WEEK IN NUMBERS

15,000

The number of people who applied for 78 jobs driving trains. Virgin are launching new trains and said that there were almost 200 applications for every vacancy following the biggest recruitment campaign on the East Coast route since the 1980s.

10

The number of postmeal minutes spent on a stroll that can improve management of Type 2 diabetes. Research suggests that short walks on a full stomach are better at reducing blood sugar levels than a 30-minute walk at any time of day.

101

The age of Dundee University’s oldest graduate. Anne Walden was an undergraduate from 1932 to 1936 and still visits the campus.

42

The age at which former Ireland and Munster rugby star Anthony Foley died. The Munster head coach was found dead in his hotel room in Paris hours before the team were due to play. A heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs.

200k

The number of fans who turned up in the rain in Manchester to greet Great Britian’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Around 350 members of the team took part in a parade of floats through the city centre to the cheers of the crowds.

4

The number of days Doreen Mann (87) was stuck in the bath. The pensioner was rescued when a waitress at her favourite cafe realised she had not been in for her tea and cake.