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Man sentenced to life after ex-partner victim dies two years after petrol attack

Victim Ellen Marshall’s daughter says her mother never got the chance to meet her grandchild

The Independent UK

Man jailed for murdering partner who died two years after he set her alight

Leigh Pateman was serving a sentence for grievous bodily harm when Ellen Marshall died from her injuries last year.

Evening Standard

New driving laws and road rules set to come into effect in December 2024

From advisory fuel rates to tougher tachograph laws, here are all the changes

Evening Standard

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Carmakers could get five more years to sell Prius-style hybrids to boost troubled industry

The sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030, but an exemption for certain hybrid cars is under consideration

The Independent UK

UK could loosen EV rules to allow sales of Prius-style hybrids until 2035

Ban on new petrol and diesel cars starts in 2030 but government may change rules for some models

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has discovered a tricky truth about the electric vehicles transition: there’s no gain without pain

The Tories’ targets glossed over the impact on carmakers and cash-strapped drivers – but the move to net zero won’t be cheap or simple, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Mazda gets the numbers right with upgraded CX30

Japanese car maker Mazda, admired for its sleek designs and upmarket finish, has lifted the bar further with an upgraded version of its CX30 soft-roader

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Porsche hits the brakes on its electric-only plan – and it’s not the only major manufacturer keeping gas engines running

The big V8 found in Panamera and Cayenne will live on into the 2030s, says Porsche.

TechRadar

UK car production falls for the eighth month after slow take up of electric vehicles and looming fines

The poor figures come as car makers warn forthcoming fines for producing too many petrol and diesel cars could lead to more factory closures

The Independent UK

Business Secretary to face MPs amid concerns over electric vehicle mandate

It comes after Vauxhall-owner Stellantis said it would close its van-making plant in Luton, putting 1,100 jobs at risk.

Evening Standard

Electric shock: carmakers battle strict UK electric car rules as big fines loom

As Ford announced cutting 800 UK jobs it said rules forcing companies to sell more EVs each year are ‘unworkable’

The Guardian - UK

Enterprise Car Club fined me for someone else’s unpaid fuel

I was charged £113.45 after firm insisted petrol station-related fine was mine to pay despite evidence to the contrary

The Guardian - UK

Used EVs save owners average of £1,600/year compared with petrol models – study

A think tank said savings have risen since early 2023 as second-hand electric vehicles are ‘no longer more expensive to buy’.

Evening Standard

Used electric cars save owners over £1,000 a year compared with petrol models, study finds

A think tank said savings have risen since early 2023 as second-hand electric vehicles are ‘no longer more expensive to buy’.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Pimpinero: Blood and Oil review – road thrills with South American border smugglers

The brutal petrol trade between Venezuela and Colombia in 2012 is the backdrop to Andrés Baiz’s starry if slow-paced tale of brothers navigating the future

AAP

'Guarded references': Door opening to rate cuts

The Reserve Bank of Australia remains 'vigilant to upside risks to inflation' but has stepped through a number of scenarios allowing it to cut interest rates.

Newcastle Herald

Petrol car registrations drop as hybrids and EVs hit fast lane

'The cost of EVs has definitely come down too.'

Evening Standard

Bonfire ‘warzone’ as petrol bombs and fireworks hurled at police across UK cities

Several arrests made in Manchester and Edinburgh as yobs cause mayhem

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The Guardian - UK

Electric car sales grow in UK despite decline in overall vehicle market

Carmakers sell 29,800 electric cars in October as diesel models drop by a fifth and petrol cars by 14%

The Independent UK

More Government support and public exposure to EVs needed, Polestar UK boss says

Matt Galvin said Government incentives were needed for the industry, but helping the public to ‘re-gear’ its thinking around the tech would aid sales.

The Guardian - UK

Tim Dowling: my wife and I are swimming against the tide on our day at the beach

The car park is full of ostentatious backer-inners making everyone else wait. What is wrong with these people?

The Independent UK

Fuel duty: How will Rachel Reeves’s freeze on motorist tax affect you?

Rachel Reeves announces fuel duty freeze as motorists spared from Budget tax rises

Evening Standard

Fuel duty frozen as Government maintains 5p cut

In her Budget speech to the Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this is a ‘substantial commitment’.

The Conversation

Inflation is sinking ever lower. Now that it’s official what’s the RBA going to do?

Lower petrol prices and an electricity rebate have contributed to a further fall in the quarterly measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index.

The Guardian - UK

Petrol and food prices will fall thanks to oil glut, says World Bank

Downward trend in oil price from higher production, falling demand in China and clean energy to continue

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