A car driven by a 76-year-old woman crashed into a shop at Cardiff Gate Services on the M4 motorway in Cardiff, injuring three people. An eight-year-old, a 39-year-old man, and the driver were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. South Wales Police are investigating.
Australian government documents reveal plans for retail fuel rationing, including a "maximum transaction value per vehicle per day," as a worst-case scenario. This comes amid warnings from the International Energy Agency about dwindling global oil stocks.
Pacific nations are grappling with a severe fuel crisis, exacerbated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leading to soaring prices, potential economic slowdown, and increased inflation. The region's heavy reliance on imported oil for transport and electricity makes it particularly vulnerable, impacting daily life, businesses, and government budgets.
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Having overseen a historic return to the Premier League, businessman is now aiming his sights even higherDoug King is discussing the night Coventry clinched promotion to the Premier League after 25 years away. He had a tear in his eye when the moment arrived at Blackburn and, after eventually exiting the Ewood Park boardroom, the champagne flowing, the straight-talking owner worth hundreds of millions hunkered down at a Travelodge adjacent to a service station on the M65. “It was ... noisy,” he says, taking a second to land on the best adjective, “because all I could hear pretty much all night was: ‘We are Premier League.’”It has led King to feel like a party planner of late. The biggest one yet was Monday’s open-top bus parade which started on Jimmy Hill Way, named after the manager who in 1967 led the club into the top flight for the first time. After Coventry were crowned champions last month, King guzzled from the trophy. “I didn’t think the lid would come off, so we had to make the most of that,” he says with a smile. Continue reading...
