Children as young as 12 were seen joining rioters pelting police with petrol bombs over anger at the decision not to prosecute Sinn Fein officials for attending an IRA terrorist’s funeral. Attacks in the Londonderry and Belfast areas have been on the rise lately due to post-Brexit trading arrangements which are claimed to have created … Read more
Police officers were attacked with petrol bombs last night as violence erupted once again in Northern Ireland during the fifth consecutive night of disorder. A total of 30 bombs were hurled at police in Newtownabbey, on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday, and three cars were hijacked and set alight in what has since been termed … Read more
Two men have been found guilty of murdering a mother in a petrol bomb attack that also killed four of her children. Zak Bolland, 26, and David Worrall, 28, had both denied murdering 37-year-old Michelle Pearson. Ms Pearson’s daughters Demi, 15, Lacie, seven, Lia, three, and her son Brandon, eight, all died in the blaze in … Read more
Two men have been found guilty of murdering a mother in a petrol bomb attack that also killed four of her children. Zak Bolland, 26, and David Worrall, 28, had both denied murdering 37-year-old Michelle Pearson. Ms Pearson’s daughters Demi, 15, Lacie, seven, Lia, three, and her son Brandon, eight, all died in the blaze in … Read more
Petrol sales fell a FIFTH last year as Britons stayed home and off the roads during the pandemic Sales of unleaded slipped by 20.9% in 2020 compared to the year previous Supermarkets saw the biggest decline in demand, falling 22.3% last year Diesel sales also fell by 15.9% across the country – down 21.6% at … Read more
Britain’s Bentley is set to benefit from a ‘roaring Twenties’ post-pandemic spending boom, its chief executive Adrian Hallmark predicted as he launched a new flagship grand tourer. Speaking as he launched the new 200mph £200,000 Bentley GT Speed and celebrated record 2020 sales, he said there were signs of wealthy customers around the globe coming … Read more
RAY MASSEY: Toyota’s next-generation Aygo city car will run on petrol only, bucking the trend for electric or hybrid vehicles By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 19 March 2021 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 19 March 2021 Bucking the trend for electric or hybrid vehicles, Toyota’s next-generation Aygo city car … Read more
Two thugs have gone on trial in Salford for the murder of a woman who died 20 months after a petrol bomb attack that claimed the lives of her children. Manchester Crown Court heard how Zak Bolland, 26, and David Worrall, 28, launched the arson attack on December 11, 2017, while feuding with the 16-year-old … Read more
Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group. Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more
E10 arrival in September:The Department for Transport has confirmed that fuel retailers will be selling the greener fuel later this year – though drivers of older cars are warned to avoid it Filling stations across the UK will switch from E5 to E10 petrol in September, the Department for Transport has confirmed today. The greener … Read more