Jackdaw Gas Drilling Gets Government's Go-Ahead
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Jackdaw Gas Drilling Gets Government's Go-Ahead

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 202631 min
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  • Politics

Today, the government has approved drilling at Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea after years of arguments and a legal challenge by Greenpeace Adam and Chris unpack how the decision was reached, plus what it means for jobs, energy bills and Labour’s drive towards net zero. And James Cook, Scotland Editor, dials in from Rosebank: the the controversial oil field the government is yet to make a call on. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It work...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. What a fix! Oh, yeah! No, I'm not. I'm not a fan of the events that are going to be on the show,

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but I'm going to show you what's going on. I'm going to show you what's going on in the show. I'm going to show you what's going on. Chris, hello. Hi.

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We have had an update on the Andy Burnham 100 Days Challenge. challenge. Oh, yes. Yes. This is from Simon who describes himself as an ex-pat newscast listener from Vancouver, Canada. Hello, Simon. He says, Mr. Fleming, in honour of your accomplishing 500 kilometres in the first 100 days, still aiming to accomplish Simon rather than actually having

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