THEY SAID WHAT?

“Our rate of transmission is more or less the UK rate, so we weren’t expecting this decision from the English Government. We wear masks, we obey the rules, we maintain social distancing, vaccination is growing steadily. So I’m a little bit perplexed”

- Cristovao Norte, Portuguese MP for the Algarve, reacts to the British Government’s decision to remove Portugal from the green list for travel..

“Any good news on vaccines makes my heart sing. And I think, given the more challenging figures we’re seeing right now, all good news on vaccines is welcome”

- Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reacts to news that the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the over-12s.

“Given the gravity of the circumstances that led to Mr Trump’s suspension, we believe his actions constituted a severe violation of our rules which merit the highest penalty available under the new enforcement protocols”

- Sir Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice-president of global affairs and communications, above, announces Donald Trump’s Facebook account is to be suspended for two years.

“Davina kept saying it’s somebody young, a young dancer, so I’m like, ‘Yep, I will take that’. I think I have stayed pretty healthy and relatively athletic. I don’t look 63, maybe, when I was dancing”

- Ice-skating legend Christopher Dean says he was pleased he was mistaken for a younger man while performing in The Masked Dancer.