“I’m a parent who understands the feelings when something goes terribly, terribly wrong, and I understand also how long it takes for people to handle and deal with the grief we have all experienced” – Bereaved mother Jacqui Janes after accepting an apology from Gordon Brown after the PM unknowingly misspelled her son’s name in [...]

“this win means I can take my foot off the pedal and relaa a bit” – Les Scadding, an overwhelmed unemployed mechanic after winning 45.5 million pounds in Euromillion lottery

“we have to be disappointed because it’s a draw at home” – Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez says after the match against Birmingham City

“very very sorry for the way that Mrs.Janes feels about the letter” – Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologises to the mother of a dead soldier for apparently misspelling his name