QUOTES OF THE DAY

“When people think of Wales they wouldn’t necessarily see me, but the fact I’m here and I’ve been chosen to represent my country here shows how positively progressive we are. Wales as a country allows anybody from anywhere to be empowered and we’re here to drive that message across the world”

– Former hurdling athlete Colin Jackson, above, on being a Wales ambassador at the World Cup in

Qatar.

“The tragic death of Awaab Ishak has rightly shocked people across the country. This is an appalling case of the utmost gravity and it is abhorrent that anyone should have to live in such conditions in Britain today”

– Housing Secretary Michael Gove, in a letter to every English council leader and social housing provider warning that deaths like that of two-year-old Awaab Ishak must never be allowed to happen again. “I said in Glasgow that the pulse of 1.5 degrees was weak. Unfortunately, it remains on life support. And all of us need to look ourselves in the mirror and consider if we have fully risen to that challenge over the past two weeks”

– Cop26 President Alok Sharma, above, expresses disappointment about elements of the last-minute deal at Cop27 in Egypt, warning that hopes of limiting global warming to 1.5°C are “on life support”.