I can’t tell you how sad this article makes me (Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning, 6 August). Sunbeds and extreme tanning cause skin cancer. My son, aged 23, discovered a mole on his back. It took quite a bit of persuasion for him to go to his GP. Seemed quite simple: cut it out, end of. The mole became more moles, more operations. It then became his arms, then his lungs, and then two brain tumours. Two years from his diagnosis, he died. I would plead with people to avoid sunbeds, tanning without sun cream and complacency. I will never get over the death of my son.
Ruth Heggarty
Sheffield
It is indeed regrettable that art nouveau has long been neglected generally in France (Editorial, 8 August), but the city of Nancy is an outstanding exception. Furniture, glass and other works by Émile Gallé, Louis Majorelle and others are richly represented in the Musée de l’École de Nancy. The Musée des Beaux Arts de Nancy has extensive collections, and the Villa Majorelle, the designer’s former home, is devoted to his work. An essential destination for the enthusiast.
Ron Wells
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Gaby Hinsliff’s interesting article on an artificial intelligence future can be usefully extended to historical studies. Finally, we will be able to read Genghis’s and Attila’s sides of the story (When a journalist uses AI to interview a dead child, isn’t it time to ask what the boundaries should be?, 8 August).
Peter Taylor
Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
Dr Nick Williams’ letter (6 August), saying he uses planes rather than trains because the latter are unreliable, appeared on the same day you reported that flights were suspended from Birmingham airport, affecting thousands.
John Shirley
London
I went to the Millet exhibition on Thursday, and of course the sawyers aren’t cutting up a giant penis (Letters, 6 August). It’s clearly a very large salami.
Anne Cowper
Bishopston, Swansea
A clear case of apartheight (Blackadder star Tony Robinson vents anger over ‘heightism’, 7 August).
Tracey Gilbert
Exeter