Quotes of the day

“I would be a hypocrite now were I to share honours with one who has become at best an accomplice to murder, complicit in ethnic cleansing and a handmaiden to genocide.”

Bob Geldof, who is handing back his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest at Aung San Suu Kyi holding the same accolade while Burma carries out “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya. “I am so looking forward to having my wife and our life back.”

TV’S Eamonn Holmes whose wife, Ruth Langsford, has been booted off Strictly Come Dancing.

“During the time I have been writing books, kids’ relationships with their electronic devices have changed dramatically. It gets harder to write about childhood without mentioning phones and texting”

Best-selling children’s author Jeff Kinney.

“I’m really excited about handing the crown over, because this year couldn’t have been any better. It’s like a magic crown.”

TV’S Scarlett Moffatt, winner of last year’s I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!