WEEK IN NUMBERS

£600m

The sum that is to be invested in superfast broadband to “transform the economic prospects of rural Scotland.” MPs have been told that the cash forms part of a plan to roll out the technology to all homes and businesses in Scotland by 2021.

4

The number of goals which ended Celtic Football Club’s 69-game unbeaten domestic run. The first goal was scored for Hearts by 16-year-old Harry Cochrane.

114,000

The number, in tonnes, of plastic packaging that will end up in the bin, not recycled, according to Wildlife and Countryside Link. They also estimate about 34 square miles of wrapping paper will be used over Christmas.

£1bn

The amount that British shoppers will spend on Christmas Day for the first time. As “post-Christmas” sales start online on Christmas Eve, 930,000 Scots – one in five adults – will spend time on devices on the day.

70

The number of miles per hour that drivers will now be able to travel on the Queensferry Crossing. The work required to ensure that the £1.35 billion bridge can operate at the limit has now been completed.

2

The number of candidates hired by Lord Alan Sugar on his show The Apprentice. It is the first time in the programme’s history that Lord Sugar has been unable to choose between the two finalists.