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Friday, 2 October 2026

Diesel runs short and loans get dearer as a third US carrier sails toward Iran

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  • World

    Diesel across the European Union reached a record average of 2.24 euros a litre. Diesel and other refined fuels leaving the Gulf are still below a fifth of what they were before the war.

  • Finance

    The US government told Germany and France to release diesel from their emergency stores, because it wants lower US fuel prices before the 3 November vote. Chinese refiners have stopped selling fuel abroad for October.

  • Food

    Diesel in Britain hit a record 199.72p a litre on Wednesday. The skipper of a fishing boat in Newlyn, a port in Cornwall, says his fuel costs £3,000 a day.

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  • Finance

    The average rate on a 30-year US home loan jumped to 7.28%, its biggest rise in four years. The interest Britain's government pays to borrow for 30 years reached 6%, for the first time since 1998.

  • Money

    Australia's central bank raised its main interest rate to 4.6%, the highest since 2011.

  • Tech

    Riskier AI companies now pay 9% to 15% a year to borrow money.

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  • Gaming

    Consumer authorities across the European Union named nine game companies, including Ubisoft and Riot. They said anything bought with in-game coins must show its price in real money.

  • Money

    Britain's government plans to stop airlines charging parents to sit with their children under 14. New York City now makes companies let customers cancel a subscription as easily as they signed up.

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  • World

    About 9,000 US sailors and Marines are sailing for the Middle East with a third aircraft carrier. Germany's chancellor said his country is preparing for serious Russian attacks.

  • Space

    NATO, the Western military alliance, will set space targets for its members for the first time. European governments are preparing up to 24 billion euros for a joint military space project.

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