‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain
Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September. Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September. On Truth Social, Trump said Russia has “unfortunately lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry” and called for an end to “this ridiculous and never ending war”.View image in fullscreenRise in UK fuel prices have pushed the inflation rate to 3.1%.
- ▪Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September.
- ▪Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September.
- ▪On Truth Social, Trump said Russia has “unfortunately lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry” and called for an end to “this ridiculous and never ending war”.View image in fullscreenRise in UK fuel prices have pushed the inflation rate to
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Smoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September. Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow, Russia, on 20 September. Photograph: ReutersPetrol prices‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain Small traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking forecourt prices towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global suppliesJillian AmbroseMon 21 Sep 2026 12.29 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 12.30 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe smoke rising from the Kapotnya oil refinery to the south-east of Moscow marks one of Ukraine’s biggest air raids on the Russian capital since the start…
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