The British insurance industry footed a bill of £650 million this winter as people in the UK endured the coldest winter for 30 years.

New York authorities have agreed to pay US$657.5 million to workers at Ground Zero who have suffered ill-health due to the dust created by the 9/11 World Trade Centre attacks.

The National Trust is offering a free jar of fresh air for stressed office-bound city workers in the UK after its research showed that 70% find escaping the city relaxing.