7 h. ago Scots oil worker who died on North Sea rig to be remembered with tribute at Aberdeen game

The special tribute will take place during Aberdeen's game against Hearts at the weekend.

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14 h. ago Female plant worker, 19, dies after being 'run over by a tractor' in workplace 'accident'

Police are investigating after Žavinta Petrašiūtė, 19, died at Pretoria Energy in Mepal near Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

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23 h. ago Montrose bets on twin track future amid North Sea uncertainty

The port is balancing traditional oil and gas support work with growing offshore wind operations

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40 h. ago Scotland's oil and gas industry 'being destroyed before our eyes'

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay warned the sector risks being ‘wiped out entirely’

Politics

42 h. ago UK considers 'military options' against Putin spy ship firing lasers at RAF pilots: Warships and planes will track vessel's every move if it heads into British waters

Britain's Defence Secretary said the UK was ready to respond if the ship moves any further south from its current position in 'wider UK waters' north of Scotland.

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54 h. ago Putin's ghost ship fires lasers at RAF: Spy vessel targets UK military pilots with beams as showdown in the North Sea intensifies

John Healey also confirmed he has provided British pilots with more robust guidance to counter such threats following a dramatic showdown in the North Sea.

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61 h. ago North Sea oil and gas sector is holding its breath as it awaits answers

Chris Sawyer says the oil and gas industry’s supply chain will also support the transition to renewables – so it must be maintained

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65 h. ago Dramatic moment Nato submarine torpedoes a frigate in exercise in the North Sea

Incredible footage shows a frigate sinking after a NATO submarine fired at it with a torpedo during a military exercise in the North Sea.

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66 h. ago Inside the life of Harrods worker and PR boss who died in 120mph Patagonia blizzard

Brit woman Victoria Bond was one of five tourists who tragically died when a horror 120mph snowstorm hit the Patagonia trail she had been trekking on in Chile, on Monday

Economics

3 d. ago Met Office issues amber snow warning in ‘first notable cold snap’ of autumn

The Met Office had issued yellow weather warnings for ice and snow across almost all of Scotland on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

Stephen Flynn claimed oil and gas jobs are being ‘pushed off a cliff’ in Scotland.

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3 d. ago 'One of a kind': Go Fund Me page and probe launched after North Sea oil worker's death on Shell rig

A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the North Sea oil worker’s family

Economics

4 d. ago Horror as young father plunges to his death on North Sea oil rig after 'falling from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, from Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland reportedly fell from a crane on the Valaris 121 jackup drilling rig in the early hours of Friday morning.

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4 d. ago North Sea oil rig horror as young dad 'plunges to his death from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, died on Friday while working on the Valaris 121 oil platform, off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland

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4 d. ago Young dad dies during incident on North Sea oil rig as probe launched

Lee Hulse sadly died while working on the Valaris 121 oil platform on Friday, November 14.

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6 d. ago North Sea oil worker wins £1m and immediately quits job after spending 7 months a year offshore

Christian Jones, 52, is the latest winner of the Omaze Monthly Millionaire Draw, scooping a life-changing £1 million prize, completely tax-free.

Economics

8 d. ago The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat

Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of SeattleA wildlife photographer on a whale-watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering on to the stern of her boat.Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20ft (6 metre) boat near her home on an island in the Salish Sea about 40 miles north-west of Seattle when she spotted a pod of at least eight killer whales, also known as orcas. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Seal escapes from pod of killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat

Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of SeattleA wildlife photographer on a whale-watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering on to the stern of her boat.Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20ft (6m) boat near her home on an island in the Salish Sea about 40 miles north-west of Seattle when she spotted a pod of at least eight killer whales, also known as orcas. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Construction boss avoids jail after worker found dead on synagogue site in Hackney

Although the worker died of natural causes multiple life-threatening failures were found at the construction site

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1 week ago Anas Sarwar backs oil and gas drilling and calls for 'balanced approach' to North Sea

The Scottish Labour leader has pleaded with his UK government colleagues to be “pursuing the opportunities that exist in oil and gas” in the North Sea despite a manifesto pledge to end new licensing.

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