WEEK IN NUMBERS

10

The number of girls given the name of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last year. Two were given the name of the Prime Minister Theresa May. According to the National Records for Scotland, 42 girls were given the name Alba, the Gaelic for Scotland.

200

The age of a rare golfclub expected to sell for about £25,000 at auction in America. The long nose putter was made by Fife-born Hugh Philp around the time the Society of St Andrews Golfers changed its name to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 1834.

15

The number of days that Glenshee has been open this season. Scotland’s ski centres have suffered one of their worst ever seasons.

45m

The number of years that the leukaemia virus has existed. It is thought to have begun in ancient bentwinged bats. A blood cancer-causing virus has been found in the ancient DNA traces.

£85,000

The amount given to police to extend their search for Madeleine McCann. This sum will give officers six more months to investigate the disappearance of the threeyear old from a holiday apartment in Praia de Luz, Portugal in 2007.

£60,000

The price fetched on eBay for a rare £5 note. The new polymer note, discovered in a man’s change, had one of the earliest serial numbers starting with AA01, which is desirable to collectors.