SO, the contortions performed by Augusto Pinochet on his arrival back in Chile have aroused amazement, anger and pleasure - depending on one's viewpoint.

Surely, the General ought now to be considered along with Ernest Saunders for inclusion in the next Guinness Book of Records.

After all, they have both apparently defied medical history.

When will the next miracle occur?

J FIELDING, St Cecilia Street, Great Harwood.

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