this morning, motorists across the country were getting used to the idea of another unwelcome landmark in the soaring cost of living. 100 quid to fill up the average tank. it s terrible, terrible. every day it is going higher. i don t know what has happened. it s extremely expensive, it makes me think twice about having a car. when is it going to go down, that s the question, isn t it? | the cost of filling up is in three figures because fuel prices are surging, with the average petrol price up by 1.5 pence between tuesday and wednesday to a new record, and diesel at £1.88 a litre. the big reason for the soaring cost of petrol is, of course, the rising price of crude oil, driven higher by the global economic reopening post pandemic, and also made worse by the war in ukraine. but the price of crude oil has been higher than this twice before, in 2011 and 2008. and back then, the price of petrol was nowhere near this high.
it s extremely expensive, it makes me think twice about having a car. when is it going to go down, that s the question, isn t it? | the cost of filling up is in three figures because fuel prices are surging, with the average petrol price up by 1.5 pence between tuesday and wednesday to a new record, and diesel at £1.88 a litre. the big reason for the soaring cost of petrol is, of course, the rising price of crude oil, driven higher by the global economic reopening post pandemic, and also made worse by the war in ukraine. but the price of crude oil has been higher than this twice before, in 2011 and 2008. and back then, the price of petrol was nowhere near this high. we know, as motorists, how much we are feeling the pain whenever we go to the pumps. but that pain is much, much worse for the lorry industry, on whom we all depend, because everything we get in britain comes on the back of a truck. and if our costs are going up,
across the country were getting used to the idea of another unwelcome landmark in the soaring cost of living. 100 quid to fill up the average tank. it s terrible, terrible. every day it is going higher. i don t know what has happened. it s extremely expensive, it makes me think twice about having a car. when is it going to go down, that s the question, isn t it? | the cost of filling up is in three figures because fuel prices are surging, with the average petrol price up by 1.5 pence between tuesday and wednesday to a new record, and diesel at £1.88 a litre. the big reason for the soaring cost of petrol is, of course, the rising price of crude oil, driven higher by the global economic reopening post pandemic, and also made worse by the war in ukraine. but the price of crude oil has been higher than this twice before, in 2011 and 2008. and back then, the price of petrol was nowhere near this high. we know, as motorists, how much we are feeling the pain
elliott gotkin. it will be interesting how much a fourth dose can make to a society. reporter: that s right, max. this is a test bed for the rest of the world. as you say, we were talking about it a couple of weeks ago. naftali bennett was welcoming it. but the director general of the health ministry was a little bit more cautious. he waited until new year s eve to give the go ahead and yesterday gave approval for the over 60s and health care workers as well. amongst this back drop we are seeing a rise. the rco efficient, the person it was infecting with covid, that s creeping up to 1.88, a level not
The Central Government on Wednesday said that more than 11.88 crore unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories to be administered.