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The energy secretary says she’ll make decisions on a ‘case by case’ basis after the government approved extraction from the Jackdaw gas field.
Miatta Fahnbulleh tells @JustinOnWeb she'll be going through all the information on Rosebank, off Shetland, before making a decision.
“You’ve got to be realistic about the world that you’re in.”
Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh outlines to @JustinOnWeb why the government has approved extraction from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.
“It’s the wrong decision.”
The UK government has approved extraction from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. Areeba Hamid of Greenpeace says ‘the answer is to choose between gas and renewable energy’.
A £3.6bn proposal to stop sewage being discharged into Windermere, England's largest lake, would see a tunnel up to 12 miles long built to transport sewage away from the lake.
Edward Twiddy, convenor of the ‘Only Rainwater in Windermere' project, outlines the ambition.
“This is enormously controversial, environmentally and politically.”
The government will announce a long awaited decision on whether to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. Our political correspondent Harry Farley says ‘the assumption is’ gas will be extracted from the field within a month.
An assessment by police into violence against women and girls identifies a pattern of repeated violence by 15 to 19 year olds driven by online influences.
Helen Millichap from the Met says some young people won’t realise their ‘toxic relationships’ are a form of domestic abuse.
"We have to create opportunities... We can't put the cart before the horse."
Communities Secretary Angela Rayner responds to @bbcnickrobinson who asks if she backs a plan to cut some benefits for young people to fund support to get them into work.
Former Red Bull Racing Team Principal, Christian Horner, who was in charge when they won 14 F1 World Championship titles, tells @karthisport that he saw how "brutal Formula One could be" on his first day.
“It’s an emergency for childhood”.
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, says young people are facing a state of emergency in some parts of the country, with deep inequalities in education, housing and places to play.
Labour's Northern Ireland Troubles Bill returns to the House of Commons today - it seeks to deal with the unresolved legacy of the violent conflict, which cost more than 3,500 lives.
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant tells @JonnyDymond ‘there’s a trauma that continues’ for many people, and he wants to ‘help provide answers’ for families.
More than 100 current and former stars and staff of The Archers have written to the BBC's Director General to ask him not to move the recording away from Birmingham.
Susie Riddell, who plays Tracy Horrobin, explains why the long-running audio drama shouldn't be moved.
A BBC Spokesperson said: “We fully understand the strength of feeling about The Archers’ legacy and connection to the West Midlands. Whilst financial pressures on the BBC mean we are unable to build a new studio in The Tea Factory [in Birmingham], we are in active discussions with local stakeholders to find an alternative in the area and will continue to look at other options. We have time, as there will be no change until 2028 and we are keen to find a suitable outcome.”
“What we need is available beds.”
Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, says corridor care should be ended for all and outlines what needs to be done to make more beds available for children.
One of the main suppliers of food aid to Gaza, the UN’s World Food Programme, says it’s being forced to “drastically reduce lifesaving assistance” because of a funding shortage.
Acting exec director Carl Skau is asked if he is pushing the Israeli government hard enough.
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Reform's Suella Braverman responds to criticism after she told Question Time "of course I'm not English"
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"The test actually, of a party and a leader, is how do you deal with these things when they arise”.
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick responds to @annaefoster who asks about his colleague Sarah Pochin’s complaint that party officials were 'chauvinistic’ in an undercover recording for ITV News.
“There is only so far you can go when it comes to vetting.”
Reform UK ‘s Robert Jenrick responds to questions about the party’s vetting procedures for candidates after undercover filming by ITV News.
Does Andy Burnham want to see a system of regional mayors in Scotland?
@annaefoster asks Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander ahead of a speech by the prime minister in Lanarkshire today about getting more young people back into work.
"It's scary, it's a very anxious time."
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says this could be the worst parliament on record for living standards.
Jo, who we contacted through the charity Changing Realities, is a working single mother and tells us how she's been isolated by financial pressure.
Arsène Wenger is a 'no brainer' to replace Gianni Infantino as Fifa president.
Former Uefa and Fifa executive Alex Phillips tells @JonnyDymond that the former Arsenal boss 'would bring integrity to the leadership' of world football's governing body.