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John Swinney has confirmed that his government is opposed to Labour’s ban on all new North Sea drilling as he finally confirmed a U-turn
Labour MPs have accused Andy Burnham of hypocrisy over his ban on drilling for new oil and gas in the UK, saying that importing oil and gas while banning Britain’s own drilling is an absurd “act of self-harm”. The post…
Almost two-thirds of Labour supporters want to see the Rosebank oil field approved, despite Ed Miliband once describing it as “climate vandalism”. Rosebank, in the North Atlantic, is Britain’s largest untapped field and is estimated to contain 300 million barrels…
We are seeking views on whether technologies capable of contributing to electricity security of supply could enter future Capacity Market auctions.
This notice confirms changes to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in November 2026.
There’s a simple empirical observative that blows the CO2 climate narrative out the water, says Stephen Andrews: it’s the inconvenient fact that winter has warmed much more than summer. The post The Simple Empirical Observation That Blows the CO2 Climate…
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ‘climate emergency’, public health ‘crises’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation. The post News Round-Up appeared first on The…
Decision by the Secretary of State on an application for post-consent condition compliance.
Foreign Secretary says he is open to saying sorry for slavery, amid mounting calls for Britain to fork out billions
Labour’s plan to ban all new North Sea oil exploration licences came a step closer today as its Energy Independence Bill was presented to Parliament.The “landmark legislation” is set to bring an end to decades of searching for new oil…
They stop near a parked lorry and hand its Romanian driver the plastic bag. All are about to go their separate ways when officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) swoop.
Russell Brand is getting ready to spend his second night in London’s notorious HMP Wandsworth after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault. The 51-year-old disgraced comedian was driven from Southwark Crown Court in the back of an armoured…
A six-year-old boy has become the fifth member of his family to perish following a suspected arson attack in County Waterford.Eliott English passed away today at Children's Health Ireland hospital in Crumlin, Dublin, after sustaining critical injuries during the incident…
PCSO Alice Dobson passed confidential information to a crime suspect linked to a machete attack.
Dino Donaldson has been sentenced to life.
The Government has temporarily blocked a historic £500,000 sculpture of Edward the Black Prince from leaving Britain.
Terry Dearsley, 32, was found with a gunshot wound inside a parked car in Frances Street, Woolwich, after police were called to reports of shots being fired at 8.09pm on Thursday, October 22.
Dorothy Byrne, who was head of news and current affairs at Channel 4 for 15 years, said the disparity in power between talent and staff meant someone like Brand could strike again.
