& #39;The legal rules inevitably do not cover all circumstances, including those that I found myself in.& #39; - Dominic Cummings

Your wife was ill, you thought you were infectious and you& #39;ve got a kid. Those circumstances are not exceptional. They& #39;re commonplace.

But if this is a defence, I think I& #39;ll pop out and nick a dog, because I quite fancy a third dog and I& #39;ve never read a law that says JK Rowling specifically can& #39;t steal dogs.

& #39;Often answering questions doesn& #39;t clear up confusion, it increases confusion& #39; is what I& #39;ll say to the police when they want to know where I got my new labradoodle, Dominic.