Quotes of the day

“What makes me angry when I read that kind of abuse about me is that I worry that it’s putting the next generation of young women off politics. I feel a responsibility to challenge it. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on the Twitter abuse aimed at her and other female politicians.

“It is quite frightening and heartbreaking that there are simply not enough projects like this. The truth is that we need more. Broadcaster Zoe Ball, calling for more organisations like Harmless which supports people at risk of self-harm or suicide.

“That has to be the worst cake ever baked in the tent. Judge Paul Hollywood comparing Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing’s “creation” on the Great Celebrity Bake Off to a pork pie, while fellow judge Prue Leith spat it out into a bin.

“It’s sick-making. He should hang his head in shame. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith castigates European Commission president Jean-Paul Juncker for writing what has been described as “a nauseating loveletter” to Vladimir Putin congratulating him on winning the Russian presidential election.