Western Daily Press (Saturday)
WHAT THEY SAY
We do understand the difficulties of the situation we’re in and the difficulties mortgage-holders face. If we don’t take action to get inflation down, things will get worse - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey after the bank hikes interest rates by 0.75% to 3%.
Today’s news is going to be very tough for families with mortgages up and down the country, for businesses with loans. But there is a global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund says a third of the world’s economy is now in recession - Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warns there are “no easy options” on the table as mortgage
rates soar.
Sadly GMP’s failings were significant. We failed to plan effectively and the execution of that which was planned was simply not good enough. Our actions were substantially inadequate and fell short of what the public have every right to expect, and for this, I apologise unreservedly - Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson after criticism from an inquiry of the emergency service response to the Manchester Arena bombing.
You’re not yourself at all, it changes you, no matter how considerate you might be of the problems of being famous, it changes you and it’s bound to - Veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson explains that he dislikes watching his past interviews because he feels his television persona was a “disguise”.
Lots of people think dad is a scary, shouty person because they’ve seen him like it on television. But really, as soon as you meet him or you’re in the same room as him, you realise he’s genuinely a massive softy - Tilly Ramsay, daughter of chef Gordon Ramsay