31.   A THOUSAND stalkers on the Scottish hills this winter have been shooting deer to keep their record numbers under control.

32.   TOURISTS from western Europe are flocking to Britain in record numbers.

33.   -- welcomed everyone at the start of a new academic year, and hopes you all have a record number of enrolments.

34.   Already, there are reports of record numbers of absentee ballots.

35.   Also this year, record numbers of tourists are visiting the city, sending the hotel occupancy rate to the highest level in recent memory.

36.   Although a record number of newborns are surviving to their first birthday, black infants are still twice as likely to die as white babies.

37.   Americans bought a record number of homes during the year.

38.   Americans showed up in record numbers for the World Cup.

39.   Americans are taking advantage of the opportunity by refinancing their mortgages in record numbers.

40.   Amazingly, Rangers fans in record numbers donned hard hats to peer into the crater and watch the team rebuild.