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Small Boat Crisis: Keir Starmer Accused Of 'Pouring Petrol' On Channel Crossings

PM Keir Starmer faces a New Year headache as experts warn small boat crossings will rise in 2026 after 41,472 arrivals, fuelling claims Labour's border plan is failing.

International Business Times UK

Plug-in hybrid challenge: four countries, three Christmas markets, over 650 miles, one tank of fuel

ROAD TRIP: Car buyers are loving plug-in hybrids. Wooed by the clever combination of electric and petrol power plus the promise of long ranges, sales grew by 35 per cent in 2025. So, we put Chery’s Tiggo plug-in hybrids to the test using the age-old festive measurement of Christmas markets.…

The Independent UK

Best plug-in hybrid cars 2026: the top PHEVs to buy in the UK

Thinking of buying a plug-in hybrid? These are the best PHEV cars you can buy in the UK right now.

The Independent UK

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Tata Harrier and Tata Safari 1.5 Petrol: A bold stroke but will it work?

It’s a bit counterintuitive. In an environment where urban air pollution is a major talking point and internal combustion engines are as villainous as a thug in a Bollywood action masala, launching a petrol engine is nothing short of a bold move. Yet, for one reason or another, the good…

Newslaundry

The experts have spoken - 2026's nail trends promise futuristic blues and fruit-inspired hues for summer

From tomato-reds to creamy apricot and au naturel manicures, there's something for every style among 2026's trending looks...

Woman & Home

Pasta à la army: How influential is the military in Egypt's economy?

The Egyptian military has long held a significant stake in the country’s household brands. From pasta to petrol, what does this mean for the economy of the region’s biggest country?

Euronews

We analysed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing ‘climate change’ from net zero

In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a “net zero sceptic”, but “not a climate sceptic”. Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in a 900-word Sunday Telegraph article that did not mention climate change once.

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UK drivers being overcharged as fuel prices fail to track oil market, watchdog finds

CMA rejects retailers’ claims on operating costs, saying weak competition is not passing on lower wholesale prices

The Guardian - UK

UK car industry ‘on track’ to meet 2025 EV sales target

The mandate requires at least 28 per cent of cars sold to be zero-emission

The Independent UK

Moment London shopkeeper armed with shovel bravely takes on thug who ‘doused shop with petrol and shouted 'I’ll set you on fire'

The shocking incident at a shop in Wembley is reported to have taken place at around 8.45am on Sunday

Evening Standard

Azerbaijan begins fuel exports to Armenia by rail for first time in decades

The delivery of 22 tanker cars carrying AI-95 petrol follows a November agreement between the two governments and represents a concrete step in normalising relations after reaching a peace agreement earlier this year.

Euronews

The Guardian view on another green U-turn in Brussels: going slow on car-industry targets is a road to nowhere

Editorial: The European Commission’s proposals to water down a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will store up major problems for the future

The Guardian - UK

Drivers May Keep Buying Gas Cars Past 2035 Under New Plan

The EU has watered down its 2035 petrol car ban, lowering the emissions reduction target to 90%. New hybrids and e-fuel cars will remain legal.

International Business Times UK

UK government plays down reports of plan to bring EV sales target review forward

Though minister had said ZEV mandate review would be completed ‘quickly as we can’, government confirms it won’t be published until 2027

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EU rolls back 2035 petrol and diesel car ban amid industry pushback

The European Union has weakened its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, retreating from a flagship climate measure as it moved to support an auto industry hit by job cuts, factory closures and fierce global competition.

Euronews

EU carmakers to comply with 90% emissions reduction by 2035 as full combustion engine ban scrapped

The remaining 10% of emissions will need to be compensated for by using low-carbon steel 'Made in the EU' or sustainable fuels. The EU executive revoked the 2035 ban on the sale of new cars and vans powered by diesel or petrol after pressure from some EU countries and the…

The Guardian - UK

EU plans to water down ban on new petrol and diesel cars

Commission proposes cutting obligation for 100% zero emission vehicles beyond 2035 to 90% after pressure from industry and some EU states

Radio France Internationale

EU set to ease 2035 combustion-engine ban amid auto industry pressure

Europe’s plan to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is under fresh scrutiny, as Brussels prepares changes that could reshape the pace and direction of the continent’s shift to electric vehicles – and expose deep divisions between governments, carmakers and climate campaigners.

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The Guardian - UK

Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars

Party would also abolish zero-emission vehicle mandate, cutting legal requirement on carmakers to sell EVs

International Business Times UK

British Government Sticks with 2035 Ban on Sale of Petrol Vehicles as EU Poised to 'Water It Down'

The British government will push through with the initial plan of banning petrol vehicle sales in 2035 as the European Union looks to relax it.

The Independent UK

Nissan Qashqai e-Power: a hybrid that lives up to EV-like billing – almost

CAR REVIEW: The Japanese marque’s ‘e-Power’ system promises to imbue this new hybrid with ‘EV-like smoothness’, and does a respectable job of it, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

UK will have to follow EU and delay ban on sale of diesel and petrol cars, experts warn

Labour environment secretary Ed Miliband under pressure as Europe prepares to water down key net zero pledge

The Guardian - UK

EU’s 2035 petrol and diesel car ban will be watered down, says senior MEP

Decision would anger environmental campaigners, who say it would amount to ‘gutting’ of green deal

International Business Times UK

Sharaz Ali Convicted of Killing Ex-Partner's Sister and Her Three Children in Bradford House Fire

Sharaz Ali is found guilty of murdering ex-partner's sister, Bryonie Gawith, and her children Denisty, Oscar, and Aubree, in a jealous, petrol-fuelled house fire in Bradford.

AAP

Electric shock: hybrids, not EVs, pose pedestrian risk

They may be quieter and heavier than petrol cars but electric vehicles are not more likely to crash into a pedestrian or to cause serious injury.

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