and any other variation of the term. Then, to my horror, it’s the answer to the clue “inoculated” (Quick crossword, 9 July). I could be “jabbed” with a needle and an empty syringe but it wouldn’t mean I was inoculated.
Sheila Moore
South Shields, South Tyneside
• The letters from Roger Lightup (6 July) and Annette Dent (8 July) reminded me of my old London Transport photocard, where I wrote just my initial and surname in the space for “name of holder”.
Andrew Holder
South Wonston, Hampshire
• A surname can certainly make a difference. I often get asked: “Is that your real name?” Yes, it is.
Dr Polly Bird
Bedlington, Northumberland
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