BBC A man has been charged with the murder of a woman stabbed after a gas explosion at her home in Stoke Newington, north-east London. Annabel Rook, 46 was found fatally injured just before 05:00 BST on 17 June. Clifton George, 44, of Dumont Road, was also charged with arson with intent to endanger life....
Mary McCool BBC Scotland News PA Media Operators now have to carry out assessments that take emissions from burning oil and gas into account The UK government has published guidance on how it will consider fresh applications for oil and gas projects. Operators will now have to draw up new environmental impact assessments that take...
A woman found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home has been named as a charity worker who supported refugees. Annabel Rook, 46, was found fatally injured at a house in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north-east London, just before 5:00 BST on Tuesday. She worked for a charity that she co-founded called Mama Suze...
David Wallace Lockhart BBC Scotland political correspondent PA Media Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the windfall tax on oil and gas companies needs to be axed while addressing a Scottish Conservatives party conference in Edinburgh Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called for an end to the windfall tax on oil and gas companies and...
This story was originally published by The New Lede. Federal regulators are proposing to repeal Obama- and Biden-era regulations that forced power plants to cut harmful pollutants, including mercury, lead and arsenic, as well as greenhouse gases, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Wednesday. The proposed rollbacks — which would get...
California is set to lose two major oil refineries, bringing the total decline in refining capacity to 21% in three years. This is hardly a surprise. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats in California have been waging a war on oil, and environmental regulations make it nearly impossible to continue doing business in the state while...
The European Commission has published a “roadmap” outlining its plans to end Europe’s reliance on Russian energy in the coming years. Under the plans, imports of all Russian gas and liquefied natural gas to European Union member states will be banned by the end of 2027. “No more will we permit Russia to weaponise energy...
Domestic energy prices are forecast to fall in July, reversing three consecutive increases in regulator Ofgem’s price cap. The annual bill of a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will fall by £166 a year, analysts at the consultancy Cornwall Insight have predicted. It comes after a series of household bills became...
Kenya’s national high-school drama competition has been overshadowed by drama of its own after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered to watch a controversial play. The play, Echoes of War, highlights the role of digital spaces in governance and the power of youth in shaping societal change – with close...