London Trivia

*There are 17,000 more people drawing civil service pensions than are currently working as civil servants.
The Sunday Times

*Foreign buyers are injecting around 3.3bn pds into London's housing market each year, making them responsible for 34% of transactions.
Savills/Citywire

*A 10ft-high bronze statue of Ronald Reagan was unveiled outside the US Embassy in London to mark the centenary of his birth. It joins statues of Presidents Eisenhower and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Week

*92% of women over 50 say they're happier now than they have ever been. 81% feel as sexy as they did in their 20's; 86% of those with a partner say sex is better now than it was in their 20's.
Yours/The Daily Telegraph

*70% of families have a dishwasher, but two-thirds of owners have little faith in their machines and avaid using them. 71% say the dishwasher is their most likely household appliance to under-perform.
Vileda/Daily Mail