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Blocking North Sea production while plans are afoot to boost infrastructure for imports suggests that “the only oil and gas some politicians and activists object to is our own”, industry leaders say. The Government is considering new infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, including housing a stockpile for emergencies. A floating storage and regasification unit – a giant ship capable of turning imported LNG back into gas – is also under consideration. The measures are being considered because of the “geological reality” that North Sea production has fallen 74 per cent since its 2000 peak. “The North Sea can…

Jo Gardiner, who starred alongside her son Sam in the BBC’s Race Across the World, has died aged 61 after what her family described as “a long and courageous battle with cancer.”The Manchester physiotherapist’s death comes barely a year after 24-year-old Sam was killed when his white Volkswagen Golf R estate left the road and overturned in June 2025. Sam, a landscape gardener, had been back in Manchester for a family gathering at the time of the crash.The pair had won over audiences as a mother-and-son team on the programme’s second series, broadcast in 2020, which followed contestants travelling thousands…

Fine lines and wrinkles often start to appear in your late 20s, becoming more prominent in your 30s, 40s and 50s. While many people want to target wrinkles in the pursuit of youth, there could be more effective ways to shave years off your appearance, according to a doctor. In fact, “looking 10 years younger has almost nothing to do with wrinkles,” founder and medical director of SkinLUX MD, Jessica Yu, MD, told GB News.She added: “I know that’s not what you’d expect to hear, but hear me out. The skin texture and uneven skin tone are the two things…

The number of graduate jobs has fallen almost in half in the past year, according to new figures, as employers cut entry-level roles in favour of AI and battle rising costs.Jobs website Adzuna said it had just 8,383 graduate vacancies listed in July, down from 15,397 at the same point last year.Adzuna also found competition among job seekers across all levels is rising, with an average of 2.14 job seekers per vacancy in July, up from 1.93 a year earlier.Businesses have said employer national insurance and minimum wage hikes have made hiring more expensive, particularly for junior staff.The number of…

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday’s Women’s NBA match between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever after becoming involved in a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud.Sitting at courtside, Kanter Freedom stood up with his arms outstretched and took steps towards the court after Cloud began pointing and shouting at him during a timeout.Kanter Freedom was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “WOMAN noun. Adult human female.”.Earlier this month, he declared he would enter next season’s WNBA Draft, citing the current eligibility guidelines, or lack of, for transgender women players.Security and other Sky players…

Archaeologists may have discovered the first-ever victim of a trebuchet attack more than 700 years ago. The victim appears to be a medieval man who was unearthed beneath the royal chapel at Stirling Castle.Dr Jo Buckberry, an archaeologist at the University of Bradford, made the discovery while re-examining a set of roughly 700-year-old remains known as Skeleton 150, which were originally found at the site in 1997. Her analysis revealed a staggering 167 fractures across the young man’s body, injuries so severe and so unusual for the period that she believes they point to a direct hit from a siege…

Andy Burnham has been blasted over plans to send HMRC agents into the homes of Britons to assess their value and whether they are liable for mansion tax. Speaking to GB News, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat declared the move “un-British” and another example of “nanny state” from the Labour Government.The Prime Minister is set to send HMRC valuation agents into homes to assess whether they are worth over £2million pounds and therefore liable for the “mansion tax” levy.If homeowners refuse an inspection by HMRC, they can be fined up to £200.Discussing the move on GB News, Mr Tugendhat criticised the…

The relationship between Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and fellow St Andrews graduate Felix da Silva-Clamp has now moved firmly into the open.This week, the couple attended a performance of Inala, a Zulu ballet, at the Edinburgh International Festival alongside the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. Mr Silva-Clamp, dressed smartly in a suit jacket and shirt, was photographed chatting confidently with cast members.An unnamed royal commentator told the Telegraph: “You can hardly imagine Louise or her boyfriend falling out of nightclubs like her older cousins.”The relationship between Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and fellow St Andrews graduate Felix da Silva-Clamp has now moved firmly…

State pension payments must be means-tested and the retirement age raised to 70 to ensure payments are “fit for the future”, according to a leading think tank.The Intergenerational Foundation is calling for fundamental reform to the state pension as the Government carries out a review into the status quo.The Pensions Commission’s interim report has laid bare the scale of Britain’s retirement savings crisis, revealing that roughly 15 million working-age individuals, representing 43 per cent of the total, are on track to fall short of adequate income in later life.This commission, which is due to deliver its final recommendations in 2027,…

Greg James is looking ahead to a quieter spell after enduring what he described as a gruelling twelve months of personal hardship. The 40-year-old presenter and his wife, author Bella Mackie, 43, embarked on what they called a “grief trip” following the loss of their chocolate Labrador Barney, who had to be put down earlier this month.The couple’s cross-country journey took them through Lancashire and onwards to the Lake District, as they sought to come to terms with Barney’s death alongside the ongoing health struggles of James’s father, Alan Milward, who suffered a stroke and underwent heart operations this year.Sharing…