Who said it On this day

“I don’t say the government is going to agree with absolutely everything in it, but it has some original and stimulating work in it that I think people need to read and to consider. There are very serious issues that our society faces to do with racism” - Boris Johnson admits more needs to be done to address racism following the publication of a UK Government-backed review on racial disparity.

“My message to people thinking about travelling across the border, in that couple of weeks before things are opening in Wales, is to think very carefully about it. You really will not have long to wait before you’re able to enjoy exactly the same sorts of things in Wales where the current state of the virus is more benign” - First minister Mark Drakeford says people in Wales will put themselves at risk of

coronavirus if they travel to England to visit beer gardens when they reopen on April 12.

“We were not prepared for the pandemic and I’m happy to accept there is a lot to learn. I think we share some of those failings with many other countries” England’s deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries.

“Our overall global operations are profitable, we have refinancing offers, and we will support our UK business also. None of my steel plants under my watch will be shut down” - Sanjeev Gupta, founder of Liberty Steel.

“I can’t understand why they would touch a memorial. I would never have dreamt of it when

I was young. When the police came round I was crying” - Tony Foulds, 84, speaks after flags and poppies were targeted by vandals at his memorial to the crew of a crashed US bomber. 1792: The Mint of the United States was established, striking its first silver dollars.

1801: Nelson put a telescope to his blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen and thus ignored the command to cease fighting. He continued the action until the pro-French Danish fleet was totally subdued.

1805: Hans Christian Andersen, master of the fairytale, was born in Odense, Denmark.

1873: British trains were fitted with toilets – but only in sleeping cars.

1877: The first human cannonball act was performed at London’s Amphitheatre, when Lady Zazal was shot by elastic springs into a safety net.

1947: The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst was formed.

1954: Britain’s first TV soap opera, The Grove Family (named after Lime Grove Studios), was transmitted.

1977: Charlotte Brew on Barony Fort, pictured, became the first woman to ride in a Grand National. Her mount refused at the 27th fence. The winner was Red Rum, the only horse to score three victories.

1982: Argentinian forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: The number of suspected modern slavery victims in the UK had hit a record of more than 10,000 – up 52% in a year, figures revealed.