British millionaire Peter Llewellyn is alleged to be paying £62.5 million for a joy ride on the Russian space station Mir.
What a waste of money, but appropriately paid for through a fortune built on recycling of waste. What a lot of pain and suffering could have been eased, and research conducted, had this been at the disposal of the charities.
Gordon Ross,
Huntington Road,
York.
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