Today’s headlines: Fuel limits more likely as petrol prices to soar; politicians charge EVs for less than half price public is paying [Video]

Here are the top stories across Independent.ie this morning.

Blackouts, fuel rationing and a return of €2-a-litre at the pumps

There is growing alarm in the Government over the threat of fuel rationing this winter, while the price of petrol and diesel is on the brink of soaring again.

‘Like many survivors, I thought I was over the worst but the virus can lie dormant in the body’

A survivor of Ireland’s polio epidemic in the 1950s said there is no room for complacency about the virus in light of the new international focus on its potential resurgence.

Politicians charge electric cars at Leinster House for less than half the price public is paying

TDs and senators can charge their electric cars at Leinster House for less than half what it costs ordinary consumers after initially availing of the service for free, the Irish Independent can reveal.

‘I feel free now’ – Ireland football boss Pauw says weight has lifted after going public with rape claim

Ireland’s women’s football manager Vera Pauw …