QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I am acutely aware of the power of songs to communicate messages. And it is important to remember when we communicate our message about the Earth that it is just as important to connect with people on a human level as it is to communicate the facts”
– Singer Ellie Goulding, above, speaks at the One Young World international environment summit
“Do I have regrets? Yes. If I could turn the clock back, would I do things differently? I would do lots of things differently. I’m sorry at the way it’s turned out”
– Former chief executive of Thomas Cook Manny Fontenla-Novoa speaks to MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee
“I don’t think we will be building any more dynamic hard shoulder smart motorways. They’re just too complicated for people to use”
– Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan tells MPs that drivers are confused by smart motorways
“To put 39 people into a locked metal container shows a contempt for human life that is evil. The best thing we can do in memory of those victims is to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice”
– Jackie Doyle-Price, MP for Thurrock, speaks in the House of Commons after 39 bodies were found in a lorry in Essex
“Do I have regrets? Yes. If I could turn the clock back, would I do things differently? I would do lots of things differently. I’m sorry at the way it’s turned out”
– Former chief executive of Thomas Cook Manny Fontenla-Novoa speaks to MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee