WEEK IN NUMBERS

£48bn

The value of household items gathering dust in British attics. Researchers found the typical household has accumulated £1,784 worth of useless stuff, including slow cookers and blenders. Heart monitors and rowing machines also feature.

6

A recording by, or featuring, Scottish songwriter and DJ Calvin Harris is played every six minutes in the UK. This is one reason why he has been named the most played Scottish artist of the 21st Century.

3,000

The number of people who have signed a petition opposing a new multiplex cinema of Dundee waterfront. This is despite claims that it could be crucial to the city’s economy.

80

The age of rugby player Fred Crowe. He was treated to a guard of honour at Forfar’s Strathmore Rugby Club to mark his birthday – and a 66-year love affair with the game. His club debut was in September 1955.

£31,022

The sum awarded to Dundee children’s charity The Yard by the Scottish Children’s Lottery. The charity works with disabled children and young people in Fife, Dundee and Edinburgh.

12,000

The number of Chinese performers who took part in a mass dance to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the special economic zone. This is an area on the island province Hainan in which business and trade laws are different from the rest of China.