The things they say
“I know how difficult this is, they like us, like everyone in this House are grappling with very real dilemmas, but we cannot let the NHS fall over when lives are at stake,”
– Boris Johnson on the introduction of a new threetiered system of restrictions. “We need to break that cycle, finally get on top of the virus, rebuild public confidence. I hope the measures announced today will do so, but the House and the country will be deeply sceptical whether they can,”
– Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer questions how effective the
new restrictions will be. “This is not something regional leaders supported, nor what I believed would be happening following extensive conversations over recent days. The region was united, cross-party, in supporting the existing restrictions. We believed continuing these would have been the right call to protect both people’s lives and livelihoods,”
– Andy Street, Conservative mayor of the West Midlands, said he was “very disappointed” areas in his region would be
classified as “high” risk. “We have increasingly strong evidence about shouting and singing as pressure points on the virus in terms of making the expulsion of virus-laden particles go further and the transmission therefore to become more intense,”
– England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam warns against singing and shouting.
“The skill and creativity of this year’s images provide a moving and fascinating insight into the beauty and vulnerability of life on our planet,”
– The Duchess of Cambridge reveals her excitement at the final stages of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
competition. “I’m not a shouty mother at all and then I’d end up crying in the car, apologising to the children, going, ‘I’m really sorry, I don’t know what’s wrong with me’. My keys were in the fridge, my phone was in the bin, my libido was through the floor. It was just a nightmare,” – Davina McCall opens up on the experience of menopause.
“Almost like it’s a taboo subject, which is heartbreaking”
– Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead who revealed that she has had a miscarriage.