‘Liquid gold’: heating oil thefts rise in Northern Ireland as Iran war sends prices soaring

Police issue alerts and security tips to households reliant on heating oil to deter a crime that can leave victims with bills of thousands There is no subtle way to receive heating oil deliveries in rural Northern Ireland: clearly marked tankers trundle through roads and lanes and park outside homes while they replenish storage tanks. The trucks’ comings and goings are visible to the entire community, indicating which households have stocked up on oil, and that is a problem because criminals ...

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent