The bottom line £37,000 What singer Lady Gaga has spent on a backpack for her boyfriend’s birthday. It was designed and signed by artist Damien Hirst. £4,000 How much a lock of Mick Jagger’s hair has fetched at auction. His first girlfriend, Chrissie Shrimpton, trimmed it nearly 50 years ago. £20,000 The value of the rare comics that a struggling artist unwittingly used to make a papier- mache sculpture. Andrew Vickers found the vintage comics in a skip. £3.6m The value of the cannabis found in a consignment of frozen sardines in Spain. 5.5 The estimated average number of years by which China’s air pollution has reduced life expectancy in the north of the country. £26.75 What the average British consumer spends on a smartphone per month – for a deal including 300 calls and one GB of data. Only Australians pay less for this package, according to an OECD study of the major economies. £10,000 The price of a jewel-encrusted, 18-carat white-gold nappy-rash cream holder designed by jewellery maker Theo Fennell. The tiny pot is attached to a charm bracelet. The bespoke piece was commissioned by nappy cream maker Sudocrem for the arrival of the baby of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. £270m The cost of the new British Airways Airbus A380. The new plane is the first of 12 on order; three arrive this year and five more in 2014.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:53:31 +0000
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