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During 2000-2010, CEO pay at the largest 350 quoted companies increased by 108%, yet the value of those companies rose by just 8%. FTSE 100 bosses routinely earn several million a year in pay and bonuses, when a decade ago a million a year was a rarity. Yet during that decade the FTSE has gone nowhere – it is worth less today than it was in 1999. Income Data Services
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The world’s most expensive region to live is Hong Kong, where it costs 12 times the annual salary of HK$249,000 to buy the average property. Bournemouth and Plymouth also feature in the top ten.
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Bristol, the home of askten.co.uk, is probably the most neighbourly city as it has been officially dubbed the 'street party capital of the UK' with more events than any other city council area - over 400 last year alone. BBC
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English football clubs spent £60m in last month’s transfer window. This compares with last year’s £225m splurge, and could be due to a number of high profile expensive failures putting managers off marquee signings. BBC
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The number of British drivers aged 80 or above now tops the 1 million mark, with more than 65,000 of those registered over 90. A further 122 drivers have already celebrated their 100th birthday, with the oldest driver on record aged 106. DVLA
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Adele made $18m in the year from May 2010, making the British singing sensation ninth on Forbes’ list of the highest earning women in the music business. She scooped six trophies at this month's Grammy Awards. FT
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The British Egg industry predicts that of the nine billion eggs laid in 2012, 49% will be free range and only 48% from caged hens. The other 3% will be barn eggs. Just 15 years ago, 86% of British eggs came from smaller battery cages. Caged hens must now have 45cm headroom and 750 sq cms of floor space – roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper. Mail
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Radio 4’s flagship current-affairs programme, hosted by John Humphrys, Sarah Montague et al, now has 7.1 million listeners, putting their show only just behind Chris Moyle’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show, which has 7.2 million. BBC
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Despite Facebook requiring its members to be at least 13 years old, 44% of British children aged between eight and 12 routinely use the site. In the US, 37% of that age bracket regularly log on. Telegraph
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For million printed novels were sold in Britain in January – a million fewer than in than in the same month in 2011. The total number of books sold fell by 12%. Telegraph
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