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Fact check: why Rowan Atkinson is wrong about electric vehicles

Last week we ran a piece by Rowan Atkinson casting doubt on the environmental benefits of electric vehicles. Here Simon Evans of Carbon Brief offers his response

The Guardian - UK

East Lothian fast electric chargers will cost drivers more than petrol

The RAC estimates that a unit of petrol when compared to electricity costs 60p which is lower than some of the charges East Lothian are introducing across their Journey EV chargers

Edinburgh Live

Woman sets drunk husband on fire near Madanapalle

In a shocking incident, a woman reportedly set her husband, who was in an inebriated state, on fire by dousing petrol on him at Poojarollapalle village of Kurabalakota mandal in the Annamayya district in the early hours of Wednesday.

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Mercedes-AMG G63 4x4² review: what the car critics say

Mercedes has overhauled the G63 to increase its luxury SUV’s off-road prowess, said Robb Report. New portal axles give a ground clearance of 351mm, meaning this “green monster” can climb a 45° incline and wade through a metre of water. The extra height also allows for huge 22-inch wheels with…

The Week

The die is cast: petrol and diesel engines are dying. The electric age is inevitable

Arguments over the green credentials of electric cars are already over. Work on 21st-century tech, and leave the past behind, says Zapmap co-founder Ben Lane

The Guardian - UK

Wigan Athletic, Dechra Pharmaceuticals and The Co-op: The 13 latest North West deals

BusinessLive has rounded up some of the latest top deals you should not miss

Birmingham Post

Bungling criminals outmuscled in failed cash-in-transit Notts petrol station robbery

Senior inspectors described the plot as a 'planned and brazen attack'

Nottingham Post

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Study shows just how much toxic air office plants can remove in a single work day

‘This is the first time plants were tested for their ability to remove petrol-related compounds’

The Independent UK

Tasmanian man uses employer's fuel card to unlawfully buy more than $20k of petrol

A Tasmanian man who used a company fuel card to buy more than $24,000 worth of fuel, some of which he onsold to friends, avoids prison — the court acknowledging his marriage breakdown caused "great upheaval" for him before the offending started.

ABC News

Why is the second-hand value of electric cars plummeting?

New data reveals electric cars have lost an average of one third of their value in the past six months compared to just 0.5% for petrol vehicles. But why?

Evening Standard

The best times to fill up your car and save money on petrol and diesel, according to expert

It comes as RAC Fuel Watch data shows that diesel prices continue to fall, while petrol costs are beginning to stagnate

Nottingham Post

Why electric cars win in the long run

Brief letters: Electric v petrol | Boarding school bites | Sewage shares | Miliband militancy | Damp spirits

The Guardian - UK

Derry security alert: PSNI officer hurt as youths throw petrol bombs in "senseless disorder"

The alert in the Aileach Road area was later declared a hoax

Belfast Live

I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped

Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV, says actor Rowan Atkinson

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UK car buying: expert tips on what to pick for your budget

Motoring insiders tell us which models to choose, based on price, reliability, running costs and more

Daily Mirror

Uber Eats driver begs customer for petrol money so he can deliver his takeaway

An Uber Eats divided opinion when he asked a customer for petrol money to complete a delivery

The Hindu

Three ‘Maoist couriers’, a ‘sympathiser’ held, ‘plot’ to set ablaze roadwork machinery foiled

Police arrested three persons who were reportedly going to set ablaze roadwork machinery, under instructions from Maoists, on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border area

Liverpool Echo

NYPD police car spotted getting petrol at Speke Morrisons

People were "stopping and and staring" at the unusual car

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Man holding matches and petrol had threatened to set fire to himself and the hotel he'd been told to leave

Abdalla Barka's advocate told the court he was acting out of 'desperation and frustration'

Reuters

Nigeria's NNPC says it will end monopoly on petrol supplies -local TV

Nigeria's state owned oil company NNPC will soon end its monopoly on petrol supplies, its chief executive told local television on Thursday, a day after it nearly tripled prices at its fuel stations countrywide.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's cheapest petrol stations this month as supermarket enters ranking

The price of petrol and diesel across Edinburgh remains high as the inflating price of many commodities continues - but where can you find the cheapest fuel?

Daily Mirror

Terrifying moment security guards are forced to save the life of choking toddler

Niko Nesbeth and his partner Joey Madrigal were working at a petrol station in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, US, on the morning of May 26 when they noticed a distressed mum pleading for help

Manchester Evening News

Supermarkets slash diesel prices by more than 7p per litre

The average price of a litre of diesel at supermarket went from 151.02p per litre to 143.58p per litre

Birmingham Post

Asda's £611m deal to buy the Co-op's petrol station business cleared

Asda announced this week a new deal worth over £2bn to acquire the majority of EG Group's UK and Ireland operations

ABC News

Concerns raised over failure to clean up old petrol stations lying dormant, derelict for years

There are calls for changes to make the fossil fuel industry responsible for cleaning up old petrol stations, as almost 900 sites across NSW remain derelict.

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