Quirky World: Stocking forecast gets us out of a tights spot

ENGLAND: A lecturer who spent months playing Robin Hood has developed a formula to work out the appropriate thickness of tights for any weather.

James Hind, who teaches statistics at Nottingham Trent University, was asked to make an equation using windspeed and temperature to determine the correct denier of tights to pop on in the morning.

The so-called stocking forecast was commissioned by BBC Radio Nottingham and will form part of its breakfast show’s weather bulletins.