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The Latest Breaking News from the North Sea

Magnus the wandering walrus leaves Scotland for Norway

After drawing delighted crowds since first sighted in Orkney the young male has swum 400 miles across the North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Up to Starmer if he quits, says Trump as he renews attack on UK energy stance

The US president also argued Britain needs to get ‘tough on immigration’.

Evening Standard

Timmy the humpback whale is presumed to have died after being released into a shipping lane

The entrepreneur-funded rescue effort said that it had fitted the previously stranded whale with a tracking device but this is suspected to be untrue.

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Greens only party telling truth on need to stop oil and gas drilling – Mackay

The party’s co-leader said politicians had to be ‘honest’ with voters that more fossil fuel extraction would ‘do nothing’ to lower bills.

The Independent UK

End of the rescue operation: Humpback whale "Timmy" released in the North Sea

The humpback whale that was rescued from a shallow Baltic Sea bay off the island of Poel has been released, the private rescue initiative has announced. However, it is unclear what condition the animal is in.

Euronews

Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast is released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge.

Euronews

Swinney ‘very concerned’ by reports of BP considering leaving North Sea

Reports suggest the oil giant is considering its position in the North Sea.

Evening Standard

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Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast

Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed ‘inadvisable’ because of low chance of survival

The Guardian - UK

Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ released in the North Sea after weeks stranded in Germany

The rescue came despite scientific warnings that the intervention might stress the animal

The Independent UK

Timmy the stranded whale is finally on his way home thanks to entrepreneur-funded rescue

Fans can track Timmy's journey in real time.

Euronews

Timmy the humpback whale begins journey back home on barge to the North Sea

After he was first spotted near the Baltic Sea coast on 3 March, Timmy’s health deteriorated from repeated strandings

The Independent UK

Could warming seas bring great white sharks back to the North Sea? A 5-million-year-old shark tooth may provide clues

As the Earth shifts to climates not seen for several hundred thousand years, we may need to look at ancient environments for clues about what could happen next.

The Conversation

Starmer stands firm against Trump’s criticism on immigration and North Sea oil

Sir Keir Starmer has stood firm against Donald Trump’s criticism of UK immigration and the North Sea.

The Independent UK

A hidden prehistoric forest was just discovered beneath the North Sea, revealing life from 16000 years ago

Beneath the surface of the North Sea, a long-hidden prehistoric forest has been found, revealing many new possibilities for the environment and climate of ancient Europe. By using sediment collected from ancient sites to collect and analyse ancient DNA (sedaDNA), researchers have shown that there were lush, living forests made…

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Evening Standard

Urgent action on oil and gas decommissioning could create 25,000 jobs – report

Redwater Insights said 500 North Sea oil and gas wells are already overdue for decommissioning, and a further 1,700 are due to be plugged.

International Business Times UK

World War 3 Drill: UK Launches 'Exercise Granite Resolve' To Guard North Sea From Russian Shadow

Britain has launched 'Exercise Granite Resolve' in Aberdeen to protect North Sea energy assets from Russian 'shadow' threats.

Euronews

Trump brands UK ‘crazy’ for not drilling the North Sea. But would it actually lower energy bills?

Donald Trump’s latest attack on renewables has reignited calls to drill the North Sea for oil – despite research showing it won’t lower energy bills.

The Times of India

Over 15m oysters to be released in North Sea as UK launches major rewilding project

In an ambitious move towards marine revitalization, Orkney is at the forefront of a groundbreaking rewilding initiative, poised to introduce over 15 million juvenile oysters back into the North Sea.

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The Guardian - UK

More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project

Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon

The Independent UK

Why drilling in the North Sea won’t bring down UK energy prices

Trump, Farage, the Tories and the right-wing press are all calling for it, but here's why experts say extracting oil and gas from the North Sea can't bring down UK energy prices

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What it will take for Britain to break up with natural gas

In today’s newsletter: The economic fortunes of the UK are intertwined with the price of the costly fuel – so why are we so slow to ditch it?

Evening Standard

Reform claims of deal to ‘remove SNP’ are a ‘lie’, Scottish Labour’s Sarwar says

Anas Sarwar hit back at claims he had sought a deal with Nigel Farage’s party in a bid to defeat the SNP in May’s Holyrood election.

The Independent UK

Trump demands Starmer ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the North Sea

The US president demanded there be ‘no more windmills’ in his latest Truth Social rant

The Independent UK

Tony Blair calls for more North Sea drilling to protect UK from economic shocks exposed by Iran war

Former prime minister’s think tank says Labour should back Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields

The Guardian - UK

Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage

It’s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform’s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy security, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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