UK News 18-03-2005 who: Churchill Insurance what: Says people`s names influence their choice of car when: Monday snippet: "If your name is Wayne or Tracey, you probably drive a Ford Escort," says The Mirror, following a survey of 500,000 motorists. "Mondeo man is very likely a Rodney and behind the wheel of a Renault Clio could be an Amy." In other survey news, The Independent says Charles de Gaulle is the favourite to come top in the French version of the BBC`s Great Britons, in which Napoleon has notably failed to make the Top Ten; and The Guardian says only 40% of British people think they are well informed about science and publishes a quick quiz to find out if you "know your moons from your molecules". [... more]

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