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Turning down jobs and counting pennies: The painful reality of what exorbitant fuel prices mean for people in Wales

'I had to turn down a job because I won't be able to afford the commute'

Wales Online

Petrol price investigation: who owns the UK’s oil refineries?

As the competition watchdog investigates profit margins, here are six of the largest refiners and the corporate interests behind them

The Guardian - UK

The Twelfth: Appeal for calm ahead of Eleventh Night bonfires

It comes after the police said they were treating an incident where petrol bombs were thrown near a bonfire as a hate crime

Belfast Live

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Reason behind record petrol and diesel costs is finally explained

A review by the Competition and Markets Authority has taken place

Wales Online

Cargo bike sales soar as UK petrol prices surge

Higher costs in motoring, environmental concerns and ease of movement are spurring a boom

The Guardian - UK

Bonfire prematurely set alight in North Belfast hours after petrol bomb attack at Adam Street site

Fire crews were called to the York Street area shortly before 10am on Friday.

Belfast Live

Max Verstappen told he would be a bus driver by dad who once left him at petrol station

Jos Verstappen was a hard taskmaster when it came to his son's progress as a child, and the Red Bull star has revealed a new story about his dad's unorthodox methods

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Supermarket is giving shoppers £5 off when you buy petrol - here's how it works

Asda hoppers will need to keep their petrol or diesel receipt and show it to a cashier before paying when they next make a purchase in stores - but they'll need to spend £40 or more

Daily Mirror

Petrol prices: UK watchdog raises concerns over refinery margins

CMA review found ‘on the whole the fuel duty cut appears to have been implemented’

The Guardian - UK

Pensioner tells of drastic measures she is having to take to keep paying bills

Linda spends the entire day on the bus and buys food about to go out of date, she may have to sell her car and can't afford petrol anyway

Wales Online

Global oil prices have slumped, yet petrol price relief is uncertain

The global oil price slump does not necessarily mean you will pay less to fill your tank.

ABC News

Ministry unveils discount packaged rice measure

The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the Thai Rice Mills Association, Thai Rice Packers Association and petrol stations to sell 1.5 million kilogrammes of packaged rice at a discount of up to 48% or 5-100 baht to help mitigate the cost of living.

Bangkok Post

Drivers wait in half hour queues for fuel at Costco in Manchester as prices continue to soar

A huge line trailed from the forecourts at the Trafford Costco site on Thursday evening

Manchester Evening News

EV incentives focused on urban centres leave rural Australians stranded with fossil fuels

Regional residents at risk of being ‘last people in the world’ driving petrol cars due to misconception electric vehicle batteries lack range, study suggests

The Guardian - AU

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The Conversation

The road ahead for electric cars relies on affordability, not scrapping grants

Since 2011, the UK government has been providing a tax-payer funded discount on the sale of battery electric vehicles. Known as the “plug-in car grant”, it was designed to help persuade motorists make the switch from diesel or petrol and commit to electric driving.

Bangkok Post

Petrol, gasohol prices down Friday

Retail prices of petrol and all types of gasohol except E85 will drop by 3 baht per litre, E85 by 1.8 baht per litre, on Friday morning. Diesel prices remain unchanged.

ABC News

You can expect to be paying more for fuel again come September. Here's why

Australian motorists have been suffering pain at the bowser this year, with petrol prices pushing past $2 a litre.

Chronicle Live

Record monthly petrol price rises hitting drivers hard as more action demanded

RAC points out that wholesale prices have been going down for five weeks

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The Canberra Times

Birthday of home invader's 'apprentice' ends with attempt to set man on fire

The home invader was sentenced on Wednesday to six years and seven months in jail after dousing a man in petrol and preparing to ignite him.

ABC News

Canberra man Robert Smith jailed for violent home invasion in which he poured petrol on a man and his dog

Robert Smith, 32, who poured petrol over a man and his dog before opening a lighter during a violent home invasion, is sentenced to more than six years in jail.

Manchester Evening News

The cheapest petrol in each Greater Manchester borough as drivers hit with record monthly fuel cost rise

Fuel prices reached a monthly record high for the first time in more than 20 years in June

The Independent UK

Drivers hit by record monthly hike in petrol prices

RAC analysis shows the average cost of a litre of the fuel at UK forecourts rose by 16.6p last month, from 174.8p to 191.4p.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire supermarket customers to benefit from discount at petrol pumps

Customers at five trial locations can receive a voucher for money off their shopping

Daily Mirror

Over half of van drivers concerned about going electric - due to battery life and costs

The 2030 ban on combustion engines is rapidly approaching, but over half of van drivers are still driving petrol or diesel vehicles

Nottingham Post

Major 850-home plan with care home and petrol station approved off busy road in Mansfield

'I fear, as a committee, we’re really bound to approve this.'

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