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Britain’s pothole problem is no quick fix | Letters

Edward Leigh says there must be no cutting corners when rebuilding roads; Anthony Millett says if you are going to do something, do it once and do it properlyEsther Addley (The pothole puzzle: the bumpy ride to fixing Britain’s broken roads, 23 May) quotes Phill Wheat, a professor of transport econometrics at the University of Leeds, describing the “spiral that we could get into” if funding for road maintenance is not increased. In truth, many highway authorities are already well down that...

Schoolboy, 13, loses catastrophic 7 litres of blood after routine surgery as dad told 'it doesn't look good'

Schoolboy, 13, loses catastrophic 7 litres of blood after routine surgery as dad told 'it doesn't look good' Elliott Wills, 13, from Truro suffered a burst main artery while in recovery after a routine operation, losing the equivalent of three times his body's blood volume A young boy from Cornwall endured a catastrophic seven-litre blood loss, with blood leaving his body just as rapidly as medical staff could replace it through transfusions. Elliott Wills, from Truro, is fortunate to be...

Britain’s pothole problem is no quick fix | Letters