Quotes of the week

If there was ever a sign to hang up your boots, then I would say this was it

Amateur footballer Ross Hamilton, who plays for Ferguslie Star, after runaway dog – dubbed Alan Ruff – blocked his goalbound shot

Westminster versus the workplace: back to the workplace

Winning campaign slogan of Sharon Graham, the new leader of Unite makes priorities clear

They are getting worse

Billy Connolly admits the symptoms of his Parkinson’s are sadly more pronounced

As always...vote yes

Nicola Sturgeon urges SNP members to back proposed government pact with Greens

I wish the karma so dear to him does not turn against him

Son of an Italian duke denies singer Sting’s claim his dad tricked him into buying vineyard after giving him a glass from another region

The word has taken on a coarser, more cruel connotation

Nigella Lawson on changing the name of her 2002 recipe for Slut-red Raspberries