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The wholesale cost of petrol has fallen by 20p since early June

Social media users slammed bigger petrol providers with one asking: "So a tiny village garage in Herefordshire can manage this, but not the mega-stations of Shell, BP, Esso etc?"

Liam Lynn, from Ryton, took exception to being arrested for fraud so smeared his own excrement over his cell's walls and door

Here's where you can get the cheapest petrol in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Aberdeen, Inverness, Perth and Dundee.

The regulator will rule on whether a 5p cut in duty has been passed on – but there are still many factors driving costs up

The cost of living is continuing to rise dramatically as inflation has hit a 40 year high and with that petrol prices are soaring as experts warn that each day the cost of fuel keeps breaking records.

We have compiled a list with five of the cheapest prices for both unleaded and diesel in Scotland's cities.

Oil refinery stocks fell sharply on Friday with potential losses of between 17-43% in net profits this year after the government asked for the cooperation of companies to channel their profits into the Oil Fuel Fund for three months from July to September to help control fuel prices.

BP, Shell and Exxon among firms reporting big rises in revenues, while Britsh Gas and SSE have boosted their earnings expectations