Heated debate
Eric Joyce, MP for Falkirk, was fined and given a community order for butting a fellow MP in a Commons bar. Which countries’ national and regional assemblies are the most violent, according to the number of videos posted online over the past four years?
| Country | Number of fights |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Taiwan, South Korea | 6 |
| Italy, India | 3 |
| Russia, Somalia | 2 |
| Argentina, Germany, Georgia, Israel, USA | 1 |
Source: parliamentfights.wordpress.com
On tap
Rising water bills have not resulted in enough investment to prevent a hosepipe ban. Are water bills higher in places with less rainfall?
| Typical annual household water cost (200 Megalitres) |
Annual rainfall (mm) | |
| €166 | Rome | 802 |
| €220 | Madrid | 438 |
| €372 | Oslo | 863 |
| €402 | Brussels | 794 |
| €498 | London | 611 |
| €524 | Paris | 607 |
| €616 | Amsterdam | 831 |
| €908 | Copenhagen | 589 |
Source: Iagua/worldclimate.com
Basket case
The Office of National Statistics has updated the basket of goods used for the calculation of its inflation indices based on its assessment of our shopping habits.
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