Ralph Blackburn

A much anticipated report into Drax has found it did not breach its sustainability obligations, the energy regulator Ofgem has said.

New figures from the Government show that Yorkshire and the Humber has the lowest number of public charging devices per population in Britain.

A major climate change report has backed Drax’s plans to install carbon capture and storage at its Selby site, however it said large-scale biomass must end after 2027 if the UK is to reach net zero.

Drax is considering using two of its biomass generators to power a data centre in the 2030s, with more detail expected to be revealed within days.

Almost 80,000 additional urgent NHS dental appointments will be available for patients in Yorkshire from April, however experts have warned this will do little to alleviate the dentistry crisis.

Inflation jumped more sharply than expected at the start of the year to a 10-month high, partly driven by increased private school fees which will pile more pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Huge potential gas reserves stretching from Lincoln to South Yorkshire have been found, which an energy exploration company says could potentially fuel the UK for a decade with fracking.

“Alarming” evidence has found meat and dairy products at risk of foot and mouth disease could have potentially crossed the border up to a week after an outbreak was identified in Germany, MPs have warned.

Campaigners have hit out at the Government ahead of an expected announcement that it will continue biomass subsidies for Drax.

Doctors would be required to set out a range of other options available to a patient if they discuss assisted dying, the Yorkshire MP behind the Bill has proposed, in an effort to ensure “the most rigorous safeguards” for any new law.