I'm glad we're starting to look at historical figures through the lens of neurodivergence (Documentary explores whether JMW Turner may have been neurodivergent, 10 November). But why give JMW Turner the benefit of 21st-century advances in neuroscience and not afford the same courtesy to his mother, Mary, who was believed to have had a psychiatric disorder and would fly into a dangerous temper? This language could have come straight from the admission papers that got her committed to a mental asylum. Jill Metcalfe Bottens, Switzerland
In 2003, Trump allegedly wrote a letter to Epstein for his birthday, featuring a crude drawing and a note referencing their shared interests, but he now denies writing it.
He writes to her from the mess hall, sharing the weather and hoping she finds him 'in the very best of health.' His letters reflect a simpler, yet profound way of expressing care and connection amidst the chaos of war.
