QUOTES OF THE DAY

“I fancied one in the first half but the one in the second half was in a better position. And from there, it’s just about being calm and trying to execute what you practise in training”

Marcus Rashford on his superb free kick in England’s World Cup win over Wales.

“My film is bound in some moments to feel out of date. The lack of diversity makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit stupid”

Richard Curtis on Love Actually.

“Racism has no place in our society. The comments were unacceptable, and it is right that the individual has stepped aside with immediate effect”

A Kensington Palace spokesman after Lady Susan Hussey, the late Queen’s lady in waiting, resigned and apologised after asking a prominent black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse where she “really came from”.

“I think Brexit plays a part, but I don’t think it’s necessarily the whole story, probably only part of the story. It is difficult to give a percentage measure, but to my mind it has had an effect”

Huw Pill, the Bank of England’s chief economist, when asked to what extent he believes Brexit is to blame for the UK’S economic decline.