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BP has said it is putting its North Sea business up for sale in a move that would end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.The decision follows a review of BP’s operations as it seeks to slim down the group. Its North Sea business has five production hubs – two in the central North Sea and three west of Shetland – and employs about 1,100 people.Earlier this week, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he told US President Donald Trump he would take a “pragmatic approach” to the issue of North Sea oil and gas.Trump, some…
A government consultation will look at “whether the 182-day threshold is set at the right level and what impact a modest reduction might have”.It also proposes five new possible exemptions for accommodation that cannot be used as permanent homes, including properties on owners’ farms.Jones said: “I have heard representations from a number of businesses that are making meaningful contributions to their local economies but are unable to meet the current threshold.”This consultation will help us find a solution that works better for everyone, including businesses, local authorities and local areas.”I am committed to getting the balance right – keeping homes…
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The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed 34 people and left six more seriously injured.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan has risen to 34, up from 25, authorities said.The Kumamoto prefecture government confirmed the figure on Friday, adding that six more people were seriously injured.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck on Tuesday near the city of Uki, knocking out power to about 40,000 homes, halting rail services, and triggering tsunami warnings in areas of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu.Nearly half of the deaths were linked…
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has urged PM Andy Burnham to rule out future tax rises to fund his plans to fix adult social care in England.Burnham has said he wants to look at existing budgets before considering tax rises but he has not ruled them out, adding that “difficult decisions” lay ahead with funding options to be set out in a review being published next year.Jenrick said any reforms should be paid for by cutting foreign aid and benefit payments for migrants, urging the prime minister to rule out what he called a universal “death tax”.Burnham was health secretary in…
Mountaineer Nirmal Purja among those feared missing after avalanche hit Broad Peak, Pakistan alpine club says.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026Ten climbers, led by renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, are feared missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country’s alpine club said.“The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) has received deeply concerning reports of an avalanche that struck a team of climbers on Broad Peak (8,047m) in the Karakoram mountain range,” the club said late on Thursday, adding that the team was led by Purja and could not be reached since the…
I’ve been a bus driver for 25 years. Before that, I worked in engineering sales and was on the road a lot, but it became impractical once I had young children. I took my kids to soft play centres and I thought: “I could run a place like this.” I opened my own centre in a Victorian shopping arcade in Otley, West Yorkshire, in 1995. It was great as my daughters could come with me. Then, a customer told me about play buses – vehicles converted into soft play centres with slides, ball pits and climbing frames. I liked the…
There has been a large rise in the number of offenders being recalled to prisons in England and Wales having been released on licence, new government figures show.There were 51,419 licence recalls in the year ending March 2026, up from 40,259 in the previous year – a 28% increase.Although recalls in January to March were slightly lower than the previous three-month period, they remain well above historical levels.The figures follow government schemes to release a number of offenders early in an effort to ease prison overcrowding.The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) said offenders released on licence face strict conditions “and can…
The US president said Israel would withdraw from Gaza “as disarmament is completed” and called the agreement “a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government”. “The International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors,” he said in a post on Truth Social.Trump said the agreement marked a “major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan”, and he thanked mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. A US official, asked on a call with reporters about how hopeful the US…
Although the government has not made any announcements on the issue, Trump has praised what he perceives as a change of stance by the UK government. In a social media post, published the day before Burnham became prime minister,, external Trump wrote: “The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has stated that he will be opening up, all the way, the invaluable North Sea Oil!”This week, when asked about his conversation with Burnham, Trump said: “He said he’s going to open up North Sea oil.”If he does that, you’re…