THEY SAID WHAT?

“We fought so long and hard for this opportunity to be seen as equal and now we are here and it’s just amazing”

- Robyn Peoples, 26, who married Sharni Edwards, 27, following a landmark law change allowing same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

“Of course the UK can decide to settle for less, but I personally believe that we should be way more ambitious”

- European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen admits surprise at Boris Johnson’s suggestion that the UK could be prepared to accept an Australianstyle relationship with the EU without a formal trade deal.

“They had reached the conclusion that this was the best course of action for their two children and ongoing friendship”

- a spokesman announcing that the Queen’s grandson, Peter Phillips, and his wife Autumn, above, are in the process of divorcing.

“PJ Masks will do a greater job than all of them put together”

- Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings suggests a team of cartoon superheroes could do a better job of running the country than the current crop of ministers.

“We don’t try to create a fictitious nowhere to please a global audience. We set out to show a very recognisable picture of life in this country”

- ITV’s chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall cites long-running soap Coronation Street as a gem of public service television.

“I’m going to miss spending my Saturday nights with you. Loads of love and for one last time it’s lights out, all out”

- Paddy McGuinness bids farewell to dating show Take Me Out, which has been cancelled after 10 years.