After years of having a rather a strained relationship with Wimbledon thanks to being "paralysed by fear" at the thought of ...

The belief in and even fear of the number 13 is not always a phobia. A true phobia, a condition like triskaidekaphobia, is an anxiety disorder that can be diagnosed.

People who fear the number 13 suffer from something called “triscaidekaphobia”, while those who specifically fear Friday the 13th suffer from “parascevedecatriaphobia”.

In Italy, the number 13 is actually considered lucky, and it’s Friday 17th that has the bad reputation. The connection between the number 17 and bad luck is goes back to the Roman numerals for 17, ...