I read an interesting article the other day in moneyweek and thought i would share it with you about some interesting money facts.

£90m What footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s (left) lets have been insured for by Real Madrid.

£16,000 What compensatioin payments to school pupils who slip or trip in school are costing the taxpayer a day.

£30,000 The sum torchwood star John Barrowman is set to earn per week in pantomime this Christmas.

£14.3m How much the photographer Annie Liebovitz owes creditors who may force her to sell her life’s work in order to repay the debt.

£250m What three fraudsters tried to sell the Ritz hotel for despite not owning it.  Patrick Dolan, Conn Farrell, and Anthony Lee have gone on trial for fraud.

£8.60 The amount that a grieving coupld were charged per minute by Milton Keynes council after the funeral for their baby son overran their booked crematorium slot by ten minutes.

$23,148,855,3308,184,500 What a man in America was charged on his debit card statement for a packet of cigarettes after a banking error.  The bank of America apologised and corrected the mistake the following day.

£150,000 The value of camera equipment stolen from BBC Television Centre since April.

£7,524.30 What new speaker John Bercow has claimed on expenses for a sofa suite and window seat cushions.

Article Source: MoneyWeek