Bit weird at work at the moment. I'm treated as boss of the payroll I'm on...but I'm not. I'm sort of enjoying the power without the responsibility.

With 21 new maternities to process today, the conversation turned to the question of the record for the highest number of children to one woman. Turns out it was 69, a Russian woman in the 18th century. She had her first at 17/18 and had a total of 27 confinements (obviously some twins and triplets in there too). Imagine if that happened today on a British payroll. Would drive the payroll department loopy.