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Children among 10 killed in Donegal petrol station blast
Police have warned the death toll from a huge explosion in a small village in Ireland could rise. Ten people including three children have so far been confirmed dead in the blast that destroyed a petrol station and shop in Creeslough. Several other victims are in hospital.
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Economic crisis: Sri Lanka only has one day of petrol left
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is so extreme it has just one day’s worth of petrol left.
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Drivers call for UK government help over soaring petrol costs
Back now to the new sanctions on Russia – and President Biden admitted the measures to ban Russian oil and gas imports will lead to a rise in the cost of petrol for American motorists. Customers here are already seeing the steepest rises in decades – with prices at the pumps up 25 per cent in a year. Motoring organisations are now calling on the government to step in to help.
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Ukraine conflict: Petrol prices hit record highs as oil and gas prices surge
The conflict and the surging gas prices have pushed petrol prices here to another record high – reaching 155p a litre for the first time.
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Army delivering fuel to petrol stations
Almost a fortnight after long queues began forming at many petrol stations around the country, army personnel have been drafted in to drive tankers and boost supplies.
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No petrol, gas prices soaring: a new winter of discontent?
The government says this won’t be like the 1970s, but will it?
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‘Gridlock’ at some petrol stations
Not everyone queueing outside petrol stations has been panic buying.
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No need to panic buy petrol, says UK government
There is no need to panic buy petrol – that was the message from the government this morning.
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Fuel shortages close some petrol stations, as inflation rise is predicted
Now the Bank of England has predicted that rising domestic energy bills will push inflation above 4 per cent.
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Petrol bombs thrown at police as rioting continues in Northern Ireland
The Irish Taoiseach has warned that Northern Ireland must not be plunged back into “that dark place of sectarian murders and political discord” after another night of violence which left 14 police officers hurt. In one incident, a burning car was rammed into a police Land Rover, while petrol bombs and missiles were also hurled…
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‘The Christmas period is going to pour petrol on an already burning fire’ – intensive care doctor in Wales
The Welsh first minister has said that the new vaccine offers “a glimmer of light” at the end of a “long and difficult year”.
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Diesel and petrol cars to be phased out under government’s ‘green industrial revolution’
Phasing out petrol and diesel cars. A town heated entirely by hydrogen. Enough offshore wind to power every home in the country. These are some of the grand ambitions in Boris Johnson’s new 10-point plan to turn the UK into a world leader in tackling climate change. But critics say the prime minister’s green revolution…
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Hong Kong protests: Riot police fought with bricks and petrol bombs
Protesters in Hong Kong have thrown bricks and petrol bombs at riot police – who fired tear gas in response – leading to chaotic scenes outside a police station and nearby shopping mall as the two sides faced off for several hours.
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Two men guilty of murdering four children in petrol bomb attack
Two men who petrol bombed a house, killing four children, are tonight beginning life sentences for murder. Demi Pearson, who was 15, her brother, Brandon, aged eight and sister, Lacie who was seven, died in the blaze which was started following a dispute between one of the killers and their older brother. Their three-year-old sister…
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Labour MP Tony Lloyd: ‘Military action pouring petrol on blazing fire’
Shadow cabinet minister Tony Lloyd explains why Labour is opposed to military action in Syria.
