Quotes of the week

What a disgrace

Dambusters veteran Johnny Johnson condemns the vandal who daubed white paint over the Bomber Command memorial and other monuments.

These are not the actions of a hypocrite

Brexit backing businessman James Dyson defends his decision to move his HQ to Singapore.

There are outbreaks of realism all around

Jacob Rees Mogg softens his opposition to the PM’S EU deal ahead of another crunch Commons vote.

We’re firefighters and we’re girls

A message from female members of West Midlands fire service to a four-year-old girl who said she thought only men could join.

Why aren’t I up there...? I ended up on a set of swings in Canning Town

Eastenders star Danny Dyer drives past Buckingham Palace after uncovering his royal ancestry.

But you still have to put the bins out, you know

Cold Feet actress Fay Ripley says household chores have to be done no matter how famous you become.

The stuff of Lady Chatterley’s more suitable dreams

New Yorker magazine says Gardeners World host Monty Don is now a sex symbol in the US

I wonder why all the people shout out while someone else is talking. RUDE

Ten-year-old William Colledge blasts MPS’ behaviour in a letter to practise his handwriting.

I’ve not had a career like Judi Dench, littered with awards every other minute. It’s bonkers

Actor Richard E Grant gets his first Oscar nomination at 61.