Independent writer David Usborne takes a helicopter ride over the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and is shocked at what he sees.

The US Coast Guard has successfully completed a controlled burn of a portion of the oil slick off the Gulf Coast.

The operator of the Tui oil field is confident that its equipment and processes could cope with an emergency despite lacking a remote failsafe switch.

Question: How many service stations are happy to help a woman who (is pretending she) can't check her tyres or water levels?

Lawsuits, fines, cleanup and reputation-repair from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are likely to cost company BP billions.

Tax increases could add another 10 cents a litre to the price of petrol by the end of the year, says the AA.

Elderly people are searching out petrol stations that will fill their tanks for them as health and safety rules take the service out of service stations.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has withdrawn his support for a plan to expand oil drilling off California, citing the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

President tries to reassure locals the Government is doing all it can.

Class action lawsuits have been filed against BP and contractor Halliburton as a vast oil spill threatens the US coast.

After the worst US oil spill in decades, documents have emerged showing that BP had downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at the rig.