Badger over Bard

The Bank of England is to discontinue issuing banknotes with historic figures in favour of animals. Which figures have appeared on which notes since the Bank began the practice in 1970?

£1    (1978)                      Sir Isaac Newton

£5    (1971)                  Duke of Wellington

£5    (1990)                  George Stephenson

£5    (2002)                             Elizabeth Fry

£5    (2016)                    Winston Churchill

£10  (1975)               Florence Nightingale

£10  (1992)                        Charles Dickens

£10  (2000)                         Charles Darwin

£10  (2017)                               Jane Austen

£20  (1970)               William Shakespeare

£20  (1991)                       Michael Faraday

£20  (2007)                              Adam Smith

£20  (2020)                           J.M.W. Turner

Unions for Reform

More trade union members were found to be intending to vote for Reform than vote Labour. Which unions have the most Reform-supporting members?

(The percentage of members intending to vote Labour is in brackets)

Aslef                                           38% (50%)

Unite                                           36% (30%)

RMT                                           27% (27%)

CWU                                          26% (28%)

Unison                                        25% (28%)

NEU                                            21% (39%)

Source: JL Partners

Screening

Sir Keir Starmer was reported to be ready to announce a ban on social media for under-16s. How many of them are currently using it?

3- to 5-year-olds     37% use social media
(19% have their own phone)

6- to 7-year-olds                       36% (30%)

8- to 9-year-olds                       57% (69%)

10- to 12-year-olds                   81% (86%)

13- to 15-year-olds                   95% (97%)

Source: Ofcom

Breast behaviour

How many mothers breastfeed their babies?

– At two weeks old, 80% of babies are breastfed, falling to 71% at six weeks and 58% at six months.

– 86% of mothers initiate breastfeeding at least once. This breaks down into 99% of black mothers, 96% of Asian mothers and 82% of white mothers.

– In the least deprived areas, 90% of mothers initiated breastfeeding at least once, compared with 80% in the most deprived areas.

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities