QUOTES OF THE DAY

“If there is one thing that is worth stressing it’s that on the continent right now you can see sadly there is a third wave under way. People in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, it washes up on our shores as well. I expect that we will feel those effects in due course”

- Boris Johnson warns Britain must

brace for another wave of coronavirus infections being imported from Europe as cases rise

on the continent.

“I believe the events of yesterday were hijacked by extremists, people who were determined to commit criminal damage, to generate very negative sentiment about policing and to assault our brave officers... The officers were incredibly patient, incredibly professional and I pay tribute to them”

- Andy Marsh, chief constable of

Avon and Somerset Police, condemns the scenes that marred a

“Kill the Bill” protest in Bristol.

“It’s the largest mass detention of an ethnic or religious group since the Second World War and I believe one thing is clear – the international community cannot simply look the other way”

- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announces sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

“What a privilege it is to take on this new role. Mastermind with Magnus Magnusson formed the backdrop to my youth, and now to be at the helm is a dream come true. I’m excited and can’t wait to get stuck in”

- Broadcaster Clive Myrie, above, speaks after being announced as

the new host of Mastermind.