THEY SAID WHAT?

“I know how worried people are. Worried about their health, the health of their loved ones, their jobs, their income, their businesses, their financial security. What everyone needs to know is that we are doing everything we can to keep this country, and our people, healthy and financially secure”

- Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers a Budget statement which acknowledged British people are worried about the threat posed by coronavirus.

“We have called every day for countries to take urgent and aggressive action. We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear. All countries can still change the course of this pandemic. If countries detect, test, treat, isolate, trace and mobilise their people in the response”

- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, below, director-general of the World Health Organisation, urges countries to take action after the global coronavirus crisis was declared a pandemic.

“I’m chuffed to bits to be joining the most delicious show on television. I can’t wait to break bread with Noel, Prue and Paul and meet the brilliant bakers. And bearing in mind my love of cake, I’ve already ordered some much larger trousers in anticipation. See you in the tent”

- Matt Lucas shares his delight at becoming The Great British Bake

Off’s new co-host.

“They recently won their 19th National Television Award for best presenter. So perhaps it is a little bit refreshing for them to be handing out awards rather than receiving them for a change”

- The Prince of Wales aims a quip at hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly at the Prince’s Trust Awards.

“It’s going to be difficult. But then