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Donate your body later and your blood now | Brief letters

Life-saving | Winning words | Advice for young workers | New/old brooms | Not just any old iron Thank you for the article on body donation ( My mother donated her body to science. I really wasn’t prepared for what came next, 24 October ). How about adding a link online to how people can donate their own or a connected person’s body in the UK, together with giving blood or plasma in life? When our…

Donate your body later and your blood now | Brief letters

European seabass, also known as sea bass in English and branzino in the United States, is a fish that has been referred to by various names. Pete Lavender from Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire, highlights the fact that while most people generally support the NHS being free at the point of need, few are willing to pay for it. Tim Smith from Settle, North Yorkshire, draws a parallel between the destruction of a historic globe by US "war department" staff and their actions in the outside world.

Patrick Dodds from Hay-on-Wye, Powys, appreciates the photographs included in the article, but regrets the restrictions on photography at various locations. Maureen Lennard-Brown from Hadleigh, Essex, has been using the same Addis broom and brush set since 1961, sharing that it's still in good condition after 65 years.

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