• Do we need homes built to last for a millennium? | Brief letters

    Stirling prize | James Corden’s omelette fury | Boris Becker’s voluntary sacrifices | Screeching cliches | Teachers misspeakingI was delighted to read that the best new building is one planned to “last another four centuries” (Cosy nooks in a thicket of books: time-straddling library is Britain’s best new building, 13 October). The longevity of buildings in the UK is rarely discussed, but historically only about 20,000 homes a year are demolished out of a total stoc

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