The Newspapers: 'Drill, Andy Drill!' and a Budget for 'bloody-minded entrepreneurs'
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TL;DR
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field, drawing both praise and criticism for environmental and economic impacts.
- Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh may reject the Rosebank oil field, one of the largest in the North Sea.
- The upcoming Budget is set to cut regulations to support British businesses and "bloody-minded entrepreneurs."
- Russian fishing vessels are suspected of spying on critical UK undersea cables.
- Headteachers fear schools will struggle to fund a national teacher pay rise, despite government claims of full funding.
- Elon Musk is considering merging SpaceX and Tesla into a conglomerate.
- Senior Conservatives are urging increased defense spending due to rising Russian threats.
- Former Manchester City player Kyle Walker may remove a tattoo if the club's titles are stripped over financial breaches.
- Prince William reportedly has no intention of engaging with Prince Harry following his call for reconciliation.
- Ryan Clark reported being "carpeted" for missing work due to an air traffic strike at the BBC.
- Donald Trump reportedly "lashed out" at a reporter asking about fraud tip-off payments.