Regarding the ruling on Lord Janner (Report, 16 April) and his condition, would the same ruling apply to Jimmy Savile if he were still alive and suffering from Alzheimer’s disease?
Gerard Gordon
West Kirby, Wirral
• I’m puzzled by the need for clarification of Caligula’s temporal relationship to the Colosseum. Surely comparing Simon Cowell to a corpse of 40+ years’ standing on a dull day remains more flattering than comparison with such a corpse on a sunny day (Corrections, 17 April)?
Mike Brown
Newcastle upon Tyne
• I don’t know about going to Blackpool for the hallucinations (Letters, 17 April) but, before improving their beaches recently, the old joke was: “Can you swim in the sea here?”; “No, but you can go through the motions”.
George McLean
Manchester
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