8.5 Slipper size of Bernie Madoff, whose black velveteens, with gold BLM monogram, are one of 400 new items being auctioned to pay off his $65bn debt

10 Age of youngest French rioter arrested for protesting against raising of pension age

250 Catwoman and hate-figure Mary Bale's fine in sterling for putting a cat in a wheelie bin

2 Jewish weddings in Ireland last year

12.9 Percentage of couples separating in Limerick – the highest rate in the country

20 Weight in stone of two bus drivers suspended from work in Blackpool for being "too fat".

73 Average euro price for a room in a Dublin hotel, down from €78 last year

50 Percent of all road deaths are on bank holidays with 50% of the victims aged between 16 and 30

6.30 Time that 113,138 people leave for work

1.5m What it costs, in sterling, to make The X Factor every weekend