The not-so-great charter
David Cameron wants every child to be taught about Magna Carta. Some bits he might want to leave out:
— ‘If one who has borrowed from the Jews any sum, great or small, die before that loan be repaid, the debt shall not bear interest while the heir is under age.’
— ‘No one shall be arrested or imprisoned upon the appeal of a woman, for the death of any other than her husband.’
Foul play
Is there a correlation between bad behaviour from a country’s football team and violence in the country as a whole?
| WORST-BEHAVED TEAMS IN EUROPE | |
| Homicides per 100,000 people | |
| Ukraine | 4.3 |
| Romania | 1.7 |
| Croatia | 1.2 |
| Iceland | 0.3 |
| Bulgaria | 1.9 |
| Fouls in World Cup qualifying | |
| Ukraine | 186 |
| Romania | 164 |
| Croatia | 156 |
| Iceland | 153 |
| Bulgaria | 148 |
| Germany | 0.8 |
| Spain | 0.8 |
| BEST-BEHAVED TEAMS IN EUROPE | |
| Homicides per 100,000 people | |
| Georgia | 84 |
| Italy | 79 |
| Northern Ireland | 76 |
| Germany | 70 |
| Spain | 58 |
| Fouls in World Cup qualifying | |
| Georgia | 4.3 |
| Italy | 0.9 |
| Northern Ireland | 1.0 |
| Germany | 0.8 |
| Spain | 0.8 |
Source: Fifa/Nationmaster
Baby steps
Labour wants to introduce four weeks’ paid paternity leave. Here’s how paid maternity leave compares in developed countries:
| Czech Republic | 4 years |
| Sweden | 16 months |
| Germany | 12 months* |
| UK | 12 months |
| Canada | 50 weeks |
| Italy | 22 weeks |
| France/Spain | 16 weeks |
| Japan | 14 weeks |
| USA | None† |
*14 months for single parents
†Except in California, New York and a handful of other states
Suffering for their art
Harrison Ford was injured by a spaceship door while making a Star Wars film. These were the accidents on film sets reported over four years to consultants Actsafe:
| General stuntwork | 69 |
| Wire work/ratchets | 45 |
| Martial arts | 23 |
| High fall | 16 |
| Acrobatics | 14 |
| Driving | 12 |
| Work with horses | 8 |
| Fire | 8 |
| Aerial work | 6 |
| Motorcycle | 6 |
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