QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Even amid the heart-wrenching scenes we see today, I believe they should be proud of their achievements and we should be deeply proud of them”

Boris Johnson on the British forces who served in Afghanistan since 2001

“There are no plans to execute the warrant today. We are sympathetic to Ms Macdonald’s situation, just as we are with everyone with animals affected by this terrible disease”

A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesman as Helen Macdonald lost a High Court bid to save Geronimo the alpaca from being slaughtered after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis “It’s a crazy place he goes to, it’s kind of beautiful. It’s kind of dark, but it’s wonderfully surreal. So his legacy lives on forever and ever, which is a beautiful thing”

Eddie Izzard pays tribute to comedian Sean Lock following his

death at 58