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I came away from “Notes to John” feeling discomfited and saddened — though literary scholars may read it as providing context with which to deconstruct a great writer’s oeuvre.

Bishop of Salford Rt Rev John Arnold, whose area covers a third of Lancashire's Catholic community, said he could only imagine how many people were "shocked and greatly saddened" by the news.

"A loss that deeply saddens our city and the entire world," a Roma statement read.

A number of people who lived nearby told me that they couldn't remember that particular tree, but that they were still saddened that a part of the park's history had been destroyed.

News through her attorney, “It saddens me beyond belief that my husband’s character could be slandered in such a way.”