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Liz Truss set to ramp up North Sea drilling as plan slammed by opponents

The Tory frontrunner is planning to issue over 130 new drilling licences for the North Sea in a move that will outrage climate change campaigners.

Daily Record

New North Sea drilling not the answer to current energy costs, critics warn

Greenpeace said ‘unleashing a North Sea drilling frenzy isn’t a plan to help bill payers, but a gift to the fossil fuel giants’.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss ‘will approve more oil drilling if she becomes PM’

Tory leadership candidate criticised by campaigners after reports her team have met energy firms

The Guardian - UK

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What the papers say – August 30

The front pages splash on the potential of North Sea oil amid rising energy bills.

The Independent UK

Rebekah Vardy's former agent in talks for tell-all doc about Wagatha Christie trial

Over the course of the case, Caroline Watt found herself being dragged into the spotlight after it emerged her mobile phone which included some key evidence had been dropped into the North Sea

Daily Mirror

Environment Agency investigating after water pollution spotted in North Sea 'from East Durham to Teesside'

Photos show what appears to be pollution in the North Sea, seen from Easington beach

Chronicle Live

Fantasy island: a hidden idyll on Germany’s North Sea coast

Föhr, a speck off Germany’s north coast, was the scene of idyllic childhood holidays for our author, and decades later still hold a magical charm

The Guardian - UK

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British sewage overflows stink up relations across Channel

EU lawmakers have a new reason to be annoyed with Britain: British sewage overflows seeping into the English Channel and North Sea

The Independent UK

North Sea gas platform to be repurposed as bird nesting site

Offshore wind firm agrees potential deal with rig operators to lessen the impact of its nearby turbines

Insider UK

UK sewage turning Channel and North Sea into dumping ground, say French MEPs

Post-Brexit UK accused of abandoning international obligations to protect marine life and human health

The Guardian - UK

North Sea oil giant’s huge profit set to fuel fresh row

Hike just hours ahead of announcement of unprecedented rise in domestic gas and electricity bills

Evening Standard

French anger at UK sewage dumped in sea

French politicians claim raw sewage being dumped into the Channel and North Sea by the UK is affecting French coastline, fishermen and the “health of citizens”.

Evening Standard

More than 60,000 sign petition demanding Tories halt approval of Jackdaw gas field

CLIMATE groups and activists have delivered a petition to No 10 calling on the UK Government to halt approval of Jackdaw – a new North Sea gas oil…

The National (Scotland)

Harbour Energy defends extra investor payout after 12-fold rise in profits

North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer enjoys jump in fossil fuel prices following invasion of Ukraine

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Scotland’s public spending deficit hits record of nearly £2,200 a head

GERS data puts gap between tax receipts and expenditure at £23.7bn despite jump in income from oil and gas

Daily Record

GERS figures: Scotland's deficit falls to £23.7bn but still more than double the rest of the UK

GERS figures show the public spending deficit was £12.6bn lower than the previous year.

Chronicle Live

Environment Agency says it's taking North Sea sewage issue seriously amid 'don't swim' warnings

There are don't swim warnings for beaches in Northumberland, North Tyneside and South Shields due to storm sewage being pumped into the North Sea

The Conversation

Ancient frogs in mass grave died from too much sex – new research

Frogs once lived alongside dinosaurs. About 45 million years ago, the North Sea covered half of Germany. It’s incredible to think these little creatures survived the dinosaurs’ extinction. But a lower level mass death did take place in what is now called the Geiseltal region in central Germany and the…

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Daily Mirror

Inside the remote Swedish island surrounded by rocks you can book for retreats

The Pater Noster lighthouse sits on a small island off the coast of Gothenburg in West Sweden in the North Sea, and can now be visited as part of a relaxing spa experience

The National (Scotland)

British Gas owner claims £56 million tax rebate from North Sea operations

THE owner of British Gas received a £56 million tax rebate on its operations in Scottish waters last year.

Edinburgh Live

Breathtaking Edinburgh beachside cafe named one of the UK's best with a view

From the café, guests can enjoy delicious food and drink while gazing out at Firth of Forth estuary where the river meets the North Sea. In the distance, the Fife shoreline and a few hills and peaks should be in view.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain’s Opposition Labor Party Demand Energy Price Cap Freeze

Britain's main opposition Labor Party called on Monday for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn to help the public deal with another expected surge in fuel bills during the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. Labor leader Keir Starmer said his party, if in power, would cap energy…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak accused of breaking climate vow with new plan to drill more oil and gas

Plan to boost drilling in North Sea ‘utterly bewildering’, say campaigners

The Independent UK

Sunak vows to make Britain ‘energy secure’ as he battles to become PM

The ex-chancellor said he will legislate to ensure UK is ‘energy independent’ by 2045 as he promises to step up North Sea production.

Daily Mirror

Rhine runs dry and wildfires rage in France as Europe faces worst drought in 500 years

The Rhine River - which has suffered critically-low water levels due to the baking summer and scant rainfall - acts as one of western Europe's main commercial waterways as it runs through Germany and into the North Sea

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