WEEK IN NUMBERS

23

The number of drivers being caught speeding every day on the A90. New cameras have detected almost four times the number of speeding cars between January and March when compared with the previous three months.

500

The number of new jobs that could be created in Stirling. If proposals for a £30 million dairy on the outskirts of the town are successful, Grahams’ The Family Dairy say jobs could be created including apprenticeships.

100,000

The number of spectators expected at Prince Harry’s wedding. That will make it one of Thames Valley Police force’s largest security operations.

200

The number of physical and verbal attacks on traffic wardens. Over the last five years in Courier Country, parking attendants have come in for abuse, with Dundee having the highest incident rate at 89 assaults.

£605m

The amount paid in royalties to musicians last year. The Performing Rights Society said that in total there were 6.6 trillion performances of music, in various forms from downloads to live performances, reported last year.

117

The age of the world’s oldest person who has just died. Nabi Tajima became the oldest living person seven months ago and she reportedly had more than 160 descendants.