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Speculation that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will approve the controversial Jackdaw oil and gas field is "unfounded", the minister's department said.The Times reported that Mr Miliband, the key proponent of Labour's net zero plans, is set to give the project the green light. Jackdaw was previously approved under the Conservatives, before being put on ice when a court appeal forced a new environmental assessment.Middle East live: US jet shot down, Iranian media claimsLabour was elected on a manifesto that promised…

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after a nine-year-old girl died in a crash in Birmingham.Two cars were involved in a collision in the Hockley area of the city at around 11pm on Thursday, police said. The girl was a passenger in one of the vehicles and was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but died a short while later.Two men, aged 22 and 23, who were driving a BMW, were arrested on suspicion of causing death…

Chocolate-flavour bars and smaller packs appear here to stay despite the fall of cocoa costs to a near three-year low and a 20% drop in the sugar price.It was last year, during near-record-high cocoa prices, that customers began noticing smaller packs and the phrase "chocolate flavour" bar, as the cocoa content dropped to such a level that manufacturers could no longer describe their products as chocolate. Read more: Real-life Wonka explains chocolate crisisToffee Crisp and Blue Riband bars became "chocolate…

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16.Chloe, from Gomersal, Leeds, died in hospital after being found in the street with stab wounds in the Austhorpe area of the city just before 6am on Saturday. Police were called on March 28 to an address in Kennerleigh Avenue, following reports a young woman had been found unconscious.On Thursday, West Yorkshire Police confirmed a third teenager had been arrested over the death…

Marks and Spencer's retail boss has warned crime is getting "more brazen, more organised and more aggressive" after a week plagued by antisocial behaviour.Retail director Thinus Keeve hit out at the government and London Mayor Sadiq Khan in a letter posted to the supermarket's website on Thursday. "Without a Government seriously cracking down on crime and a Mayor that prioritises effective policing, we are powerless," he said.After the unrest on Saturday, about 100 officers responded to antisocial behaviour in Clapham,…

New Spurs coach Roberto De Zerbi has apologised for past comments in which he described Mason Greenwood as a "good guy".The new Tottenham boss said he was "sorry if I offended" anybody and always defended the "more fragile" in society, in his first interview since joining the club. Greenwood joined Marseille from Manchester United in 2024 after charges against him, which included attempted rape and assault, were dropped. Image: De Zerbi's appointment as Tottenham head coach has not gone down…