WEEK IN NUMBERS

1,000

The number of selfmade millionaires selling goods on eBay. eBay millionaires have increased by 300 in the past year, a study shows, meaning there are now more than 1,000 in the UK.

£2,000

The sum to be raised by pupils at Craigie Primary School in Perth. Parents have voted to keep the school badge, which is at the centre of a heraldry dispute with the Lord Lyon. Pupils discovered they were breaking an ancient law of heraldic design.

14,000

The number of photographs saved for the nation.

The MacKinnon collection spans a century of Scottish life and has been saved through a £1m acquisition.

74

The percentage of adults who have felt so stressed in the last year that they have been unable to cope. The poll was conducted by the Mental Health Association. A spokesman said that stress is one of the great public health challenges of our time.

2.4m

The number of lives saved by an Australian blood donor.

James Harrison, 81, has given blood every week for almost 60 years and has saved an estimated 2.4 million babies. His blood has an antibody that can help protect newborns from haemolytic disease.

£14

The variation in petrol prices between builtup areas and their suburbs.

Perth had one of the widest gaps in Scotland.