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UK diesel price hits £2 a litre as US calls for Europe to release more stocks
Source: BBC Business
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Trump says US may ask Europe to release diesel reserves
- U.S. urges Europe to ‘immediately’ release diesel reserves as Iran war fuels record prices
- US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban
- Diesel hits £2 a litre for first time; eurozone inflation rate surges to 3.8% – business live
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