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Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot ...

People struggle to cook and businesses bear brunt as closure of strait of Hormuz slows imports of liquefied petroleum gas ...

US president claims Israel will not attack South Pars again – but threatens to destroy ‘extremely important and valuable’ site if Iran continues to attack gas facilities in Qatar ...

Changes revealed by Andy Burnham to support night-time economy follow rapid growth in ridership ...

Iran war has increased gas price, with effects on UK energy bills that could be avoided, Common Wealth says ...

Anthony Albanese announces fuel supply taskforce and urges motorists not to buy more than they need ...

Cameo videos produced by the Reform UK leader were used to drum up interest in obscure memecoins ...

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? It is time for the Thursday news quiz, where, thanks to Anaïs Mims’ illustration, you will ...

Long-awaited Alexa+ aims to get Britons re-engaging with their devices – but it may have its work cut out ...

Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London’s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the pas ...

US president says Israel will not launch another attack on the giant gasfield shared by Iran and Qatar, but promises to destroy it if Tehran retaliates ...