The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)

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“If we are approached by Iranian players seeking asylum, then of course we should be looking to provide that support to them because we know they have chosen to make a very bold and brave political statement and we know the risks to their lives are serious and severe” Conservati­ve MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, after Iran’s players stood in silence during their country’s national anthem ahead of their World Cup defeat to England on Monday.

“At first I thought he wouldn’t remember, but when he did it, I was like: ‘Oh my God, he’s done the worm”’ - Finlay Fisher,

11, who has cerebral palsy, was delighted when Jack Grealish kept his promise to do his “worm” celebratio­n if he scored a goal at the World

Cup after the pair met during a Manchester City community event last week.

“He had so much on his plate, he had just scored a goal for England, and then he remembered to do that celebratio­n for Fin. It just shows the level of integrity and what a legend the guy is”

- Finlay’s father Dan Fisher praises Jack Grealish.

“No parent wants to send their child to school thinking that they are going to be pushed into one set of political views or another. So teachers really have to be expert guides through disputed territory”

- Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman.

“I sincerely believe education is a superpower – we are learning machines and I am still learning” - Geri Halliwell-Horner, who received an honorary doctorate at Sheffield Hallam University.

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