Who are the longest-serving Archbishops of Canterbury?

Arch rivals

Justin Welby served longer as Archbishop of Canterbury than any of his four immediate predecessors, but others have served far longer. The longest since the Reformation was Randall Davidson, who held the position between 1903 and 1928, when he retired aged 80 – becoming the first not to die in post. Before the reformation, several Archbishops served stints of nearly three decades, but none so long as Thomas Bourchier, who was Archbishop between 1454 and 1486. Another long-serving Archbishop was St Dunstan, who held the post between 959 and 988, surviving to the age of around 80 in spite of having been beaten, bound and thrown into a cesspit in his youth.

Digital divide

How buoyant is the market for jobs in the digital sector?

— In 2022/23 the number of jobs grew by 0.3% (compared with 0.8% in the economy as a whole).

— Jobs in telecommunications, a subset of the digital sector, actually fell by 2.7%.

— The digital sector accounts for 5.6% of all employment.

— 29% of workers are female, compared with 48% of the overall workforce.

— 64% of workers have a degree, compared with 44% across the economy.

Source: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mother countries

Last year, 187,975 babies were born to mothers who themselves were born outside the UK. Where were the mothers born?

India 21,513

Pakistan 17,715

Romania 13,717

Nigeria 12,312

Poland 9,420

Bangladesh 7,889

Albania 3,891

Afghanistan 3,388

Ghana 3,363

US 3,229

Source: Office for National Statistics

Doctored figures

How easy is it to contact a GP (according to an NHS satisfaction survey)?

— 70% said it was easy, 12% said it was difficult.

— 45% said they got help ‘there and then’, while 27% said they got an appointment later the same day and 23% said they were seen the next day or later.

— 44% of these appointments were face-to-face, 15% by phone and 21% online.

Source: ONS Health Insight Team