The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Who said it
“At the heart of this tragic case is the prime minister’s dismal failure to release my constituent and to stand up for her, and his devastating blunder in 2017 when he was foreign secretary – when he exposed his complete ignorance of this tragic case, and put more harm in Nazanin’s way,” - Labour’s Tulip Siddiq criticises the prime minister over the Nazanin Zaghari-ratcliffe case.
“Sixty thousands pounds is a lot of money to do up a flat, it appears that wasn’t enough and that’s why these questions are being raised in the first place,” - Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds calls for transparency about the funding of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat upgrade. “At all times he has been focused on saving lives and livelihoods,” - Mr Johnson’s official spokesman hits back at claims the PM told aides he would rather let
coronavirus “rip” than impose a lockdown last year.
“I’ve never heard the term ‘Alan Shearer’ and ‘personality’ used in the same sentence. He did, of course, refuse to appear when asked before this committee so I think that said a lot in that respect,” - Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee Julian Knight on former England footballer Alan Shearer not attending a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday examining concussion in sport.
“I googled ‘Da Butt’ and watched Spike’s music video so when
Lil Rel asked if I could do the dance... you can actually see me think of the video. That part was completely spontaneous. Daniel, Darrell and Chris egged me on!!! It was ALL their fault,” - Actress Glenn Close on her viral dance at the Oscars.
On this day
1603: The funeral of Queen Elizabeth I took place at Westminster Abbey.
1789: The crew of the HMS Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied in the Friendly Islands in the South Seas, sailing for the Pitcairn Islands.
1923: The first English FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium was staged. Bolton defeated West Ham 2-0. 1945: Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta Petacci were executed by Italian partisans and their bodies hung in a square in Milan.
1947: The Kon Tiki expedition set out with Thor Heyerdahl, aiming to prove that ancient cults could have sailed on a balsa wood raft from Peru to Polynesia. 1967: Muhammad Ali refused induction into the US Army and was stripped of his world heavyweight boxing title.
1969: General de Gaulle resigned as president of France after defeat in a referendum on electoral reform.
1985: Dennis Taylor won the World Snooker Championship after a spectacular final frame against Steve Davis.
1990: A Chorus Line closed on Broadway after a recordbreaking 15 years.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: A water company warned it had seen an almost 20% increase in blockages as people used alternatives to toilet paper during lockdown.