Exclusive: analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if fields get green light Ministers will restart the approval process for two controversial oilfields on Thursday, even as new figures show the UK will be almost entirely dependent on foreign gas by 2050 regardless of whether they are approved. Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, will on Thursday announce the results of a government consultation on the giant Rosebank field and the smaller Jackdaw one, in a move the industry says will set the tone for the future of production in the North Sea. Continue reading...

The TV streamers are pooling their advertising services to make it easier for small companies to run campaigns Sky, ITV and Channel 4 are to fight back against the social media companies Facebook and YouTube by pooling their streaming advertising services to make it easier and more affordable for millions of small businesses to run ad campaigns. The project is an attempt to break big tech’s stranglehold over the UK’s £45bn ad market. Continue reading...

He is accused of two attacks on two separate women in August 2023.