What are the numbers of 2022?

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Tim Harford discusses the numbers that help explain some of the biggest stories of the year, including the war in Ukraine, soaring inflation and a breakthrough for women’s football. His guests are Olga Ivshina, correspondent for the BBC Russian service; Chris Giles, economics editor of the Financial Times; Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh and Georgina Sturge, author and House of Commons statistician. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Jon Bithrey Editor: Simon Watts Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown Studio Engineer: James Beard (Miniature flags of Ukraine bear the names of Ukrainian military who died defending Mariupol./Getty Images)