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So, will Ed Miliband give the Jackdaw field green-light after consultation is launched?
A public consultation has been launched on whether to approve gas production at the Jackdaw field in the North Sea, marking a significant step forward after years of legal disputes. The offshore regulator has set a deadline of 10 August 2026 for people to submit their views, after which Energy Security Secretary Ed Miliband will…
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SNP’s shameful jail break must be stopped… with ‘terrified’ victims put first, say Tories
The Scottish Conservatives have launched a public campaign urging the SNP Scottish Government to abandon plans that would allow long-term prisoners to be released after serving only two-thirds of their sentence. The Tories argue the proposals are dangerous, would put public safety “at grave risk”, and leave victims of crime “terrified” at the prospect of…
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Socialists set sights on Taylor Swift after ‘tacky’ NYC wedding sparks left-wing backlash
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at New York’s Madison Square Garden has drawn criticism from some left-wing and socialist commentators, who argue that the lavish celebrity event exemplified billionaire excess and caused disruption across Manhattan during a busy holiday weekend. The backlash is notable because Swift has historically been popular among progressives, making the…
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The Best Pirate Game of All Time Returns to Thunderous Applause
The remake of the 2013 pirate adventure Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, titled Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, has launched to strong early reviews, with its Metacritic critic score standing at 84% shortly after the review embargo lifted. The reception matters because Black Flag is widely regarded as one of the best games in the…
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Glamorous Miami TV anchor enrages boss with bikini photos as he warns them to stop their ‘foolish nonsense’
Jenise Fernandez, a six-time Emmy-winning anchor at Miami station WPLG Local 10, has drawn attention for posting glamorous photographs on social media — including bikini shots from a trip to Fiji and beach days in Florida — that appear to defy a recent directive from her news boss. The station’s vice president of news, Bill…
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Top Boy star Micheal Ward ‘was intent on his own pleasure’ and ‘wanted quick sex in the back of a car’ when he allegedly raped a woman, court hears
Bafta-winning Top Boy actor Micheal Ward, 28, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in the back of a car in east London on New Year’s Day 2023. The case matters because Ward is a prominent British screen actor, and the jury has now reached the closing…
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‘The View’ co-host hits Democrats over ‘botched’ vetting of Platner
On “The View”, co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin criticised the Democratic Party for what she called a “botched” vetting of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who is facing several scandals including sexual abuse allegations. The exchange matters because Maine is seen as a crucial seat for Democratic hopes of taking control of the Senate, and the…
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Bridget Phillipson’s final trans guidance will embolden ‘activist parents’ who want their children to transition, campaigners fear
The UK Government has confirmed that its final statutory guidance for schools on handling gender identity, issued by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, will retain a provision allowing children as young as five to “socially transition” to the opposite gender at school. The guidance was left unchanged from the draft published in February, prompting campaigners to…
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BBC 6 Music’s new ‘Indie Forever’ stream to launch with show from The Maccabees’ Felix White and more
BBC Radio 6 Music has unveiled the line-up for “Indie Forever”, a new 24-hour stream launching exclusively on BBC Sounds on Wednesday 22 July. Dedicated to indie pop, rock and classics from the 1980s to the 2010s and beyond, the stream marks an expansion of the station’s output and a celebration of four decades of…
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Woman, 53, is arrested after £10million worth of cocaine is seized by police in Liverpool
Merseyside Police have arrested a 53-year-old woman after seizing more than 100kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £10 million, during a raid on a property in the Old Swan area of Liverpool on Wednesday. The bust formed part of Project Medusa, an investigation targeting county lines drug networks and child criminal exploitation,…