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Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister's house in black to protest oil expansion

Greenpeace demonstrators have draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest the expansion of oil drilling in the North Sea

The Independent UK

A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port

The Dutch government says a freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port for salvage

The Independent UK

Sunak's family firm signed $1.5B deal with BP before oil and gas license announcement

JUST two months before Rishi Sunak opened hundreds of new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, an IT firm founded by his…

The National (Scotland)

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All the evidence against the UK’s plans to expand oil and gas drilling

The UK will extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday as he announced more than 100 new drilling licenses. Only a few days earlier, United Nations chief António Guterres declared that record heat and extreme weather signalled a…

The Conversation

Shared horse and human burials show how deeply the vikings cared for their animal companions

Is your pet part of the family? That’s nothing new. Archeological evidence exists to suggest that the vikings held their own animals in high – even intimate – regard, taking them with them on voyages. Earlier this year, scientific evidence found for the first time that – as early as…

The Conversation

Does the UK need more North Sea oil and gas?

Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will allow more drilling in the North Sea has led to new questions over the future of UK energy policy.

The Week

How Westminster SCUPPERED Scotland's just transition

THE UK Government’s announcement of hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses as part of a promise to max out fossil fuels in the North Sea…

The National (Scotland)

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Climate protesters spray Scottish Parliament building red

This Is Rigged said it acted after the Prime Minister announced plans for 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea.

The Independent UK

Sunak: UK should ‘max out’ developments in North Sea oil and gas

The Prime Minister said the move was best for energy security, the UK economy and the environment.

The Independent UK

UK must 'max out' North Sea oil and gas to go green, Tory minister claims

THE Government’s plans to “max out” North Sea oil and gas reserves poses “no contradiction” to its stated green ambitions, a minister has…

The National (Scotland)

Tugs tow burning cargo ship to new location on North Sea while salvage crews ponder next steps

The Dutch government says that a cargo ship carrying thousands of cars that has been burning on the North Sea for nearly a week has been towed further from the Dutch coast

The Independent UK

UK to grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses, ignoring calls from environmentalists

Britain says it will grant hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea in a bid for energy independence

The Independent UK

Sunak says approving new licences for oil and gas drilling ‘entirely consistent’ with net zero plan – as it happened

The government’s former net zero tsar says Sunak’s announcement ‘is the wrong decision at precisely the wrong time’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences alongside carbon capture investment

The prime minister said he is backing the North Sea oil and gas industry to ‘make Britain more energy independent’

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High winds stall efforts to tow a burning cargo ship packed with cars off northern Dutch coast

Dutch authorities say high winds in the North Sea are delaying efforts to tow a burning cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars to safety off the coast of the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Burning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided

The Dutch government says that salvage crews are preparing to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days in the North Sea to a new anchor point after flames and smoke on board subsided

The Independent UK

1 crew member killed in a fire on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars in the North Sea

A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea

The Independent UK

Two northern bottlenose whales stranded off Fife coast

The species is an infrequent visitor to the North Sea.

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Proposed new UK oil and gas fields would provide at most three weeks of energy a year

Experts and former ministers have also said the developments would not reduce energy prices in the UK

Daily Record

Woman spotted drifting miles out to sea sparks rescue mission off Scots coast

A witness said it was "agonising" to watch the emergency teams try to save the watersports enthusiast stuck in the North Sea off the Fife coast.

Chronicle Live

Jellyfish beach warning as mum suffers 'worst pain of life' after being stung

Temperatures in the North Sea are warmer than usual - the sea is particularly warm off the east coast from Durham to Aberdeen

France 24

Netherlands: Risk of submersion persists 70 years after deadly tidal wave

In 1953, a gigantic storm swept across the North Sea and caused a tidal wave in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. Many dykes controlling water levels were simply swept away as the water spread far inland. While more than 300 people died in the UK, more than 1,800 lost…

Daily Record

Scots Easyjet flight declares mid-air emergency above North Sea

The mid-air emergency was made over the North Sea.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow EasyJet flight declares mid-air emergency as passengers delayed

An Easyjet flight from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam has declared a mid-air emergency whilst flying over the North Sea, with the reason behind the delay still unknown.

Evening Standard

Marine heatwaves ‘catastrophic’ for ocean life, say scientists

We should not expect the current high temperatures in the North Sea to leave wildlife unscathed, experts warned

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