“To the utter disgust of the rest of the world, Japan intends to resume killing whales. We don’t need statements of disgust, we need sanctions that will hurt. If shame won’t turn the Japanese then economic pain might” – TV naturalist Chris Packham.

“We aren’t allowed to go past anything without stopping and picking it up” – The Duchess of Cornwall, saying that her husband, the Prince of Wales, is a “passionate litter picker”.

“I’m passionate about what’s going on, and I kind of feel, if too many people sit back, closing their eyes, gripping on, hoping for the best, that’s where we’re going to end up with a massive car crash” – Broadcaster Ben Fogle, who is considering escaping to an island after Brexit.

“It’s been one hell of a ride” – Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating speaking at the band’s final concert in Belfast.

“I think people have had enough of 62-year-old women” – Tory MP Anna Soubry when asked if she would be running for prime minister – Theresa May is 62.

“In Westminster, we are deep in Alice in Wonderland” – Diplomat Sir Ivan Rogers.

“I’m a committed Radio 3 listener, but when Simon Mayo starts at the new classical music station Scala I’ll be tuning in. How could my employers, the BBC, have let him slip from their grasp?”  – The BBC’s John Simpson.

“No way ever will I go in the jungle – even when I hit rock bottom and I’ve got no work at all, I’ll go work in Hamleys” – TV’s Keith Lemon, of Through The Keyhole fame, will not be appearing on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!

“Women get older better than men get older, and that makes me feel very sad for men … when you are a man, change is harder” – Veteran actress Jane Fonda, 81.

“Farewell, Yellow Pages. Thanks for stopping my table from wobbling all this time” – Jean Cooper, of Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, in a letter to the Daily Mail.