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Many marriages break up simply because the wife becomes unattractive before the husband loses his looks, so says Sir Jocelyn Simon, President of the Divorce Court. He is against divorce by consent. In 1960 under half the divorce cases were on the grounds of adultery. More than half were husbands against wives, though few were “hotel cases”.

Scotland Yard, worried about the increase in cases of robbery with violence, is planning to make more use of newspapers and television to trap wanted men.

We eat around £90,000,000 worth of sausages in Britain every year, but we can do better if we go beyond just frying them. This week sees the launch of a new sausage that can be served at dinner parties. It’s a tasty beef model coarsely chopped to give a chewy meat texture and absorb other flavours.

I tip the Beatles’ new self-written disc, From Me to You, as a cert to hit the jukebox jackpot.

Television highlights: Noggin and the Flying Machine. Jane Eyre. The Harry Secombe Show.

Radio highlights: Three-way Family Favourites. Your Hundred Best Tunes.

Scotland, despite an injury to left back and captain Eric Caldow - who broke his left leg after only five minutes - deservedly beat England 2 - 1 to win the Home International soccer championship. England, for the first time at Wembley, wore their new long-sleeved shirts. The 100,000 crowd paid £76,500 - a British record - to see the game.

Weather: sunny spells, showers, average temperatures.