The UK's only shale gas wells will not be sealed up by the end of June as Boris Johnson comes under pressure to tackle the energy crisis.
Fracking firm Cuadrilla had been ordered to permanently seal its wells in Lancashire within months but it has now been given a year-long reprieve, in a U-turn by regulators.
Speculation has been mounting that Boris Johnson could ditch a moratorium on fracking due to the energy crisis sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
