Left in doubt about magpie monogamy

Praise for the Co-op | Queen Victoria statue in Lahore | Corvid question | Clueless about bras | McDonalds normality Re Marian Dodds letter (16 June), I should like to say that Morrisons is not the only supermarket offering telephone shopping. The Co-op also has an excellent service for vulnerable customers, with a central number whereby one can get up to 15 worth of provisions delivered. Gillian Howell Swansea On a trip to Pakistan in the late 1990s, I visited the Lahore Museum. Deep in the basement, I came across a huge bronze statue of Queen Victoria in her later years, surrounded by the museums ethnological collections ( Letters , 12 June). I presume it had been moved there after independence. It seemed perfectly appropriate. I hope it is still there. Suzanne Bosman London With reference to the vilification of magpies ( Country diary , 13 June), Jim Perrin doesnt mention whether they are monogamous birds. I was trained at an early age to say Good morning, Mr Magpie, how is your wife? whenever I saw a solitary magpie. Whats that all about? Margie Mitchell London Since when has a bra been a chest supporter ( Quick crossword No 15,634 , 16 June)? I was stuck for ages thinking it must be a rib. Was the compiler by any chance a man? Karin Koller Leicester The most reliable sign of a return to something like normal? The first sighting for three months of an empty McDonalds french fries carton being blown gently down the road. Michael Culley Cardiff