ON TWITTER

#ARTICLE50

President of the European Council Donald Tusk received the UK’S letter which will trigger Article 50. The UK can now formally start negotiating its exit from the European Union. @eucopresident Donald Tusk said: “After nine months the UK has delivered. #Brexit” @jchaltiwanger lamented: “Today, the UK officially embraced a brand of nationalism that helped lead us into two world wars. This is a sad day.” @Nigel_farage tweeted: “The impossible dream is happening. Today we pass the point of no return.” @Alasdair91 said: “Dear European Union, We will only be gone for a little while. We will be back. Love, Scotland.” @Andrewrixltd joked: “Don’t forget folks… the clocks go back 60 years today.”

#SHARAPOVA

Maria Sharapova, the former women’s tennis world number one, who was banned last year for doping, is set to return in Stuttgart next month. @Cindypoluta complained: “So Maria Sharapova dopes, and then gets a wild card entry into the Porsche Grand Prix. Not sure what message we’re sending our youth.” @Dropvolleys conceded: “As much as I don’t like Sharapova, I am excited to watch her play again. I like her game.” @Sharapovadaily added: “Sharapova: ‘You always want to end your career on your terms and in your voice. That’s why I fought so hard for the truth to be out’.”

#TRUMP

President Donald Trump continued his bitter feud with the New York Times. @realdonaldtrump tweeted: “Remember when the failing @nytimes apologized to its subscribers, right after the election, because their coverage was so wrong. Now worse!” @Braddjaffy countered: “They never apologized. One might call that… fake news.” @zzzzaaaacccchhh added: “This never happened. Donald Trump’s tweet is a deliberate mischaracterisation of a Nov. 13 letter from the NYT.” @tedlieu noted: “Hmmm, last week Donald Trump gave exclusives to Washington Post & NYT before making any public statements on Trumpcare.” @axios: “We’re up to 14 Trump tweets about the New York Times.”