Oil prices rocket upwards
09.07 Tue Sep 23 2008
Oil prices have risen well above $100 a barrel in the biggest one-day gain in history after worries about American bank bail-outs.
Mercenaries storm petrol station
16.54 Fri Sep 05 2008
In the latest stunt from EA games, benevolent soldiers pumped out free fuel
A pizza the action in Naples
10.24 Thu Aug 28 2008
Pizza chefs in Naples have handed out free Margherita pizzas in a protest over prices being raised.
From grease to Greece
09.56 Thu Aug 28 2008
Cooking fat has been used to fuel cars involved in a ten day marathon trip across Europe.
Credit crunch eases congestion
14.21 Wed Aug 27 2008
High fuel costs and the economic downturn have cut road congestion, a report has said.
US company turns rubbish into fuel
12.01 Wed Jul 30 2008
A US company has worked out how to convert household rubbish into bioethanol.
Running on rubbish
18.05 Tue Jul 29 2008
Scientists think they may have found the answer to sky-high oil prices.
Darling postpones fuel tax rise
23.08 Wed Jul 16 2008
A 2p rise in fuel duty due in October has been postponed by Chancellor Alistair Darling.
Fuel duty hike to be scrapped?
14.40 Thu Jul 03 2008
A planned 2p rise in fuel duty this autumn could be scrapped, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hinted.
US motorists flock to Mexico
14.17 Sun Jun 22 2008
US motorists are risking threat of gang shoot outs in Mexico to drive over the border to buy cheap fuel.
World News (Evening) for June 19th, 2008
17.10 Thu Jun 19 2008
Mideast ceasefire expected to break down - Worldwide fuel demos - American cured of advanced skin cancer
Fuel tanker drivers to get 14%
19.28 Wed Jun 18 2008
Fuel tanker drivers have been offered a 14 per cent pay rise over two years in a bid to avoid further strikes.
Fuel protest hits streets of Brussels
13.19 Wed Jun 18 2008
Hundreds of tractors have clogged the streets of Brussels in protest over the rising cost of fuel.
Fuel strikers get pay deal
19.27 Tue Jun 17 2008
A deal to resolve the fuel tanker drivers' pay dispute has been agreed, the Unite union announced.
Tanker drivers' strike talks fail
22.53 Mon Jun 16 2008
Talks aimed at stopping the ongoing fuel tanker drivers strike have ended without a deal being made.
Tanker drivers strike for second day
22.18 Sat Jun 14 2008
Petrol retailer Shell has warned continued strike action by tanker drivers would have a "significant impact" on its forecourts.
Hundreds take part in 'go-slow'
17.39 Sat Jun 14 2008
Hundreds of disgruntled drivers have staged "go-slow" protests against rising fuel duty.
Fuel fears grow as tanker drivers strike
23.54 Fri Jun 13 2008
Oil tanker drivers have gone on strike in a row over pay sparking fears of weekend petrol shortages.
Fuel tanker drivers to strike
22.40 Thu Jun 12 2008
Last-ditch talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel tanker drivers have broken down, the Unite union said.
Brown to attend oil price summit
11.30 Thu Jun 12 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is flying to the Middle East to help broker a deal to tackle soaring oil prices.
Strike talks continue
21.07 Wed Jun 11 2008
Talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel-tanker drivers are set to go down to the wire.
World news on June 10, 2008
06.12 Tue Jun 10 2008
Ethiopia receives extra aid from the UK - Spanish fuel protests continue - US flooding rages on
Talks with tanker union breaks down
16.44 Thu Jun 05 2008
Critical talks with tanker drivers have collapsed, leaving the possibility of further UK petrol shortages hanging in the balance
High fuel prices hit 4x4 sales
15.08 Thu Jun 05 2008
New figures show that the rising price of fuel has hit the sale of 4x4 vehicles
Bikers hold M62 fuel protest
13.27 Thu Jun 05 2008
Hundreds of bikers are causing rush-hour chaos in protest at soaring petrol prices.
Fuel protest causes traffic chaos
15.39 Sat May 31 2008
A go-slow by lorry drivers protesting over the price of fuel has caused traffic chaos in Cornwall.
BA passengers face higher fuel surcharges
07.45 Fri May 30 2008
British Airways is to increase its fuel surcharge on all tickets from next week.
World News (Morning) for May 28th, 2008
06.18 Wed May 28 2008
New images from Mars - Burma criticised for Suu Kyi house arrest extension - More aftershocks hit China
Truckers stage fuel price protest
22.41 Tue May 27 2008
Hundreds of truckers have driven to London to protest against rocketing diesel and petrol prices.
Extra fuel bound for Scotland
22.51 Sun Apr 27 2008
Tankers loaded with additional supplies of fuel have begun arriving in Scotland.
Oil prices set another record
08.23 Mon Apr 21 2008
Oil prices have reached a new high of more than $117 dollars a barrel as fears grow over supply.
Plans to lift fuel poverty criticised
14.35 Fri Apr 11 2008
Government plans to help lift thousands of people out of fuel poverty are being criticised by campaigners.
Scottish & Southern raise gas bills
11.34 Thu Mar 20 2008
Scottish & Southern Energy has become the last of the UK's six main suppliers to increase fuel bills.
BA and Virgin payout over price-fixing
23.53 Fri Feb 15 2008
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are reportedly set to pay out £101 million in compensation to passengers over fuel price-fixing.
Fuel ban plunges Gaza into darkness
10.44 Mon Jan 21 2008
Gaza city has been plunged into darkness after it was forced to shut down its only electrical plant following a block by Israel
Diesel hits £1 a litre
16.32 Fri Oct 19 2007
Average diesel prices have risen above £1 a litre amid a worldwide surge in demand for oil.
Tesco to pay for faulty fuel repairs
07.06 Tue Mar 06 2007
Tesco is apologising to its customers over the faulty fuel scare and is promising to pay for car repairs.