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'Do you know how to twerk?': The week in quotes

Here’s what was said and who said what this week.

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There’s not a smoking gun but a smoking saw.

US Republican senator Lindsey Graham on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pointing the finger at the Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.
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It’s kind of like having an abusive partner spiking the drinks and inviting them to a Christmas party.

Heidi Nordby Lunde, president of Norway’s European Movement, speaking to Channel 4 News on why her country is not keen on letting the United Kingdom join Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein in the EEA.

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Do you know how to twerk?

The question the winner of the inaugural women’s Ballon D’Or, Ada Hegerberg, was asked as she accepted her award.

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If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.

David Attenborough on climate change.

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As I walked back to my seat, I was met by several angry young men, red in the face and mildly abusive, who all seemed to be obsessed with Islam and Tommy Robinson. I wondered at that time if I’d just given my last Ukip speech.

Nigel Farage writing in The Telegraph on why he left the UK Independence Party.

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I can’t describe the feeling. Just to know that I have somewhere to go. That I can now live a proper life with my kids… It’s just unbelievable.

One person who moved into 13 new apartments for families affected by homelessness, Joanne, on how it will change her life.

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It’s real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on whether he has been replaced by a body double.

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