WEEK IN NUMBERS

87

The age of Dundee man Alex Stewart who has returned to university to begin his eighth degree. Mr Stewart, who left school at the age of 14, did not return to education until retirement at the age of 65. He discovered that he took to learning and has studied ever since.

£295k

The asking price for the Fife home of a Tahitian princess. The flat in Anstruther was home to Princess Titua Marama, chiefess of Haapiti. She lived in the property until her death in 1898.

£17.7m

The compensation bill facing Ryanair after flights were cancelled. Passengers were left stranded as many flights were cancelled due to the over-allocation of pilots’ holidays.

91

The age of actor Harry Dean Stanton who has died.

During his career Stanton appeared in around 200 films and television shows, including Paris, Texas and Twin Peaks: The Return.

10

The number of minutes a new device takes to detect various disorders, ranging from cancer to abnormal pregnancy. The device, when fully developed, would be a multi-purpose tool for identifying a host of conditions.

£1,000

The sum raised by Dundee girl Ruby Wilcox for a cancer charity.

Ruby, 8, had her hair cut and donated 14 inches to the Little Princess Trust. The charity makes wigs for children suffering from cancer.