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“My ruling is therefore that the motion will not be debated today as it would be repetitive and disorderly to do so” - Commons Speaker John Bercow, left, rejects a bid to hold a “meaningful vote” on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal

“Our case will be that this is a political attempt to signal to journalist­s the consequenc­es of publishing informatio­n. It is legally unpreceden­ted” - Mark Summers QC, Julian Assange’s barrister, as the WikiLeaks founder faced court to fight extraditio­n to the US

“On days like today, ask yourself in the time I’ve been on the throne what have I actually achieved? This country was still great when I came to the throne, all that has happened on my watch is the place has fallen apart” - Olivia Colman, below, as the Queen preparing for her silver jubilee, in a trailer for the new series of The Crown

“Our data show that while former footballer­s had higher dementia rates, they had lower rates of death due to other major diseases” - Consultant neuropatho­logist Dr Willie Stewart, publishing a study on neurodegen­erative disease among ex-profession­al footballer­s

“Superheroe­s are simply today’s gangsters/cowboys/ outer space adventurer­s. Some superhero films are awful, some are beautiful. Like westerns and gangster movies, not everyone will be able to appreciate them, even some geniuses. And that’s OK” - Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn defends Marvel after its slate of superhero films was criticised by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

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