A chance encounter with Santa in Spain | Brief letters
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A filter made from cotton and squid bone can remove up to 99.9% of microplastics from water. Production is cheap, and raw materials are easy to obtain, say the authors of the paper. How do the squid feel about this?
According to his stylist, Paul Mescal is often eager to rewear pieces we've styled before or items from his own wardrobe. As a dedicated follower of fashion, I, too, have decided to rewear items from my own wardrobe today. It's a trend that could sweep the nation.
One summer my husband and I were sipping a glass of wine in a Spanish cafe. A little girl at the next table asked her father why Santa Claus was there. I was able to say in Spanish that, yes, it is Santa Claus and he is on holiday in Spain, but she mustn't breathe a word about it. Santa sent over a sparkling new euro coin as a reward. Her eyes were like saucers.
How disconcerting to see Angela Rayner criticised for antinewtism: I had always thought of her as this government's authentic voice of the left.
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