Rishi Sunak urged to freeze fuel duty in the March Budget as cost of petrol at the pumps rises By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 10 February 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has come under increasing pressure to freeze fuel duty again as the cost … Read more
Risk of catching coronavirus by touching surfaces such as cash machines, petrol pumps and pedestrian crossings is low, scientists say Scientists swabbed the surfaces – which also included post boxes – 350 times But they detected it in only 29 samples, the equivalent of eight per cent The swabs were taken in Boston, home to … Read more
‘Green’ number plates meant for electric vehicles ‘can be illegally bought by petrol and diesel owners for just £20 due to checks loophole’ Transport Secretary Grant Shapps launched green number plates late last year The plates, on sale for under £20, give drivers free access to clean air zones But the AA has found major … Read more
Asda’s petrol forecourt business to be spun off in £750m deal as debt-fuelled takeover of the supermarket nears completion EG Group is owned by investment firm TDR Capital, and Zuber and Mohsin Issa The UK competition authorities must approve EG Group’s acquisition of Asda AA’s Luke Bosdet: Asda ‘has been the standout retailer for fair … Read more
Moment police take down synagogue ‘Molotov cocktail attacker’: Riot officers chase stab vest-wearing man around garden trampoline as they hunt suspect who threw petrol bomb Video shows a man running into a garden as he is pursued by dozen riot officers Footage shows the officers tackling the man to the ground after using tear gas Police … Read more
Petrol prices are now above what they were before the pandemic lockdown, new figures show. Unleaded in the UK averaged more than 120p-a-litre yesterday despite demand being far lower than it was in March 2020 – and while the nation remains in the depths of the latest lockdown. Average petrol prices climbed to 120.01p while … Read more
Fuel prices in the last month have risen by 4p-a-litre, bringing petrol costs for motorists close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report. In a stark contrast to the first lockdown – when unleaded dipped to below £1-a-litre – average unleaded prices have jumped from 114.5p-a-litre a month ago to 118.91p by the middle … Read more
Three thugs who doused a vulnerable man in petrol and left him to burn alive in a ‘brutal, horrendous and violent’ attack during a drugs turf war have been jailed for a total of almost 60 years. Connah Jenkinson, 26, John O’Brien, 33, and Joseph McEwan, 20, carried out the horrific assault and killed Robert … Read more
EastEnders icon Jessie Wallace picks up a healthy salad as she fills up her Range Rover after she was seen speaking to police near her home By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:28 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 09:28 GMT, 14 January 2021 Jessie Wallace was pictured looking trim when she picked up a … Read more
ICE-spy: ‘Smart’ electric parking bays could detect when petrol or diesel cars stop in them and issue £70 fines By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:27 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 12:30 GMT, 29 December 2020 Smart electric vehicle (EV) charging bays could soon be issuing fines of up to £70 to drivers misusing … Read more