WEEK IN NUMBERS

2,600

The number of training places for nurses and midwives to be created over the next four years. The Scottish Government has announced the places as part of a plan to strengthen the NHS workforce.

£26bn

The predicted cost of the UK’s “divorce bill” on leaving the European Union, according to a think tank. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said the Brexit settlement could see the UK billed for £50bn while others say it could be as much as £100bn.

66

The number of times holidaymaker Jessie Loftus has come to Arbroath on holiday. She leaves Motherwell twice each year for the Angus town.

£47m

The amount taxpayers have paid to cleaqn up after litter louts in the last four years. Figures obtained form Dundee City, Perth and Kinross, Angus and Fife councils showed that the sum has been spent on keeping the streets tidy.

£130,000

The amount required to replace ageing radios belonging to mountain rescue teams. There is an increasing issue with reliability and the teams are looking to replace them to increase safety.

37p

The costs of Timmy the tortoise when he was bought 50 years ago. The much-loved reptile is believed to be the oldest pet in Scotland. His owners, twins Angela Taylor-Russell and Jacqueline Hall, think he could be even older.