This morning the shadow chancellor called for the duty to be frozen in an article in The Sun and on Radio 4's Today programme.

BBC: Chancellor responds to pressure over fuel duty

The solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes before the sun, casting a huge shadow on Earth.

CNN: HE GODS WERE DRINKING

The chancellor's recent U-turn on fuel duty provoked many claims to fatherhood, from Conservative backbenchers to The Sun newspaper via the shadow chancellor and Plaid Cymru.

BBC: Regimental reprieve: politicians race to claim credit