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No arrests have been made

A man in his 60s was reportedly injured in one incident

Linda Whitelegg, 78, died after an incident at a petrol station in Manchester earlier this week two days after her birthday, leading to glowing tributes from her devastated family

The idea of the pre-authorisation check at petrol pumps is that it blocks out money from your account - £99 at Asda, but at other supermarkets it is £120 - so the store knows you can afford to pay for your fuel

Linda Whitelegg tragically died just two days after her birthday

If you drive into any of these locations you may have to pay, and more zones are planned across the country

In this edition: Germany seeks an "e-fuels" exemption to the EU's ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2035, while France pushes for an all-electric transport future. Also, markets drop amid ongoing interest rate hikes and banking turmoil, and US short seller Hindenburg Research targets Jack…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is partly to blame for inflated diesel prices, which remain stubbornly higher than the price of petrol

The consumer watchdog has blamed the cost of diesel remaining significantly higher than the cost of regular petrol partly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.