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Shell expects to have produced between 930,000 and 970,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from its integrated gas division over the three months Energy giant Shell has said it expects to have produced more gas in the opening three months of this year than it did during the close of last year even as prices drop from recent extremes. The oil and gas major said developments in Australia would

That's according to the Halifax The average UK house price increased by 0.8% month on month in March, with the recent easing of mortgage rates helping to support the property market, according to an index. However, the annual rate of house price growth has slowed to its weakest level in more than three years, according to Halifax. The annual rate of house price growth eased to 1.6% in March. Kim

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Australia captain Sam Kerr admitted it would be the “biggest honour in the world” to play in front of a home crowd at the World Cup this summer Down Under. Australia take on Scotland and England during the current international break before they play a final friendly against France in July, a week before the World Cup, as Kerr struggled to hide her excitement for the occasion. The 29-year-old Chelsea forward believes that Australia have

Claims that the SNP and police were “in cahoots” over the timing of Peter Murrell’s arrest have been dismissed as a conspiracy theory by the First Minister, as he admitted the situation had been “difficult and bruising” for the party. Police searched the home Mr Murrell – the former chief executive of the party – shared with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday as part of an investigation into

The International Monetary Fund chief has said the world economy is expected to grow less than 3% this year, down from 3.4% last year, increasing the risk of hunger and poverty globally. Kristalina Georgieva said growth is expected to remain around 3% for the next five years, calling it “our lowest medium-term growth forecast since 1990, and well below the average of 3.8% from the past two decades”. She said slower growth

The Beatles Statue has been dressed in traditional Ukrainian clothing ahead of Eurovision. The figures of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon walking together have been draped with white Vyshyvankas in Pier Head, Liverpool, before the international music contest takes place next month in the city. The embroidered shirts, which are a national costume, have been sourced from the war-torn state. Ukrainian holiday Vyshyvanka Day, which usually

Frank Lampard has been appointed Chelsea caretaker manager until the end of the season – just over two year since the club sacked him. The 44-year-old previously managed the Blues from July 2019 until January 2021, when he was replaced by Thomas Tuchel. His surprise return to Stamford Bridge comes after Tuchel’s successor, Graham Potter, was dismissed on Sunday with the club in the bottom half of the Premier League.

The King has expressed his support for the first time for research into the historical links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade. Buckingham Palace said Charles takes the issues “profoundly seriously” and the royal household will help with the academic project by offering access to the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives. The independent research, the PhD project of historian Camilla de Koning at Manchester University, is co-sponsored by Historic Royal