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After oil prices doubled since Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the beginning of 2022, criminals have turned to stealing cooking oil from restaurants and pubs to turn into biofuel

The Red Sea route is a crucial waterway, and Houthis attacks there have caused severe disruptions to global trade. Further attacks in the region could see a "tit-for-tat" retaliation towards the US

Nicolas Aujula forecasts another stressful year for the Royal Family and a major milestone for Donald Trump, while he believes 'extreme, far-right politics will make a dark comeback' in 2024

The average family food bill has gone up by £605 over the past two years - £361 of the increase was attributable to climate change

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, has seen the western world impose huge wide-ranging sanctions on Russia and its economy. Even more have been announced today targeting Kremlin-backed gold and oil

European markets have got off to a strong start this week with London's top index helped by a strong session for miners and energy stocks

Financial authorities are now trying to prevent problems spreading throughout the global banking system and a repeat of the disastrous financial meltdown of 2008

The latest figures follow MPs hearing that around 12 million households are now spending more than 10% of their income on energy bills - the previous definition of fuel poverty

Five of the world's biggest oil companies are expected to reveal profits equating to £5,000 a second between them while millions continue to struggle with rising energy bills