Tom Clarke
Homeowners in legal bid against fracking
If landowners oppose fracking on their property, it could seriously limit the amount of drilling a company can do, potentially making it uneconomical.
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Michael Crick
Can the Conservatives win back votes in the north?
The Tories are back in Manchester. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the challenges facing David Cameron and his team ahead of tomorrow’s party conference.
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Siobhan Kennedy
MP arrested in anti-fracking protests as tensions rise
As anti-fracking protesters storm Cuadrilla HQ, Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy reports from Balcombe where Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has been arrested.
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We’ll keep on drilling, says fracking boss
Despite Cuadrilla suspending its exploratory oil drilling operation in Balcombe, CEO Francis Egan says operations will restart as soon as possible. “We’re not giving up,” he added.
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Cuadrilla scales back on drilling ahead of protests
Energy company Cuadrilla suspends its exploratory oil drilling operation in Balcombe, West Sussex, as 1000 campaigners prepare to descend on the village. But some locals get antsy at the “rent-a-mob”.
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‘UK should accept fracking’, insists David Cameron
Following Lord Howell’s comments on fracking in the “desolate” north east, David Cameron insists the whole of the country should accept the controversial form of gas production.
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Tom Clarke
Fracking: Can shale gas you make you rich?
In the US fracking companies have made farmers and even homeowners rich overnight. Can the same happen in UK? I speak to a Brit who gave up his land for shale gas.
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What could fracking for shale gas mean for you?
As the debate surrounding environmental issues over fracking grows, Channel 4 News asks what would happen if shale gas was found in your back yard?
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We will stick to fracking plan, says Cuadrilla boss
The CEO of the drilling company Cuadrilla Francis Egan tells anti-fracking protesters that his company “is doing nothing wrong” by drilling in Balcombe. “We have been through the planning process.”
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Super-glued pair halt work at Sussex fracking site
Two people opposed to exploratory drilling for oil near Balcombe in West Sussex glue their hands together in a “human lock” as protests entered a seventh day.
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West Sussex fracking site blocked by protesters
More than 200 protesters block access to a drilling site in Balcombe, West Sussex, to campaign against “fracking” used in shale gas exploration.
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Osborne’s ‘most generous’ tax break for fracking firms
In a move branded a “disgrace” by Friends of the Earth, Chancellor George Osborne unveils tax breaks for fracking in a bid to create the “most generous” regime for shale gas in the world.
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Tom Clarke
Dawn of a new energy age? It won’t be that easy
Are we at the dawn of a new energy age – with conflict-free natural gas beneath out feet? Getting gas out of a stone isn’t going to be easy, let alone provide a solution to Britain’s energy needs.
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Siobhan Kennedy
Shale gas report beefs up Osborne’s infrastructure plans
For all the talk about infrastructure spending, the numbers show it is actually falling. So no wonder the chancellor wants some good news – and the shale gas survey has delivered.
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Fracking: minister says ‘earthquakes not allowed’
“Earthquakes won’t be allowed”, Michael Fallon, the energy minister, says, as the government throws its weight behind fracking as the answer to a national energy shortfall.
