North Sea oil and gas projects essential to UK’s energy future, warn academics May 31, 2023 Halting future investment in North Sea oil and gas projects jeopardises the UK's supply security and net zero ambitions.
World No172 beats Daniil Medvedev in French Open first round May 30, 2023 World No172 Thiago Seyboth Wild shocked second seed Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the French Open, eliminating the former US Open winner in a five-set thriller. On Court Philippe-Chatrier the Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro – whose appearance in the second round this week will be the furthest he’s made it in a [...]
Ukraine launches biggest ever drone raid on Moscow in Kyiv retaliation May 30, 2023 Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks on Moscow on Tuesday, according to Russia, whose defence ministry said all were destroyed approaching the city. There were no reports of deaths. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said two people were injured, one of whom was hospitalised, in the early morning attack. The residents of several parts [...]
Labour ‘may as well hand out dole notices’ after North Sea oil ban plans May 29, 2023 LABOUR were accused of undermining the UK’s energy security after it emerged the party was considering banning new North Sea oil and gas licences, should it win the next election. Reports in the Sunday Times suggested that Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, were minded to block any new development in what remains [...]
Wagner boss to Putin: Ignore me, and it’ll be trouble May 28, 2023 Russia’s most powerful mercenary said on Sunday he was convinced that senior Kremlin officials had banned reporting about him on state media, cautioning that such a misleading approach would lead to a backlash from the Russian people within months. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner mercenary group, is the most striking member of President Vladimir Putin’s circle [...]
Putin launches biggest drone raid on Kyiv since the start of the Ukraine war May 28, 2023 Ukraine’s capital has been subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. Russia launched the “most massive attack” on the city overnight into Sunday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, said Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official. [...]
Young set to broaden his winning Horizons May 26, 2023 ENTHUSIASTIC Hong Kong racing fans will be out in force at Sha Tin on Sunday, expecting to cheer on their hero Romantic Warrior to another victory in the Group One Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (9.05am) over a mile and a half. The Danny Shum-trained five-year-old, presently rated the fifth best racehorse in the [...]
Key Putin ally: West is underestimating chance of nuclear war over Ukraine May 26, 2023 A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the West was seriously underestimating the risk of a nuclear war over Ukraine, cautioning that Russia would launch a pre-emptive strike if Ukraine gets nuclear weapons. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the deadliest European conflict since World War Two and the biggest [...]
More than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine some firms still can’t – or won’t – quit Moscow May 25, 2023 Some global companies are still operating in Russia more than a year on from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Firms were quick to respond to the full-scale war, which broke out last February, with some saying they would quit Russia immediately and others curtailing imports or new investment. Billions of pounds of factories, energy holdings [...]
Net migration to UK hits record high of 606,000 as Brexit scales EU movement back May 25, 2023 Net migration to the UK has hit a record high of 606,000, new figures released this morning reveal. The significant surge in legal migration for 2022 has hit the highest level on record, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. It follows weeks of speculation over the numbers with prime minister Rishi Sunak seeking [...]