Get out of jail

There were 8 prison escapes in the year to March. All were recaptured within a month.

– Some 63 prisoners absconded, which is when a prisoner escapes without having to overcome a physical barrier: this is only possible in open prisons.

– A total of 71 had their escape made for them after they were accidentally released.
– Fortunately, the last escape from a Category A prison was in 2013.

Source: Ministry of Justice

Catching heat

A century-old heat record for September was nearly beaten last weekend. Here are other records for the warmest ever day in a particular month that might soon be broken:

Date and Temp in ˚C

2 September 1906 – 35.6

1 October 2011 – 29.9

1 November 2015 – 22.4

28 December 2019 – 18.7

27 January 1958 – 18.3

Source: Met Office

Fit to drop

England’s George Ford scored three drop goals in seven minutes vs Argentina during last Saturday’s Rugby World Cup group stage win. Who are the all-time leading international drop goal scorers?

Player and No. of drop goals

Johnny Wilkinson (England) – 36

Hugo Porta (Argentina) – 28

Rob Andrew (England) – 23

Diego Dominguez (Italy) – 20

Naas Botha (South Africa) – 18

Source: Rugby Football Union and others

Gainful employment

Job vacancies in the UK have fallen below one million for the first time in more than two years, with 989,000 jobs currently needing to be filled. Which employment sectors had the most and fewest vacancies last month?

Industry sector and Vacancies

Health and social work – 188,000

Hospitality – 111,000

Science and technology – 87,000

Retail – 71,000

Manufacturing – 68,000

Motor – 24,000

Real estate – 10,000

Water, sewerage, waste – 6,000

Electricity, gas, energy supply – 5,000

Mining and quarrying – 2,000

Source: Office for National Statistics

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