Plug-in hybrids cause almost as much pollution as petrol cars, study finds Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles pump out nearly five times the amount of ‘real-world’ pollution than lab tests have shown The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
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 · Oct 16, 2025
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 · Oct 15, 2025
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. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2025
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. AAP · Oct 14, 2025
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 · Oct 10, 2025
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 · Oct 10, 2025
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. Euronews · Oct 9, 2025
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 · Oct 8, 2025
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 · Oct 3, 2025
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 · Oct 2, 2025
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) · Oct 2, 2025
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 · Oct 2, 2025
'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 · Oct 1, 2025
The Conversation · Oct 1, 2025 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.)
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025 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 · Sep 29, 2025 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 · Sep 29, 2025 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 · Sep 26, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025 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 · Sep 25, 2025 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.
T3 · Sep 22, 2025 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 · Sep 20, 2025 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 · Sep 19, 2025 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 · Sep 17, 2025 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