The LGA has been central in helping us to implement the act and has been extremely constructive all the way through. We want to continue to be constructive and that's why we are happy to have an early review of the guidance once 200,000 pubs, clubs and restaurants have been re-licensed.

He was very realistic with me, clear about what's going on, and he certainly educated us on what we'd be facing. He clearly understood how tough it was.

It does concern us that a thoughtless or even malicious act like this could hurt the lake for 50 years.

This shows that lottery money is continuing to make an absolutely essential contribution to our film industry.

It seems absolutely wrong that people should be able to profit in this cynical way from an event that is designed to highlight the need for action on poverty in Africa, and for which so many artists and others are donating their valuable time for nothing [on people selling Live8 concert tickets on eBay]

There is a possibility that the number of offences will increase. That in itself could be a sign of success because more people are using the powers of the act.