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Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

The Guardian - UK

Public transport falters, petrol sales rise: Can Delhi’s EV policy fill the gap?

Virendra Kumar, a former government staffer in Delhi, is a regular bus commuter. But in recent months, he finds himself waiting longer – several CNG buses in the city have been decommissioned, shrinking the fleet.

Newslaundry

Banning combustion engine cars by 2035 will be necessary to get Australia moving on electric vehicles

Australia’s sluggish electric vehicle transition has begun to accelerate. In the first half of the year, more than 72,000 battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles were sold. That’s about 12% of all new cars, up almost a quarter over the same period in 2024.

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Ban on petrol, diesel vehicles urged as EVs set records

Motorists are buying electric vehicles in record numbers but uptake will need to speed up to meet climate targets and experts are calling for change.

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What Happened During the Pub Brawl That Got Simone Reed From Big Brother Locked Up?

Unravel the Redcar pub brawl that locked up Big Brother star Simone Reed: headbutts, threats, and a fiery assault on 9 October 2025 sentencing. From chaos to courtroom—full shocking details inside

International Business Times UK

Mali under pressure to end fuel crisis as negotiations with jihadists stall

Mali’s military junta is struggling to ease a jihadist fuel blockade as talks with al-Qaeda-linked militants inch forward – amid petrol shortages and growing public frustration.

Radio France Internationale

Shortages and price rises: US sanctions Serbia's main oil supplier over Russian-majority control

The measures, which Washington has postponed six times, could lead to fuel shortages and price increases in Serbia.

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Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

For the first time, renewables have toppled coal as the world’s leading source of electricity, in keeping with International Energy Agency projections for this historic shift.

The Conversation

List price confusion hides the truth about electric car costs, say experts

RRP comparisons risk misleading drivers as new evidence shows EVs are already at cost parity with petrol

The Independent UK

US intelligence sharing to help Ukraine knock out even more Russia’s refining capacity

The US reportedly agreed to provide Ukraine with intelligence to support long-range strikes on Russia’s energy sites and is considering Tomahawk missile supplies, in what the Ukrainian president said on Thursday was "maybe something more".

Euronews

Highlands petrol station closes in protest of Global Sumud Flotilla abductions

AN Asda petrol station in the Highlands shut down in protest over the abduction of activists onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla

The National (Scotland)

Police On The Hunt For Sydney Rapper After Petrol Station Shooting In Surry Hills

The rapper released a music video in March depicting two masked men shooting a person in their car.

Pedestrian.tv

'Reckless' rapper chased by cops after public execution

Police have condemned a rapper who is accused of glorifying a "horrendous" execution that was captured entirely on security video at a petrol station.

AAP

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?

Have you heard offshore windfarms kill whales? (They don’t.) Or that electric vehicles catch fire more often than petrol cars? (It’s the opposite.) Perhaps you’ve heard “natural” gas is clean? (It can be worse than coal.)

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Evening Standard

Timeline of JK Rowling and Emma Watson's relationship as rift deepens

JK Rowling has accused Emma Watson of ‘pouring petrol’ on the online hate towards the author after comments made in a recent interview.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling hits out at ‘ignorant’ Emma Watson for ‘pouring petrol on flames’ of trans row

‘Emma has so little experience of real life,’ author says of former Harry Potter child star

Evening Standard

JK Rowling accuses 'ignorant' Emma Watson of 'pouring petrol' on trans attacks in scathing post

‘I wasn’t a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous,’ says JK Rowling in a scathing social media post

Euronews

Kremlin bans petrol exports until 2026 amid Ukraine’s strikes on Russia's oil sector

Russia’s ban on petrol exports is now extended until the end of the year as shortages continue to hit the domestic market and spread across the regions. Kyiv says that in less than two months, Ukrainian forces struck 85 high-value targets in Russia.

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UK retailers accused of ripping off motorists as fuel margins ‘remain far above historic levels’

Watchdog ‘deeply concerned’ that firms have ramped up petrol and diesel prices at expense of consumers

Euronews

Electric vehicle sales surge across EU as overall car market stalls

Battery-electric and hybrid models are gaining ground in the EU, while diesel and petrol car sales continue to lose momentum.

The new BMW X5 will be available as a hydrogen EV

BMW says the next X5 will be powered by petrol, diesel, electricity – and even hydrogen

Newslaundry

The real E20 story: How a botched rollout turned India’s big fuel fix into a national burden

The most burning issue in the Indian motoring community of late has been fuel. That intentional PJ aside, the fact remains: vehicle owners have been crying foul ever since the Union government advanced its plans to roll out E20 nationwide – five years before it was originally intended.

Euronews

Ukraine has 'hit the nail on the head' with strikes on Russian oil industry, economist says

Kyiv’s strategy to strike the Russian oil industry is “the most efficient thing Ukraine can do” to hurt Moscow's war machine. Still, it will not break the army and will not stop Moscow’s war, Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev told Euronews.

Evening Standard

Second teenager charged with attempted murder and arson over Gants Hill restaurant fire

Petrol was poured around an Indian restaurant before it was engulfed in flames, prosecutors previously alleged

The Independent UK

Younger drivers are switching to automatics amid demand for electric vehicles

Over 25 per cent of new drivers took their driving test in automatic cars in the UK last year, according to data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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