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A massive carbon capture plan for the north east of Scotland is among the green schemes that will be boosted by an £8 billion investment to clean up the environment under a Labour government.
Rachel Reeves, the Shadow chancellor, will announce an initial £8 billion plan to invest in invest in projects across the UK as part of Labour’s plan for a “fairer, greener” Britain.
There was fury in the north east last year when Scotland missed out on Conservative government backing to build to develop the first carbon capture and storage facility in the UK.
The Acorn carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project, driven energy giants Shell, Storegga and Harbour Energy, plans to use North Sea pipelines to store carbon dioxide under the North Sea.
It hoped to offer a transition route for oil and gas workers out of the old North Sea industries and create as many as 26,000 jobs in the next decade.
But the scheme, based at the St Fergus gas terminal, near Peterhead, lost out to projects in Humberside and North West Wales.
Ahead of her speech at Labour party conference on Monday , Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said an initial £8 billion from Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan would go into shovel-ready environmental projects.
Alongside private investment, that financing mean UK projects including eight new battery factories, nine renewable-ready ports and net-zero industrial clusters can go ahead in every part of the UK.
Reeves said: “That means when public money is spent on these projects, the British people will own a share of that wealth, and benefit from the returns on those investments.
Reeves is expected to tell the conference: “When I say I want to buy, make and sell more in Britain I mean it.
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K.J. Yossman The Royal Television Society’s annual RTS Programme Awards have been set for March 28, 2023. The awards ceremony, which is held at Grosvenor House every year, always attracts a sea of bold-face names from the world of television. (Pictured above: Jodie Comer attending in 2019). Last year’s winners included “Help” writer Jack Thorne, “It’s a Sin” showrunner Russell T. Davies and comedian Graham Norton, who was honored with an award for Outstanding Contribution to British Television. Entries have now opened for next year’s awards, which include three new categories — Comedy Drama, Supporting Actor – Female and Supporting Actor – Male — in recognition of the supporting performances from the acting community over the past 12 months.
Terrific news for fans of Outlander: Several favorites from seasons past will rejoin the action in the seventh season of the Starz drama that’s now filming in Scotland. Graham McTavish — who’s on HBO’s House of the Dragon — will reprise his role as Jamie’s uncle Dougal MacKenzie. Also returning is Nell Hudson as Laoghaire Fraser; Steven Cree as Old Ian Murray; Andrew Whipp as Brian Fraser, Jamie’s father; Layla Burns as Joan MacKimmie, Marsali’s sister and Jamie’s stepdaughter; and Lotte Verbeek as Geillis Duncan, Claire’s former friend-turned-enemy and a fellow time traveler. Several new actors will be joining the cast too, including Gloria Obianyo (Dune) as Mercy Woodcock, a free Black woman navigating the hardships of life in Colonial America; Rod Hallett (The Last Kingdom) as Benedict Arnold, the notorious Revolutionary soldier turned traitor; Chris Fulton (Bridgerton) as Rob Cameron, a new acquaintance of Roger and Brianna; Diarmaid Murtagh (Vikings) as Buck MacKenzie, the illegitimate son of Dougal MacKenzie and Geillis Duncan, and Roger’s ancestor, a role previously played by Graham McTavish in season five, and Kristin Atherton (Shakespeare & Hathaway) as Jenny Murray, Jamie’s sister and Young Ian’s mother, a role originated by Laura Donnelly in seasons one through three. Previously announced additions include Charles Vandervaart as William Ransom; Izzy Meikle-Small as Rachel Hunter and Joey Phillips as Denzell Hunter.
Tom Grennan has been praised for his efforts to make tickets for his 2023 UK arena tour as low as possible. “The pinch is real, and I take it very seriously,” the singer said.Last month, Grennan announced the biggest headline dates of his career alongside details of new album ‘What Ifs & Maybes’.
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Jennifer Coolidge’s character, Tanya McQuoid-Hunt, says in the trailer for season 2. And based on the footage revealed in the extended preview for the newest installment in creator Mike White’s anthology series, she couldn’t be more correct. A tragicomedy about the overlapping lives of guests and employees at a luxury resort, is back with another social satire as the story moves from Hawaii to Sicily. And not only does it seem that many guests’ antics get out of control, but like season 1, there’s another dead body. Joining Coolidge and Jon Gries as her husband, Greg, is an all-new ensemble including F.
Graham McTavish has revealed his former Outlander co-star Sam Heughan 's biggest fear.
Angry protestors have thrown red paint over the entrance of the Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow during a demo against rising fuel bill prices. Activists targeted the St Vincent Street building on Friday - just hours before a separate peaceful demonstration by campaigners and trade unionists.
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The BBC has unveiled a factual slate to take on the competition that includes more Louis Theroux Interviews, a Simon Schama personal exploration of post-1945 society, natural history series on a mass dinosaur graveyard and a third season of Race Across The World.
Labour has surged to its largest lead over the Conservative Party in more than decades, according to the latest opinion poll. Sir Keir Starmer will be buoyed by promising polling for Labour as he accuses the Tories of losing control of the economy and vows to get the UK "out of this endless cycle of crisis".
Susanna Reid left Good Morning Britain viewers unimpressed with them slamming her for a 'patronising' joke about a guest's haircut. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Monday morning (September 26) alongside Ed Balls.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is returning with the upcoming fourth season!