Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules Exclusive: Firms say added costs would mean they are unable to install enough turbines to meet green energy goals The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025
Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough One energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targets The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
Government announces £1.08bn budget for offshore wind power support The cash pot for the next renewable electricity auction round aims to spur investment in clean power capacity. The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025
Oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk North Sea contractor says move applies only to its ultimate holding company and it will continue to trade The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
Keir Starmer won’t be surprised Lucy Powell is his new deputy leader – but he should be very worried Labour members – and Caerphilly voters – have made their feelings clear. When will the PM realise that his strategy just isn’t working, asks Morgan Jones of Renewal The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025
No 10 denies reports Starmer is preparing to miss 2030 clean energy target The Prime Minister was said to be considering dropping the goal in order to keep energy bills down. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Miliband: Labour will invite nuclear bosses to Scotland day after election win The Scottish Government under the SNP has been against new nuclear power. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down Exclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Jeremy Clarkson now odds-on to become MP after hinting he could challenge Ed Miliband for Doncaster North seat Bookies slash odds on Jeremy Clarkson becoming MP after TV star hints he could challenge Labour’s Ed Miliband for his Doncaster North seat at the next election Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025
Ed Miliband’s new green jobs will bring Britain hope. I dare Reform to denounce them While Nigel Farage promotes retro plans to reopen coalmines, will he really tell thousands of clean energy workers to leave their well-paid, local jobs, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025
Labour’s clean energy plan needs a revamp: get real on costs and ignore the artificial deadline Would long-term strategy be imperilled if, say, only 80% of UK electricity generation was low carbon by 2032? Hardly The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025
MPs urged to confront royal family over Prince Andrew’s Epstein links Calls grow for parliamentary rule changes to strip Andrew of titles and ask questions of royals The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025
Police looking into claims Prince Andrew asked officer to find information on Virginia Giuffre Leaked emails hours before bombshell photo came to light suggest Andrew passed accuser’s details to Met bodyguard The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa: Premier League – as it happened Minute-by-minute report: Aston Villa came back from 1-0 down to beat Tottenham thanks to goals from Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendía The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025 Aston Villa stadium must not be a no-go area for Jews, says Ed Miliband Energy secretary calls for lifting of police ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters at upcoming Europa League fixture
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025 Police looking into whether Prince Andrew enlisted officer to dig up dirt on accuser Giuffre London police are investigating whether Prince Andrew asked a police officer to find damaging information on Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual assault
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025 Sixteen people deported to France on single flight under one in, one out deal The total number of people now deported under the deal is 42
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025 Miliband says ‘we must never have no-go zones’ for Jews and Israelis in the UK amid Aston Villa row The energy secretary has intervened amid the continuing row over West Midlands Police banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the Europa League match at Villa Park
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Sixteen migrants are deported to France - but hundreds more cross the Channel in small boats A total of 369 people crossed the Channel on Saturday, bringing the number for the year so far to 36,734
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Government to be ‘guided’ by royal family on any moves to strip Andrew of titles Andrew, who announced on Friday he had stopped calling himself the Duke of York, is still a prince and living in the 30-bedroom Royal Lodge mansion.
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Ed Miliband casts doubt on Jeremy Clarkson challenging for his Doncaster seat Clarkson, who was born and raised in Doncaster, recently hinted on social media that he may stand in the seat.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025 Aston Villa cannot be ‘no-go area’ for Jews, says Ed Miliband in football row The Energy Secretary was the latest Government figure to say the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Villa Park next month must be overturned.
International Business Times UK · Oct 19, 2025 Skills Gap Reality Check: Can the UK Deliver 400,000 Green Jobs in Time? The UK government has pledged 400,000 new green jobs by 2030, but industry and unions warn that shortages in trainers, facilities, and funding could undermine the transition to a clean-energy workforce.
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025 Government unveils national plan to recruit workers for energy transition The strategy outlines how the Goverment will deliver on its promise for more than 400,000 extra jobs in the clean energy sector by 2030.
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025 UK Government unveils plan to ‘train up next generation of clean energy workers’ At the same time, the Scottish Government said it would fund, alongside Westminster, an £18 million fund to help workers transition from fossil fuels.