Government approves Jackdaw gas field as UN warns of climate risk
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London has authorized drilling to begin at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. The decision follows a United Nations warning that global emissions must fall 18% within four years to avoid critical climate targets, a goal with which new fossil fuel production is rarely seen to align.
Inflation has reached its highest rate in nearly a year, driven upward by fuel prices. The Treasury is softening the blow for some: the state pension will rise by nearly £500 in April. For everyone else, there are ten reasons to be optimistic about the economy, though they may be harder to find than the price of petrol.
The Home Secretary ordered a review into illegal worker penalties after a BBC investigation caught a lawyer offering to make fines disappear. In Manchester, a different kind of deal has come to light: the city council received £750,000 a year for stadium naming rights that the local football club then bundled into a £10m-a-year sponsorship.