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The government approved the Jackdaw gas field about 150 miles off Aberdeen, with gas expected to flow within weeks and provide around 2% of UK gas demand. Ministers said the project would secure jobs and boost the economy but would not mean cheaper energy bills. President Trump welcomed the decision and urged the UK to go full blast in the North Sea. There has been no decision yet on the Rosebank oil field. The Prime Minister said the go-ahead meant the government could do more to help with energy bills, including looking at removing standing charges on gas bills, as inflation rose again driven by fuel prices.

Police are investigating former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson over an allegation of rape in Westminster in 2016; the Metropolitan Police confirmed it had received a report and said no arrests had been made. The King, Queen and Prince William joined survivors and bereaved families in Aberfan to mark 60 years since the disaster, in which 116 children and 28 adults died when a colliery waste tip collapsed on a school and homes. Russia said it was ready to resume peace talks with Ukraine next month after President Trump's envoy presented Vladimir Putin with a fresh ceasefire plan, and Russia released a 74-year-old American who had been jailed for four years.

Police in South Wales arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of murder after Eleanor Barnfield, 47, was found in her car with stab wounds after crashing into a wall in Bridgend. A civil servant, Kashim Chowdhury, is on trial accused of fraud after holding five full-time government jobs on five salaries; he denies the charges. The husband of Australian MP Helen Haines said she had both legs amputated after she was hit by a car in what police called a targeted attack, and a 43-year-old man appeared in court charged in connection with the incident. In South Korea, an endangered shark that became a celebrity after being trapped in a harbour in Busan was finally moved to wider waters after rescue attempts.