SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhy do we refer to a pound as a 'quid'? Martin Quinton, Wimbledon England It's short for "quid pro quo". Mark Power, Dublin Perhaps as in quid pro quo. Just as notes offer the statement "promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum" thereby indicating that they are not really worth anything except that they may be "cashed" in, then the quid comes from this idea of a like for like exchange?

Children pick peas at Fairbridge Farm in Molong, New South Wales. Photograph: National Archives of AustraliaChildren pick peas at Fairbridge Farm in Molong, New South Wales. Photograph: National Archives of AustraliaChild protectionDavid Hill’s mother made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ when they sent him to New South Wales. Now he wants a UK inquiry to hear the stories of those abused as children David Hill was 12, “so bloody poor” and living in England with his single mother and three brothers when they were given a brochure for Fairbridge Farm school in New South Wales, Australia, and the promise of a better life.

Benjamin Millepied with members of the Paris Opera Ballet in the Palais Garnier’s Grand Foyer, 2014. Photograph: Philippe Petit/Paris MatchBenjamin Millepied with members of the Paris Opera Ballet in the Palais Garnier’s Grand Foyer, 2014. Photograph: Philippe Petit/Paris MatchThe ObserverBalletInterviewBenjamin Millepied: ballet’s black swan bows out in ParisLuke JenningsLast week Benjamin Millepied resigned as head of dance at the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet, criticising the company’s rigid ways. Luke Jennings, who spoke to the choreographer twice in recent weeks, reports

27 Dec 202317.14 ESTThat’s all from me. Thanks for reading and for your emails and tweets. I’m off for a mince pie and a cuppa. Here’s the match report from Stamford Bridge once again. Cheers! Chelsea find way past Crystal Palace thanks to Noni Madueke’s late penaltyRead more27 Dec 202317.13 ESTIt’s also full-time at Goodison Park. City roar back from a goal down to win 3-1. Everton 1-3 Manchester City: Premier League – live reactionRead more27 Dec 202317.

TelevisionReviewBinge’s first original series is gentle, polished and cinematic, following siblings and their father on a quest to grow – and learn to love Just as we enter the final days of 2021, along comes another very fine homegrown production to cap off a bumper year for Australian television. The first original series from streaming platform Binge, Love Me is a classy Melbourne-set drama directed by Emma Freeman (Stateless, Glitch) and written by Alison Bell, Leon Ford, Adele Vuko and Blake Ayshford.