The UK's Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has urged the country to wake up to the “massive” potential advantages of fracking and accused opponents of the technique of scaremongering.

Oil giant BP today revealed plans to sell several assets in the UK, including the biggest onshore oil field in Western Europe.

A BRICK hut in England without electricity or running water but boasting panoramic sea views went on the market for £95,000 (€140,000), yesterday.