Who said it

“They didn’t flinch. They kept calm. They got on with the job. It’s thanks to their colossal exertions that this country has now processed, checked, vetted and airlifted more than 15,000 people to safety in less than two weeks”

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson praises the more than 1,000 military personnel, diplomats and officials who took part in the operation in Afghanistan. “Toys this Christmas are going to be more expensive, and that’s if they’re even in stock. We are massively affected by the shortages. We have clients wanting to place orders now and we just can’t deliver it”

- Joel Berkowitz, a director of the London Toy Company.

“She has been helping me to get ready and pack my bags, and over the last three weeks we have been going for walks together, which has been really good to spend time together but I hope she will miss me as I will be away for a couple of months” - Army major Chris Brannigan, who is marching 1,200 miles barefoot across the United States to fund treatment for his nine-year-old daughter Hasti, who has been diagnosed with the developmental disorder Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS).

“It definitely felt good just to be back on a main stage again after so long off big stages. It was certainly a baptism of fire but it feels like Leeds is always a good place to have that baptism. The crowd give you so much. Everybody gives so much back and it is class” - Callum Wilson, bassist for The Snuts, after returning to Leeds Festival following a long break from gigs because of Covid.