Dip in petrol prices, but expect more pain at the pump The nation's average petrol price dropped 3.9 cents to 178.6 cents a litre last week, according to Australian Institute of Petroleum data. The New Daily · Oct 17, 2022
How to get £5 off your petrol at all UK stations with this new cash back deal Struggling to pay for your fuel? We've spotted a deal which gets you £5 off when you spend £10 or more on your petrol - here's how Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022
Get £5 worth of free fuel today at any petrol station by keeping your receipt The deal will help many drivers slash prices at the pump during the cost of living crisis Liverpool Echo · Oct 17, 2022
Drivers hit with 7p rise in petrol and diesel prices due to pound's decline The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts is currently around £1.62 Manchester Evening News · Oct 16, 2022
Drop in sterling adds 7p per litre to fuel bills The Competition and Markets Authority published a review into high pump prices. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
France travel warning as UK visitors told to expect 'disruption' Planned strike action is expected to take place in France this week Liverpool Echo · Oct 15, 2022
Village mourns petrol station explosion victim, 5, killed buying birthday cake with dad Five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe's dad Robert had taken her to buy a birthday cake when they were both killed in the Creeslough blast on October 7, and both have today been laid to rest Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022
Australian fuel prices likely to rise as Opec+ countries cut oil production to ‘squeeze the market’ Cuts by world’s biggest petrol producers will work against other governments’ efforts to tame inflation by releasing fuel stocks The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022
MG4 SE review: Impressive in all sorts of ways China pulls out all the stops with the MG4, one of the nicest cars on the road this year The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Rising costs, insecure work and the stage-three tax cuts make Australia’s class system even starker The sorts of long-term jobs we used to take for granted are now only available to a diminishing pool of established elites The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022
Oldest victim in Ireland petrol station explosion was in remission after cancer battle The oldest victim of the Ireland petrol station explosion was a 59-year-old man who had recently found out he was in remission following a brave battle with cancer Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022
Staff at French oil giant TotalEnergies continue strike after wage talks fail France's CGT union, at the core of a three week strike at TotalEnergies, walked out of wage talks on Thursday night, scuppering hopes for an end to a standoff that has disrupted everyday life as a third of petrol stations run dry. Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2022
Drivers furious as Tesco hikes ‘pay at pump’ petrol holding fee from £99 to £120 Motorists can now fill up an extra £21 using Tesco self-service pumps at all the supermarket's forecourts, with a number of Esso forecourts upping their limits too Daily Mirror · Oct 14, 2022
CGT union shuns TotalEnergies talks as French petrol crisis drags on The CGT union at the core of a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies slammed the door to talks on Friday, leaving more moderate unions to reach a wage deal as industrial action continues to leave French petrol stations short of fuel. Reuters · Oct 14, 2022
Irish Mirror · Oct 14, 2022 Gardai take truck load of rubble from Creeslough as explosion probe ramps up A doll could also be seen along with bed linen, mattresses, duvets, petrol cans and a 171 Donegal car reg
Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022 France travel warning issued to all visitors from the United Kingdom The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel guidance
Daily Record · Oct 13, 2022 Gap between petrol and diesel prices reaches record 20p following OPEC+ announcement Diesel drivers are expected to be hit hard by reduced oil supplies.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 French ministers urge oil giant to raise wages as strikes continue One in three petrol stations struggling for fuel as striking workers call for share of oil companies’ high profits
Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022 Police order striking French petrol staff back to work Workers at an oil refinery in northern France have agreed to go back to work after weeks of striking as the government ordered more staff back to work at other sites, saying petrol shortages are taking too big a toll on the economy.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022 French media divided over who's to blame for crippling fuel strike As the wage dispute in the petrol refinery and distribution sector enters carries on, the French daily newspapers are sharply divided on the question of who is to blame for the chaos on the nation's streets, with desperate motorists scrambling for a few drops of juice.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 US-Saudi rift grows over decision to cut oil production Washington has accused Saudi Arabia of coercing other Opec+ members into 2m-barrel-a-day reduction
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 Why is the US so angry with Saudi Arabia about oil supply cuts? Joe Biden has threatened ‘consequences’ after Opec+ decided to reduce output in a decision that will benefit Russia
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 Thursday briefing: Has Saudi Arabia picked Putin over Biden? In today’s newsletter: After a summer spent persuading Saudi Arabia to lower costs, the world’s largest oil producer is doing the opposite – now the US president promises ‘consequences’
Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022 Boy, 12, narrowly escapes petrol station explosion that killed his dad and nine others Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to Donegal explosion victim James O'Flaherty, described as a 'great father and partner' who did everything he could for his family
ABC News · Oct 12, 2022 France's president gave ordinary people the power to formulate national climate policies. He got more than he bargained for France gave 150 ordinary citizens the task of formulating the nation's climate policies. From bans on petrol-car ads and short-haul flights, here's what happened when a diverse group of non-politicians was put in charge.