The remaining eight bodies from a helicopter which crashed in the North Sea killing 16 people were brought back to port today.

A helicopter with 16 people on board ditched in the sea off north-east Scotland today.

Militants in Nigeria have freed seven foreign oil workers seized during an attack earlier this month on an ExxonMobil compound, a spokesman for the company said today.

British diplomats said today they have so far been unable to confirm reports that an oilworker kidnapped in Nigeria has died while still being held hostage.

Talk of an energy challenge may seem odd from an oil industry awash with record profits but Royal Dutch Shell this week showed how hard it is working to keep the good times going.

IRELAND’S fishing industry risks having its mackerel quota slashed by €80 million, the EU has confirmed.

Scotland’s First Division fixture card suffered a complete wipe out following the postponement of Arbroath’s game with St Mirren.