Average UK price of diesel hits record of more than £1.80 a litre

Further rise likely if EU ban on Russian oil goes ahead, and petrol up 3p since start of month at 166.65p

The average price of a litre of diesel has hit a high of just over 1.80 a litre - and could rise even further if the EU ban on Russian oil goes ahead.

The RAC reported that the price a litre in the UK has outstripped the previous record of 1.79, set in March after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.