WEEK IN NUMBERS

82

The age at which a woman has passed her driving test. Grandmother Joesphine Sheeka passed her test at the first attempt. She had to take a break from lessons for an operation, but resumed them on her recovery.

124

The number of kilometres cyclist Ross Duncan plans to travel for 124 consecutive days.

Ross is planning to raise funds for CHAS and will do the cycle with a combination of outdoor cycling and state-ofthe art indoor terrain simulator Zwift.

£176,000

The amount of interest that former MSP Tommy Sheridan is entitled to.

A court has ruled he can claim this sum on top of damages in his defamation action.

270

The number of Primary 1 children in Dundee who were classified as obese in 2017-18.

This figure is 17.8% of the roll. More than a quarter are at risk of having such weight problems.

230,000

The number of people who visited the Overgate last week. About one million are expected to pass through the shopping centre’s doors in the run-up to Christmas. The Wellgate Centre also expects encouraging numbers.

74

The number of tonnes of medicines that have been dumped by NHS Tayside.

Since 2014, it has sent 295 tonnes of wasted, expired, discontinued or spoiled medicines to the incinerator.