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Jackdaw approval ends years of delays for North Sea drilling
The gas from Jackdaw will be piped back to Britain and be used in our homes and businesses within weeks, according to the operators.
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Does Burnham’s Jackdaw ‘pragmatism’ mean more oil and gas for the UK?
In the House of Commons, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the extra tax revenue raised from the Jackdaw gas field would be spent on “speeding up the rollout of renewables”.
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UK still committed to ‘climate leadership’ despite new drilling says government
We spoke to Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh after the government approved drilling in the Jackdaw gas field.
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Is the UK’s dependency on oil and gas costing the country? – Debate
We were joined by the lawyer Tessa Khan who founded Uplift, an organisation working towards the transition away from oil and gas, and David Whitehouse the chief executive of Offshore Energies UK, the trade association which covers oil and gas as well as wind energy.
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Why the UK is struggling to electrify the nation
As Jackdaw puts the focus on energy prices, the latest figures show that UK inflation has risen to 3.5 per cent in September – its highest rate in almost a year, as surging petrol and diesel costs pushed up the cost of living.
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Russell Brand Trial: woman cross-examined over rape allegations
“I did not consent”. Those were the words of a woman who claims Russell Brand raped her in 2009.
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Plan to stop Lake Windermere sewage could cost customers billions
It’s England’s largest natural lake and a Unesco world heritage site, but Windermere has also been at the epicentre of the arguments over sewage.
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Water boss defends multi-billion price tag for Lake Windermere sewage plan
We spoke with the CEO of United Utilities Louise Beardmore and began by asking about the cost of the plan to keep sewage from Lake Windermere and how it should be paid for.
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Putin the ‘humanitarian’? Trump envoy praises Russian president during St Petersburg visit
Vladimir Putin has been called lots of things since he launched his invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago.
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Aberfan disaster: remembering the tragedy that changed a nation
Exactly 60 years ago, a vast mining tip sent an avalanche of coal slurry crashing down a south Wales mountainside and on to the village of Aberfan.
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France protests: Is Gen Z anger spreading across the world?
We look at what set off France’s worst protests in years, why anger is now appearing across Europe – and whether it’s all now part of a global Gen Z revolt.
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Should Britain be worried about ANOTHER Falklands invasion?
Argentine President Javier Milei, has declared that the Falklands “illegal foreign occupation” and that his country needs to take them back from the UK.
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Republicans threaten to block Pentagon funding unless Trump takes on Putin
Amid the rising tensions between the Trump administration and Ukraine – a number of senior Republicans aren’t happy with the direction things are taking.
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Remembering Aberfan – ‘All I saw was a mound of black’
It’s sixty years since the Aberfan disaster – caused by an avalanche of coal waste which swept through the small village. Viv Jones was 15 at the time and this is the first anniversary when he has felt ready to talk about it publicly.
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Zelenskyy thanks the US in attempt to heal diplomatic drift
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has finished talks with Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. Mr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wanted peace more than anyone – saying it was Russia’s choice “to keep the killing going”.
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Brand trial latest: ‘Clear up the mess you have made’ Brand allegedly told woman
In the second week of the trial of Russell Brand, Southwark crown court has heard from some more of his alleged victims.
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Google Cloud outage: Has the UK lost its digital sovereignty?
Google Cloud services began coming back online this afternoon after hours of disruption to banks, businesses and even the UK Government website.
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UK unemployment rate falls as number of vacancies available drops
The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in more than a year.
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Why is the UK deploying fighter jets to Saudi Arabia?
The Ministry of Defence has said RAF Typhoon jets will be deployed to defend Saudi Arabia against attacks by Houthi rebels.
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Care worker says staff were ‘fed to the wolves’ during Covid pandemic
Krishnan was joined by Aithon Cooper, a care worker during the Covid pandemic at a home for adults with complex needs.
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Covid Inquiry is a ‘wake up call for parliament’ – Sir Jeremy Hunt MP
In response to the Covid Inquiry report, the Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government was committed to learning the lessons and ensuring that the social sector was prepared for a future pandemic.
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Covid Inquiry finds care homes were ‘an afterthought’
A damning report into the impact of the Covid pandemic on care homes has criticised Government failings for allowing the virus to “spread like wildfire”.
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Former Wall St watchdog on President Trump, and AI’s risk to the financial system
One of the first things Donald Trump did when he took office was to fire a range of officials in charge of federal institutions.
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Chronic UTI: The difficulties of life for 1.6 million sufferers
UTIs, or Urinary Tract Infections, are common for many people – and for most of them it’s easily managed with routine NHS treatment. But for around 5 million women in the UK, the infection keeps coming back and for some it never goes away.
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I will never relax: Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay
She’s criticised Donald Trump and Israel’s actions in Gaza – so the decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has not been without controversy.
