Quotes of the week

"No legal force."

The European Court of Human Rights' criticism of the Maltese system that failed to protect an Algerian immigrant from an unnecessarily long detention period.

"There is nothing which goes against EU laws."

European Commission director general for migration Stefano Manservisi defending the Italy-Libya agreement to return asylum seekers rescued on the high seas to Libya.

"Girls who witness domestic violence... are prone to become victims."

Appoġġ adult and family services manager Maryanne Gauci warning that unless the hundreds of children who witnessed parent abuse were helped they risked becoming victims or perpetrators.

"I was on a first name basis with people at Met Office."

Tenor Joseph Calleja joking at the start of his concert, which had been postponed by five days because of forecast gale force winds.

"Everyone slows down... and then speeds up again."

Vince Sacco, a The Times reader, welcoming the Budget proposal to increase the threshold on speed cameras to 80 km/h from 60 km/h.

"Every single shot sold the story."

UK pop star Nicola Roberts heaping praise on Tiffany Pisani, whose photographs secured her a place in the final 10 of the reality show Britain's Next Top Model.