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PM ‘looking at all options’ on fracking amid mooted return over Russian oil ban
The manifesto the Conservatives were elected on in 2019 said that they “will not support fracking unless the science shows categorically it can be done safely”.
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Cost of living crisis will be ‘fatal’ for some children in poverty – Jack Monroe
'Rent has gone up, gas has gone up, electricity has gone up, council tax has gone up, the general cost of living has gone up to a point where people have less to spend on food in their household expenditure'
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Extinction Rebellion plans to block oil refineries next month
Exact locations of the planned protests are yet to be made public
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Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance found 107 years after sinking off Antarctica
The wreck is in an 'astonishing state of preservation'
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Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people
The man’s death brings the number of fatalities in the Scottish Highlands to three in a week.
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New Power of Attorney campaign backed by MSP
“A Power of Attorney ensures that your choices are protected. Don't wait until it's too late."
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Labour warns government's plans will take 75 years to improve household energy costs
Energy costs in many households in Britain have increased dramatically in recent months.
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Second largest daily spike in diesel prices in more than two decades
Oil prices have spiked due to concerns over the reliability of supplies due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Warnings over living costs as sanctions target Russian oil
Robert Jenrick told BBC Newsnight it could be “the most difficult economic year we’ve seen in my lifetime”
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Concerns over Government plan to tackle court backlog - 'unacceptable delays to justice'
The crown court backlog has doubled since March 2019, to 60,000 of the most serious criminal cases waiting to be heard
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The UK's best areas to start a business revealed - see full list
The study also found that UK-wide business openings were 4% higher than pre-pandemic numbers in 2019
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Shoppers ‘could be hit by food price hike in days if Russian gas is cut off’
Dr Sabadus told the PA news agency the UK is in a better position than the rest of Europe as it does not rely as much on Russian imports