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CAR REVIEW: This full-size model is well equipped and terrific value – and its arrival could make the SUV genre even more popular than it already is, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

'Our team were still sitting at a petrol station in Prague until almost 10pm on New Year’s Eve. The negotiations were intense, stretching late into the night': inside Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of Antonin Kinsky

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy got the job done to sign Antonin Kinsky - but not without its challenges

FourFourTwo

Electric v hybrid: which vehicle should you buy in 2025?

Hybrid cars remain popular due to lower sticker prices and range anxiety – but tax breaks and lower running costs mean EV buyers save in the long run

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Pound slump means motorist pain at the petrol pump

Crude oil is priced in dollars in international markets, meaning that a weaker pound makes for pricier fuel

The Independent UK

Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now

Many of us feel guilt when we fly because it is a very obvious source of carbon emissions. Aviation causes around 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But we do not perhaps feel the same guilt when we walk into a new building, even though global concrete manufacture emits closer…

The Conversation

Drivers urged to 'shop around' as petrol prices surge

Australians are facing headaches at the petrol bowser and a national body has called for an investigation as costs surge in capital cities.

AAP

UK car industry hails plan for Prius-style hybrids to stay on sale after 2030

Government to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars but will relax rules that force firms to sell more electric vehicles every year

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Government aims to ‘restore clarity’ with consultation on petrol car phase-out

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has launched the consultation to ask for views from industry

The Independent UK

How to get the kids through a long car trip without screens or losing your mind

Some years ago, my daughter was set a maths problem: how much does it cost to drive a family of four from Melbourne to Sydney, calculating petrol per kilometre and including a night’s accommodation? Her answer was simple: the cost is four airfares – that way the kids won’t kill…

The Conversation

Mother clinging to life revealed what happened. Now detectives more keen than ever to solve horrific murder

Tracey Mertens was doused in petrol and set alight in Eaton churchyard near Congleton on 23 December 1994

The Independent UK

Taxi driver flees petrol station, hits police vehicle

A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a Chaiyaphum petrol station without paying for fuel.

Bangkok Post

Car industry set to meet 2024 EV sales target, analysis finds

A think tank said this is because the zero-emission vehicle mandate takes into account credits from selling low-emission petrol and diesel cars.

The Independent UK

Interest rates live: Bank of England holds interest rates and downgrades growth in blow for Labour

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 6–3 to maintain the rate at 4.75 per cent

The Independent UK

Geely, one of China’s biggest carmakers, resists the push to go all-electric

“You will lose a profit growth engine if you do not make petrol cars,” Geely Automobile Holdings’ CEO said in a recent interview.

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Evening Standard

Where inflation accelerated in November – and where it eased

Some of the biggest movement in inflation last month was in the cost of petrol and diesel.

The Independent UK

UK inflation increases as cigarettes and petrol drive price rises

The Office for National Statistics has announced the latest monthly Consumer Prices Index reading

Evening Standard

UK inflation likely to rise again as cigarette and petrol prices tick up

The Office for National Statistics will announce the latest monthly Consumer Prices Index reading on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Schools reopen in Damascus as celebrations over Bashar al-Assad fleeing Syria continue

Petrol shortages have also eased, while the Syrian pound has strengthened by 20% against the US dollar

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The Independent UK

UK car boss calls for electric car incentives funded by taxes on petrol and diesel

The UK importer of Subaru and Isuzu says a new environmental tax would slash the prices of electric cars

Kelekkamessut, or the weird and wonderful world of snowmobiling

At Kelekkamessut, snowmobiling isn’t just a sport—it’s a culture, a connection to the wild, and a dream of winter adventures yet to come

The Conversation

Leaded petrol probably affected the mental health of millions of Americans – new study

In its various forms, lead has been used in many everyday products for millennia. The Romans even added it to wine as a sweetener. Its most widespread use, however, was its addition to petrol. And it is this use that has been associated with increased mental health disorders, according to…

The Guardian - UK

Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran’s president amid foreign policy setbacks

Tensions over executions and plans for petrol price rise and hijab law add to reversals in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

The Independent UK

Petrol cars on UK roads peaked this year in ‘genuine landmark’, report finds

Auto Trader predicts the number of petrol-powered cars will now plunge from 18.7 million in 2024 to 11.1 million in 2034.

Evening Standard

British indie band Sports Team robbed at gunpoint while on tour in US

The London-based band had pulled into a petrol station to get breakfast when masked robbers armed with a gun ‘ransacked’ their van and made off with valuable belongings

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What Jaguar’s radical rebrand reveals about the shift to electric cars

In today’s newsletter: The iconic British carmaker has been accused of going ‘woke’ after releasing an electric model in pink, upsetting petrol heads and traditionalists everywhere

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