BP and GDF Suez E&P UK said they had discovered the field – which spans two areas where the companies have separate licences to explore – in the UK Central North Sea.

Paloma Faith, Jools Holland and Duffy are among the famous faces showing their support for MyFrackingQuestions.org, launching today.

A £963,000 bonus for the boss of a UK taxpayer-funded bank has been attacked as “out of touch” by Labour, as a British government minister claimed he had a public “duty” to refuse it.

Bank chiefs in the UK who steer major institutions to the rocks and damage the economy could face jail under new laws being considered by ministers, it emerged last night.

New Labour leader Ed Miliband has given his strongest signal yet that he would put up taxes in order to protect public services from spending cuts.