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Shell London HQ targeted by climate change protesters
Shell’s London headquarters have been vandalised by climate-change protesters.The company was targeted by a group known as Extinction Rebellion, which planned protests at key targets around London.The group had called for a full-scale rebellion to demand decisive action from governments on the environmental crisis. It encouraged people to join in ...
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PRA pleased with CMA
The PRA has welcomed the decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the merger between supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda, after finding it would lead to increased prices at many petrol stations across the UK.PRA chairman Brian Madderson had warned last month that the proposed measures to ...
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NewsEssar expands retail operation into the North East
Essar has expanded its retail operation into the North East with the conversion of MPK’s Chester Road station in Stanley, County Durham. Chester Road is Essar’s 70th site in the UK, and the 13th MPK location to switch to the Essar brand. Ramsay Macdonald, head of retail at Essar, commented: ...
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NewsMinister unveils plans for test facility for self-driving vehicles
A government minister has announced plans to develop a cyber testing facility for self-driving vehicles.Future of mobility minister Jesse Norman explained: “Toyota has said that to make self-driving vehicles safe, you would need to test them for around 9 billion miles. That’s the equivalent of driving around the world 350,000 ...
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NewsPrime minister challenged by MP over introduction of E10 fuel
The prime minister Theresa May has been challenged over the introduction of E10 fuel in the House of Commons by one of her back benchers. Sir Oliver Heald, the Conservative MP for North East Hertfordshire and a member of the all-party parliamentary group for British bioethanol, said: “The prime ...
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NewsGovernment awards £25m grants for zero emission projects
Twenty two projects across the country are set to benefit from £25m investment from the government in a bid to develop zero emission technologies for new vehicles. There is a wide variety of projects ranging from one, led by Triumph Motorcycles, to develop electric motorcycle technology lowering vehicle emissions and ...
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NewsTreasury Committee concerned about loss of free-to-use ATMs
The Treasury Committee has expressed concern about the rate at which free-to-use ATMs have been closing. In its final report on consumer access to financial services it warned the UK risks inadvertently becoming a cashless society and that “for a large portion of society, including some of the most ...
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NewsCambridgeshire Co-op site to reopen after new owner buys it
A former Co-op petrol station in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, is set to be brought back into service after it was acquired by petrol retailer group RBK Services. Rapleys, the property and planning consultancy, was appointed by Central England Co-op to market its site after the retailer let its former superstore ...
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NewsTraffic hits all-time high with cars and vans setting records
Road traffic edged slightly higher last year to an all-time high, according to government statistics that have just been published. Overall mileage for all types of vehicles totalled 328.1bn in 2018, compared with 327.1bn the previous year. The mileage for cars and light commercial vehicles increased to 255bn ...
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NewsElectric Vehicle Approved scheme launched to certify EV retailers
The Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme is being launched today (May 15) by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) to certify retailers’ excellence in the electric vehicle sector. The launch will take place at the House of Commons, where an audience of MPs, retailers and industry stakeholders will have ...
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NewsTwo men arrested over ATM thefts in Northern Ireland
Two men have been arrested by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) who are investigating a number of recent thefts of ATM machines in the Fermanagh and Tyrone areas. Detective chief inspector Brian Foster said: “Today we conducted five searches in the Omagh area in relation ...
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NewsGraham Kennedy’s £1m ’space-age’ forecourt opens in York
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Graham Kennedy is back with a bang having just re-opened his site in York with the aim of it becoming the best site in the UK - "if not Planet Earth". Graham, the managing director of Inner Space Stations, has invested £1 million ...
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NewsTfL’s ’world-first’ order of 20 hydrogen double-decker buses
The world’s first hydrogen double decker buses will be introduced on three London bus routes next year, helping tackle the capital’s air quality crisis. Transport for London (TfL) has announced the order of 20 of the green buses – which produce no pollution from their exhausts - as part of ...
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NewsBP Fuel Cards launches flexible Fuel & Charge offer for fleets transitioning to electric vehicles
BP is launching a new Fuel & Charge offer providing one simple solution to keep all vehicle fleets on the move no matter what their engine type. Due to launch later this summer, the offer provides fleets in the UK with access to both the BP Plus cross-acceptance network, ...
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NewsEssar to receive RoSPA Health & Safety Award
Essar at Stanlow has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping its employees and Business Partners get home safely at the end of the working day.The refinery has achieved a Gold in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards ...
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NewsACS urges members to take part in energy market review
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging its members to take part in a review of the microbusiness energy market being carried out by the energy regulator Ofgem. Ofgem has launched a call for evidence seeking views and experiences from microbusinesses due to its concern that some are struggling ...
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NewsShell service station in Sussex badly damaged by fire
Extensive fire damage at a Shell petrol station is likely to require a lengthy closure, according to the local fire service. Fire crews were despatched to the Shell service station at Fontwell in West Sussex at around 9.30am on Monday May 6 after reports that a campervan was on fire. ...
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NewsService Station near Liverpool brought to the market
Knowsley Service Station in Prescot, Merseyside, has been brought to the market by Forecourts4sale. The Texaco-branded service station has a canopy covered forecourt with three pump islands with a total of 18 nozzles supplying unleaded, diesel and super diesel, and there are also air and water machines. The 800sq ft ...
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NewsCBI director general calls for single regulator for EV chargers
The head of the CBI has called for the formation of a single regulator to oversee development of electric vehicle chargers across the UK. Speaking at the BP/CharIN Powering the Charge Conference at BP, CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “Today, if you want to install an electric vehicle charge point, ...
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NewsRate of decline in sales of new diesel cars slows down
The rate of decline in sales of new diesel cars slowed last month, but the overall UK new car market was still down by 4.1% in April, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The total number of units registered was 161,064, the second ...