The Guardian
Burnham's Big Climate Test: To Drill or Not to Drill, That Is the Question (Again)
Burnham faces his first big climate test as the UK debates new North Sea drilling - while the world burns, floods, and quakes around him.
2026-08-11
The Guardian
2026-07-27
BBC Business
Sir Ian Wood, Who Turned Fishing Boats Into Oil Empire, Dies at 84
Scottish oil tycoon and philanthropist Sir Ian Wood, who transformed a family fishing business into a £5bn global engineering giant, has died at 84.
2026-07-18
BBC Politics
Burnham to Give North Sea Oil Drilling the Old College Try - Again
Incoming PM Andy Burnham plans to bless new North Sea drilling despite a manifesto that said 'no new licences,' because nothing says 'fresh start' like re-litigating the same old fossil fuel fight.
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