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What Is An Oil And Gas Licence?

The government is offering energy firms North Sea permits but what do they allow them to do? Read more

Rishi Sunak Defends Granting New North Sea Oil And Gas Licences

The prime minister says the decision is "entirely consistent" with the UK's net zero commitments. Read more

Savings: Banks With Lowest Rates Will Face Action, Watchdog Warns

The UK's financial regulator says it will take "robust action" if banks offer unjustifiably low rates. Read more

AWS: IPv4 Addresses Cost Too Much, So Youre Going To Pay

Perhaps that'll focus your minds on speeding up your adoption of IPv6, eh? Cloud giant AWS will start charging customer... Read more

Etsy Accused Of 'destroying' Sellers By Withholding Money

The online marketplace has come under fire for putting 75% of sellers' takings on hold for 45 days. Read more

BT Hires Chartered Management Accountant And Telco Veteran As Next CEO

Got to keep up with those FTTP builds and the tens of thousands of staff that will leave BT, the former state owned tel... Read more

Royal Mail: Final Day For People To Use Non-barcoded Stamps

Postage stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid for use after Monday. Read more

The Return Of Cargo-carrying Sail Ships

As concerns about climate change continue wind-powered shipping is making a comeback. Read more

Nigel Farage Launches Website Over De-banking 'scandal'

It comes after two banking bosses quit over the row about the closure of Mr Farage's Coutts account. Read more

Italy Joining China's Belt And Road Initiative Was Atrocious Move, Defence Minister Says

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto says the Belt and Road scheme has not benefited his country. Read more

HS2: Rail Link Rated 'unachievable' By Infrastructure Watchdog

An infrastructure watchdog gives the project a "red" warning, raising issues over budgets and schedules. Read more

Energy Security: Rishi Sunak To Meet Leaders Over Energy Security Plans

Rishi Sunak is facing calls from some Conservative MPs to rethink certain green policies. Read more

Twitter Restores Kanye West's Account After Ban

The US rapper was accused of violating the rules on the social media platform now known as X. Read more

'The Cost Of Living Started My Shoplifting': Why Stealing Goods Is On The Rise

With shoplifting on the rise, we speak to some people about why they do it and others about their experiences facing it. Read more

WeChat: Why Does Elon Musk Want X To Emulate China's Everything-app?

Musk is an admirer of Chinese mega-app WeChat, which combines messaging, social media, finances, dating, and more. Read more