Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
■ “I’m immensely proud to be associated with a club that does so much through the Aston Villa Foundation in support of the community, especially through the pandemic, as we’ve heard today. I can’t think of a cooler place than Villa Park to be vaccinated – unless you’re a Birmingham City fan”
– The Duke of Cambridge on a visit to open Aston Villa’s new training centre, where he heard about the work the club’s foundation has been doing to help communities during the pandemic.
■ “On a wet and unseasonably cold May bank holiday, Britain’s wind farms generated a record amount of clean power just when we needed it most to stay warm and dry. The fact that wind is generating nearly half the country’s electricity shows how central it has become in our modern energy system”
– Renewable UK’s deputy chief executive Melanie Onn.
■ “It doesn’t matter who you vote for, cancer’s not going to stop for anyone. I think it’s important to prioritise that now because in the last year there’s an awful lot of cancer sufferers who are suffering and dying because they’ve not been able to get the treatment they desperately need. My view is that whoever gets into Parliament, whoever it may be, the priority must be to get these cancer sufferers seen to, get the operations”
– Former Wales and Celtic footballer John Hartson speaking during a campaign event in Edinburgh about Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s call for a cancer recovery programme.
■ “We’ve dreamed about this moment for so long and we can’t believe the dream is finally coming true... we can’t wait to meet you”
– Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock announces her pregnancy.
■ “I get I have to do the tests, wear PPE, and then I get to go in and be with my mother any time. But what’s still happening is it’s a postcode lottery. And some care homes are not taking up the Government’s guidelines for fear. Where are the human rights of the residents of these care homes? There are people who haven’t had any meaningful contact with their loved ones for 14 months”
– Actress Ruthie Henshall on care home visits.