people are now trying to interact with and bring increased production from those locations are iran, venezuela. and a potentialfor the us shale industry to get drilling again. there are lots of unpalatable choices if we want less production from russia. those countries who can increase production have their own issues with their own regimes. you talked about issues with their own regimes. you talked about shell, there are going to be choices to be made which are not in keeping with various countries net zero targets. i want to talk more about the impact on regular consumers. the rac says petrol is going to top 1.60 litre this week here in the uk and could you anticipate that rising father along with the cost of heating homes, businesses etc?
the war in ukraine is expected to have a dramatic effect on the cost of living here in the uk, in particular adding to energy prices. the rac says the average petrol price is now nearly £1.60 a litre for the first time ever. our transport correspondent katy austin reports from sutton coldfield. home carer sharon can clock up a0 miles a day for work, in her own car. she pays for the fuel to get to herfirstjob of the morning, the business pays 35 pence per mile for the rest, but prices at the forecourt have got a lot more expensive. because the petrol is rising, i m putting more out of my own pocket into my car. as before, it was even. so it covered it, basically. yes, but now it doesn t. everything else is going up as well and there s nothing coming in extra. the business sharon works for is trying to reduce the miles
example, if you are travelling, you are feeling really pinched now. it is one thing if you use the car as a runaround but when you have to factor in petrol as part of your income, or diesel, it is absolutely massive. d0 income, or diesel, it is absolutely massive. , massive. do you remember the good old da s of massive. do you remember the good old days of £1.40 massive. do you remember the good old days of £1.40 a massive. do you remember the good old days of £1.40 a litre? massive. do you remember the good old days of £1.40 a litre? it - massive. do you remember the good old days of £1.40 a litre? it was - old days of £1.a0 a litre? it was not that long ago. what a week it has been for drivers! they are today new and expensive records are being set. last wednesday on average a litre of unleaded petrol cost £1.52, the same amount of diesel costs on average around £155 p. after a week of conflict and the sanctions that followed, here we are at nearly £1.60 for petrol and
hearings until 2023, so as to whether that will report in time for the next election is anyone s gas. thank you, hugh pym. growth bounced back in the uk economy injanuary with gross domestic product incrasing by 0.8 per cent over the month. it wiped out a 0.2 per cent drop the previous month. it means that gdp is above its pre pandemic level, though analysts are warning there ll be serious economic consequences of russia s invasion of ukraine, with added inflationary pressures. and petrol prices have risen above £1.60 a litre on average for the first time as the war in ukraine continues to affect the worldwide cost of oil. unleaded petrol hit £1.61 a litre yesterday, having risen by 8p in a week, while diesel reached £1.70 a litre. the rac has warned that prices at the pump are set to remain high for some time. a triple killer who murdered a mother, her son and a stranger
MANILA - Iloilo scored the first win of the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Invitational after trouncing Negros, 83-77, on the very first game of the tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Saturday. The United Royals asserted control of the fourth quarter after the Muscovados showed that they were no pushovers despite being the regional league's newcomers. Just when Iloilo thought it would be cruising to a blowout win after taking a 48-39 halftime lead, Negros came alive in the third quarter and cut the lead to just one, 61-60, entering the fourth. United Royals coach Eric Gonzales said the near-collapse was a sign that his team was still not at its peak strength. "Talagang work in progress. Ang basa ko kasi 50 percent pa lang sila (They are still a work in progress. I project that they are still at 50 percent strength). We're trying to fast-track everything, pero sa totoo lang, kita mo naman sandali lang hindi mo mababad yung mga player na gusto mo mababad (but to tell you th