THEY SAID WHAT?

“An official went to ask my big Auntie Nellie to come off the beach because the tide was waiting to come in”

- One of the late Sir Ken Dodd’s favourite jokes.

“Best dinner companion I ever sat next to. Don’t think I said a word. Just laughed and laughed and tried not to drown in my soup. Thank you for the genius x”

- Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, one of many paying tribute to Sir Ken Dodd.

“My treatment in the last week has shown a bullying culture of the worst kind. As such I am making a formal complaint to both the Labour Party and Parliamentary authorities”

- Debbie Abrahams, below, claiming to be a victim of bullying, who has resigned as shadow work and pensions secretary, accusing some senior Party members of being “aggressive, intimidating and wholly unprofessional”.

“There’s been a dereliction of duty on the part of politicians and policymakers to ensure that the rapid growth in technology is utilised and steered in a direction that benefits us all”

- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

“I am just really enjoying the success of the whole team out in Korea. I live in failure a lot more than I live in success so I am making myself enjoy this and I will think about it later”

- Winter Olympics gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold on the question of retirement.

“I don’t want to be on my own for the rest of my life. I love male company, am full of energy and don’t want to be stuck at home alone”

- Strictly Come Dancing star Debbie McGee, widow of magician Paul Daniels, is looking for love again.