4

Russian tourists mauled by the same white-tipped shark preying in waters off Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh

26

percentage of degree-educated women who smoke or drink at some stage in pregnancy

-13.7

Record low ground temperature set for November at Casement Aerodrome

45

seconds it took for a crew member to grab Spiderman after he got stuck over the audience in the preview of U2's Broadway musical SpiderMan

1.4

million viewers tuned into the Willie Wonka-themed Late Late Toy Show.

31

years IRA murder victim, 'disappeared' Gerry Evans (24) was buried in a remote Co Louth bog.

130,769

euro – what 13 staff who lost jobs at FAI would get if Giovanni Trappatoni's reduced salary of €1.7m were divided between them.

24

number of zeros you have to put after the number 3 to get the number of stars now thought to be in our universe.

10

Grammy nominations for superstar Eminem, one for each category

41.44

million euro estimated will be lost to shops this Christmas because of shoplifting