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- Oct 23
Burnham approves Jackdaw gas field as Trump praises UK North Sea drilling
The UK government has approved gas production from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea, and Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for it. First gas is expected before the end of October 2026, while the same Friday phone call also covered Ukraine's access to Starlink.
- Oct 20
UK approves Jackdaw gas field as decision on Rosebank oilfield takes more time
Gas from the Jackdaw field, about 240 km east of Aberdeen, could reach UK homes by the end of October. The Rosebank oilfield, west of Shetland, still awaits a separate decision that reports suggest could go against it.
- Oct 17
Swinney says independence campaign has begun and pledges buses under public control by 2031
John Swinney closed the SNP conference in Aberdeen by declaring the second referendum campaign under way. He also pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire from April.
- Oct 16
Burnham invites Swinney to work on deeper Scottish devolution as SNP meets
Speaking in Motherwell on Friday, 16 October, the UK prime minister asked the Scottish government to set aside independence and join a push to give regions more economic power, on the day the SNP opened its conference in Aberdeen.
- Oct 14
Burnham faces demand to apologise over remarks on Ann Widdecombe murder case
Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman said Andy Burnham breached the presumption of innocence by speaking as though a man awaiting trial had already been convicted of Ann Widdecombe's murder. The remarks came at PMQs on Wednesday 14 October, and No 10 declined to comment.
- Oct 8
US and Britain return to WRC in 2027 as Portugal drops off the calendar
The 2027 World Rally Championship calendar has 15 rounds, adding the United States and Britain while dropping Rally de Portugal. The promoter and the FIA released the schedule on Thursday, 8 October.
- Aug 27
Rangers exit Conference League after 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Jablonec
Rangers suffered a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat against Czech club Jablonec at Stadion Strelnice after a 1-1 aggregate draw in the Conference League play-offs.
- Aug 23
Wyndham Clark wins BMW Championship by three strokes after late birdies at Bellerive
Wyndham Clark closed with three consecutive birdies to finish at 17-under par and secure a $3.6 million prize in St. Louis, holding off Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy.
- Aug 20
Aide Natalie Harp draws scrutiny after leaked letters and secret flight transfer
Donald Trump's 35-year-old assistant Natalie Harp has moved to the center of political debate following leaked letters, security protocols in Turkey, and public criticism from Senator Jon Ossoff.
- Aug 15
Mother jailed for six years for killing baby daughter with hairdryer heat in Peterhead, Scotland
Courtney Gartshore, 28, was jailed for six years at the High Court in Edinburgh on 14 August 2026 for the culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose, whom she killed with sustained hairdryer heat in Peterhead, Scotland, in September 2023.
- Jul 25
Police declare major incident and evacuate Nethy Bridge as Cairngorms wildfire enters 10th day
Police declared a major incident and evacuated the village of Nethy Bridge on 24 July after a wind change pushed the 10-day-old wildfire towards the community, with smoke visible from Aberdeen 59 miles away.
- Jul 17
Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race
Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.
- Jun 24
Record-breaking European heatwave kills dozens, forces hospital alerts as heat dome advances east
A historic June heatwave has shattered temperature records across Western Europe, killing at least 55 people in France and overwhelming health services, with the heat dome now pushing east towards Germany, Poland and the Balkans.
- Jun 19
Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South by-election, first Westminster gain since 1967
The Scottish Conservatives have won the Aberdeen South by-election, overturning a 3,758-vote SNP majority on a backlash against restrictions on North Sea oil and gas drilling. It is the party's first Westminster by-election gain in Scotland in more than 50 years.
