Takes the cake

Sir, – Having missed the gardener on his last visit, I popped round on Christmas Eve to settle up. He gave me a cup of tea, accompanied by a piece of fruit cake with a lovely, moist, squishy texture.

“That was nice,” I said. “Was it Stollen?” “Nay, lad,” he replied. “Wife paid for it.” – Yours, etc,

PAUL GRIFFIN,

St Helens,

Kamala Harris is a descendant of an Irish slave owner in Jamaica

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I went to Center Parcs abroad. Was it any cheaper than Ireland?

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Ukraine’s street pianos play on a decade after debuting during Maidan revolution

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Fine-tuning the Galway team began at the back of a classroom 35 years ago

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Merseyside, UK.