The bottom line

£371bn

How much more in total Britons would need to add to their savings accounts in order to feel financially secure, according to the Yorkshire Building Society’s poll of 2,000 people. On average, respondents said they needed savings of £17,465 each to feel comfortable.

£1m

The sum Sweden’s government had to pay a jailed drug dealer when the bitcoin he had earned illegally appreciated while he was in custody. The bitcoins were seized from him, and the amount recorded in dollars. When a court ordered the amount must be repaid, only three of the original 36 coins had to be sold to generate the amount demanded. The remaining 33 bitcoin, worth about £1.1m, were also returned to the man.

£100,000

The asking price for a single parking space in St Ives, Cornwall, believed to be the most expensive outside of London, says The Times. The five by two metre spot sits within a 16-car garage and is a short stroll from Porthmeor Beach.

1,500

The amount in Swiss francs (£1,200) that residents in the Swiss canton of Fribourg receive for turning 100 to donate to a charity of their choice, accordin gtoS wiss newspaper Le Matin Dimanche.Most, however, opt tor eceive 100 bottles of local wine instead.

£17.6bn

The annual cost to the hospitality sector each year from people failing to show up for their pub and restaurant bookings, accordin gtot ech firm Zonal.

¥150m

The current value of the wedding payment in Japanese yen (£990,000) that is traditionally paid by to Japanese who lose status rrya

the state princesses their imperial when they ma commoner. However, Princess Mako (pictured), niece to Emperor Naruhito, has said she will turn down the gift whens he marries Kei Komuro by the end of the year.