Tory MPs Join Calls For Action On Fuel Prices

More than 80 Conservatives are set to back calls for the Government to take action on soaring petrol prices as Downing Street agrees not to instruct its MPs how to vote. The petrol debate has been triggered by a...

UK Drivers cut petrol use by 15%

They put up VAT [Value Added Tax] by 2.5% expecting to rake more money in from the already cash strapped tax payers, only to find that unsurprisingly sales in all areas have fallen to compensate. Retail sales on...

UK Household spending lowest for 10 years

Household spending on essentials, groceries, petrol and other day-to-day items has fallen to its lowest level for 10 years as families tighten their belts amid growing fears over the economy.According to the Office...

Worlds 10 cheapest countries for petrol

British motorists are among the top three most expensive countries in the world for fuel drivers pay on average 135p (US$2.209759419) a litre, $8.36 per US gallon, whereas Norway's capital Oslo drivers pay 164p...

Winter 2010 UK - Burn the oils and keep warm, but for how long?

Roll back to the year 1980. Had you been old enough, you would remember all the programmes telling us how advanced the year 2000 would be. From flying cars to ultra efficient homes, the year 2000 was to be a great technological leap from the good old 80's. Step forward 10...

We tend to do stupid things, like buy diesel cars

You may disagree with what I am about to say but I hate diesel cars. Yes, maybe they are more economical, and, actually, yes, they are but I can't stand them. And that's despite the fact my dad owns even two of...

Female armed robber stripped, beaten and set alight by mob.

Some times crooks get beat up here in the Philippines but not burnt, its normally a case of people not trusting the police because criminals some times bribe their way out of trouble. Sometime the police protect...

Real IRA blamed for Belfast riots

" The Real IRA has been blamed by Sinn Fein for trouble in north Belfast. At least one shot was fired at police by republicans and there were other disturbances after Orange Order parades across Northern Ireland. ...

Northern Ireland police attacked by gangs: hit by petrol bombs

Police in Northern Ireland have been attacked by gangs hurling petrol bombs after they arrested three men following the murder of two soldiers last week. " The men are being questioned about the murders at an Army base in Northern Ireland a week ago. The three, aged 41, 32...

India oil strike leads to interest in carpooling

As India continues to struggle to cope with loss of oil due to the a strike at India's state run oil companies, and the gas at the pumps runs dry, residents are turning to alternate ways to get to work - one of...

India Halted! Oil Strike hits hard - ESMA Invoked - End in Sight

Situation to Return to Normal by MondayLooks like the oil crisis is coming to an end with Petroleum Minister and Petroleum Secratery of India stating that strike was coming to an end and situation has...

Fuel Prices at multi year low

At this times of World recession at least gas prices are dropping. I save about 17eur on a full gas tank.   " Fuel prices went down again and dropped to multi year lows, following the fall of...

Growth in oil stumbles- Oman Crude- $46.98 barrel!

"On the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, Oman crude oil closed at US$46.98 a barrel yesterday, the first time it has settled below $50 since it started trading on the exchange last year. On the New York Mercantile...

Supercar runs on water

Supercar runs on water - Mark NicholThis is the RMC Scorpion, the American supercar unveiled at SEMA 2008 this week. And though it might look like a run-of-the-mill motor show supercar, with its 20-inch chrome...

Two British doctors go on trial for terrorism

The botched terrirst attacks in June in London and Glasgow were a colossal failure. But what's even more amazing than the fact that the attacks were so poorly planned and execututed is the fact that the people who...

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