Import dependence could consequently rise above 70% by 2030 and potentially towards 85% by 2035, according to BloombergNEF estimates cited in the report.

Oil prices eased from Thursday’s highs, with Brent crude around $106.21 a barrel, down from $107.25, as investors weighed signs of possible progress between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

Small caps can spend years being valued mainly on what might happen next. A mineral explorer talks about targets, a developer talks about future production, and a specialist technology business talks ...

The FTSE 100 closed 15.26 points, or 0.1%, higher at 10,695.25 on Friday, while the FTSE 250 rose 0.4% to 24,261.14 and AIM added 0.2%.

East Greenland has entered a new chapter in Arctic security planning, drawing fresh attention to a region. Pulsar Helium holds helium and geothermal project.

Crude remains a useful barometer of Middle East tensions, but its chart has weakened. After gapping down, WTI failed at the lower edge of that gap near $97. While it stays below $97, a return towards ...

Strategic Minerals PLC (AIM: SML) plans to spend the remainder of 2026 and much of 2027 drilling and testing its Redmoor tungsten project in Cornwall, ...

Currently expects first gas sales during Q4 2026, although the announcement does not provide details on expected initial production rates, pipeline capacity, contracted gas pricing ...

Gold edged 0.1% higher to around $4,302.97 an ounce, silver added 0.1% to $64.07 and copper slipped 0.3% to around $6.76 per pound.

Abingdon has officially opened a new manufacturing hub at its facility in Madison, Wisconsin, marking a significant expansion of its US operations.

The FTSE 100 is expected to open around 36 points, or 0.3%, higher at 10,715.99 on Friday, after closing 0.2% lower at 10,679.99 on Thursday.

TalkTalk and its advisers are still attempting to complete separate sales of its wholesale infrastructure business PXC and its consumer broadband operation.