can buy milk. prices for food, clothing, houses and more jumped sharply. i bought a sandwich at one point, not even a fancy shop, it was $22. driven by lingering pandemic supply issues, stronger manned, and perhaps some price gouging to. it has hit every american at some point, whether is you personally or someone you know. worst constant reminder, gas prices. the nationwide average for a gallon climbed over $5 at one point, a new record. filling up my suv sometimes cost over $100. that s part? some parts of the economy that were just coming, unemployment very low. wages, up, significantly for the first time in a very long time. so, is a recession coming? i think it s a different no. if you listen to a lot of the economists. i don t even care if there s a recession coming. it already feels like we are in a recession. despite topping 1 million deaths in the u.s., the covid pandemic brought some good news. more than 80% of all americans have now received
a nightclub in birmingham on monday. one man was arrested in birmingham, the other in london. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. and it s been a big year with a bit of everything for sports fans from france s win at the rugby six nations to lionel messi lifting the world cup with argentina. here in the uk, england s women won football s european championship and birmingham hosted the commonwealth games. adam wild looks back now on the year in sport. even before 2022 began, this looked an extraordinary year. a sporting calendar still catching up, rebuilt and rescheduled after being ravaged by covid. but as the new year began, the australian open reopened the debate. he shouldn t be allowed to come. it s his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. and it s, ithink, the government here has made the choice that, you know, you should be vaccinated. i support the freedom of choice. and nowak is the symbol of freedom of choice at this particu
welcomed and then deported. a row in the background, a racket in the foreground. one case in court, other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both making their own moves. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations at murrayfield in february. a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts. a victory over the old enemy. and murrayfield erupts in celebration! fireworks too in cardiff. astonishingly, the celebrations were italian. what a moment of brilliance! what a try! after seven years without a win in the tournament, it was just a little overdue. and that s what it means for the italians! although just a side show. the long wait for the title will end tonight in paris. france, with this year s headline act. and it s antoine dupont for the try! france are crowned six nations champions again. england s women had their eyes on a rather larger prize, a world cup to come this year. still, this was a perfect warm u
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