Your Letters
Re the new adverts for international users and this from the FAQs: "so rather than charge users to subscribe we decided that an advertising model was the best way to fund the upgrade". How come no one saw fit to ask the afore-mentioned international users? I would much rather pay for a subscription and receive no adverts. Surely you can run both options for those who want an advert free service.
Owain WIlliams, Munich
I see that the promised adverts have arrived on the international version of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ website. However, on a slow connection, it leaves a big gap at the top of the page while the advert loads on the right. Is this a teething problem or will I just have to put up with this annoyance?
Gareth, Tokyo, Japan
Urgh! I've just seen my first ads on the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ website. It's very weird and a little disturbing, like watching your real auntie dressing up in tight and revealing clothes that are 20 years too young for her.
Hereward Hall, Dublin, Ireland
As a second-year chemist, I feel I have to raise an issue with John Airey's comment (Your letters, 5 November). A biodegradable bag can't only form water and oxgyen, unless the bag was made of peroxide. There is most certainly carbon given off, be it as gas, or some fuel for bacteria.
Christian Haythorn, Manchester
Is it the that causes them to want to ?
HB, London
Having discovered that and that her sturdy handbag is in vogue, does anyone know (suggest) what she keeps in it, assuming she doesn't need like the rest of us money, doorkeys or a phone?
SD, London
Re the story that a pregnant Kerry Katona "cannot curb her smoking habit": surely going from 20 a day to one is by anyone's definition "curbing" of the highest order. I think the word that's needed is "stop".
Dan W, Chesterfield, UK
, ... Which is which here, or is the 2012 ambition to be in Broadway, or is Paula running in Broadway?
Mike Harper, Devon, UK
Ever since I read about , I have been wondering how seven people would go about sharing a bladder. Can anyone enlighten me?
Ozzie Becca, Withcott, Queensland, Australia
Nich Hill (Your letters, 5 November), the article left out the relevant fact about the Red Arrow's paint job ie that the words "Red Arrows" have been replaced by "Royal Air Force". The intention is apparently to remind spectators that the Arrows personnel are all serving officers. Of course this wouldn't be anything to do with reinforcing the RAF's name as a brand.
Paul Clare, Nottingham
There's some dodgy maths in the report.
To see which sort of billions you're using, I calculated it back from the 4,000 per second.
4,000 x 60 = 240,000 per minute.
240,000 x 60 = 14,400,000 per hour
14,400,000 x 24 = 345,600,000 per day.
With 30 days in September that would be 10,368,000,000. Or 10 billion.
Caroline Brown, Rochester, UK
The children as young as 15 are involved in "terrorist related activities". Well, of course they are, has he not checked the date on which he said it?
Christian Cook, Epsom, UK
Does explain why people turn their car radios down if they're looking for a particular place whilst driving?
Rob, Birmingham, UK