Time for a change
A bill before the US Senate would abolish daylight saving time. Some countries which have previously practised daylight saving but no longer do so:
– Algeria (last changed clocks in 1981); Brazil (1932); China (1991); Colombia (1993); Egypt (2015); Falkland Islands (2010); Hong Kong (1979); Iceland (1968); India (1945); Indonesia (1963); Iraq (2007); Pakistan (2009); Peru (1994); Philippines (1990); Russia (2014); South Africa (1944);
South Korea (1988).
Pumped up
The price of unleaded petrol reached an average of 165.37p per litre. How does that compare with spikes in petrol prices in the past? Actual price vs price adjusted for inflation (prices per litre except where * denotes price per gallon):
Second world war (1940) | 24d* | 131p
Suez crisis (1956) | 64d* | 156p
Middle East crisis (1975) | 73p* | 143p
Petrol protests (2000) | 80p | 144p
Commodities boom (2012) | 141p | 172p
Source: BEIS/AA/RAC Foundation
Seeking refuge
Ten million Ukrainians are estimated to have fled their homes and 3.6
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