Is expected to produce the equivalent of 300 Million Barrels of oil during the expected 25 year lifetime of the project. But the decision is controversial because of its impact on Climate Change last month 50 mps and peers from all major parties raised concerns the oil field could produce 200 Million Tonnes of carbon dioxide. Alexandra mackenzie reports. North sea oil is again at the centre of economic, political and climate debate. The long discussed rosebank Oil And Gas Field is run by the norwegian state energy firm, equinor. It says this will bring massive investment and jobs to the uk. There is a continued need for oil and gas. Through the entire transition and even after net zero, we will need oil and gas in our daily lives and to run society as we know it. Rosebank lies 80 miles west of shetland. Discovered in 2004, the field is in deep water of more than 1000 metres. Start up is expected late 2026 or early 2027. But there is much anger and frustration about this decision. Protesters gathered in whitehall, saying the approval was disastrous. Others said they despaired that this has happened in the middle of a Cost Of Living and climate crisis. I think we need to be clear that this is a huge mistake on economic grounds, on Energy Security grounds and on climate grounds, and that the uk public do not stand to benefit from this field. The uk government welcome the regulators decision. Rishi sunak was in scotland this summer, where he defended the decision to grant 100 new north sea oil and gas licenses. He was also asked about rosebank. What i would say is that its entirely consistent with transitioning to net zero that we use the energy we have got here at home, because we are going to need it for decades. So far betterfor our economy, forjobs and for Climate Emissions that we get it from here other than shipping it halfway around the world. Scotlands first minister humza yousaf said he was disappointed. Well, this is the wrong decision to be made. I have expressed my concern about rosebank going ahead for some time now. I think most reasonable people are in our position. We dont think the taps should be turned off tomorrow. There shouldnt be a cliff edge, but neither is the north east or scotlands future in Unlimited Oil and gas extraction. Keir starmer has set a Labour Government would have more reliance on green energy, including new offshore wind farms. But he would not reverse the rosebank decision if they win the next election. What we have said is, no new licences to be granted when we are in power, but we wont revoke any licenses that are granted before we come into power. So an extremely heated debate. Some strongly believe it is obscene. Others are just as adamant that this is a good day for the uk. Alexandra mckenzie, bbc news. Wa nt to want to go to south london and a press Conference Following the stabbing of a 15 year old schoolgirl. Stabbing of a 15yearold schoolgirl. Stabbing of a 15yearold schoolgirl. 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The victims family has been informed and our thoughts are with them at what must be an incredibly difficult time. We carried out an urgent inquiry is to find the suspect and within 75 minutes of the incident happening, a 17 year old boy was arrested in new addington. He remains in custody and will be questioned by detectives. We remain in the early stages of our investigation. However, based on what we know so far. We believe that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this offence. From our initial inquiries, we believe the suspect may have known the victim. However, we are not in a position to release the victims identity at this time. We will work with our Community Contacts over the coming days and weeks to make sure those directly affected get the right support and to show the Wider Community can come together and grieve. 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But no further details have been released about either the victim or the suspect. We will bring you more on this story when we have it. At least 115 people have died and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding in northern iraq. Its thought to have started after fireworks were set off in a hall. The bride and groom are said to be among those who were killed. State media say several Arrest Warrants have been issued for staff and owners of the venue. Our middle east correspondent lina sinjab has been following developments. It should have been the start of a new life together. The newlyweds took to the dance floor. Hundreds of their relatives into the wedding hall to celebrate. But fireworks changed everything. The fire spread in minutes. Ceiling panels caught light. The power went out. In the chaos, more than 100 died. The bride and grooms fate is still unknown. A bulldozer smashed a hole in the side of the building to allow people to escape. This man made it out alive but believes his parents, wife and two children died. Arrest warrants have been issued for the owners of the building, according to state media, with officials saying flammable material were used inside. Our correspodent nick beake from bbc verify told me what he has been finding out. One survivor has described what happened as a humanitarian crisis. So many People Killed or badly injured. And we at bbc verify been taking a closer look at the possible layout of the wedding venue, the possible escape routes, and trying to work out why so many people lost their lives. If you have a look at this video, this shows people sitting at their seats and you can see there are large sparklers at one point which are reaching up towards the ceiling and they actually set alight some of the material up there at the top. And you can see that in the in the screen there in this next video taken from a different angle, you can see the bride and groom. And if we just play the video, its a short video. You see the debris, which is now a light falling down and people at this Point Scrambling to get out of the video. And as we know, many people simply did not escape that room. In terms of where this all happened. Have a look at this map. The wedding hall was in the north of this particular place. This is a Satellite Image that weve obtained showing the venue within what is a predominantly christian town in the north of iraq. Now, this is a an image from facebook. It was posted in may and it shows the venue. We think this is the view if you come into the place and you can see the various decorations here. Local officials have said that the hall was covered in highly flammable panels, which violated safety rules, and apparently theyd already been reported to the courts. It was said that low cost Building Materials had been used and they simply collapsed within seconds or minutes of the the fire breaking out. Now, we havent been able to get hold of a blueprint of the venue. So what the team here at bbc verify have been doing is trying to construct our own simple floor plan. And let me just show you what weve worked on so far. So this is the the view that we were looking at, the main entrance here. And you can see there are external doors and weve identified other external doors. You can see that they would be going outwards. But also there are internal doors as well. And weve got quite a few, at least one, two, three, four, five on this side of the the building. Now, its worth stressing, its unclear at this point whether they were open or whether they were locked or to where they led, whether they were a viable route out. But what is clear, hundreds of people were inside this building. The Authorities Say that it simply didnt meet safety requirements on many, many levels. But the reality is a lot of rules are not enforced in this part of iraq. And corruption, as we know, is a big problem throughout the country. And this is a part of iraq which has suffered so much. Caracas was the biggest christian town in the country before it was overrun by the Islamic State group nearly a decade ago. And a lot of people at that point, they fled from persecution and now the people who have stayed where theyve suffered this disaster. Armenia says more than 50,000 people have fled Nagorno Karabakh since azerbaijan seized the area last week. Thats more than a third of the disputed regions population. Azerbaijan says people in the area will be safe, but armenias Prime Minister, nikol pashinyan, says that � Ethnic Cleansing is taking place. Sarah rainsford is in goris in armenia and sent this update. Well, the flow of refugees from Nagorno Karabakh is not only continuing, its increasing and intensifying. You can see behind me here, just one car, but theres streets full of cars like this piled up with peoples possessions, roof racks piled high, boots jammed full, and the cars themselves full of families. Weve seen seven or eight people squeezed into some cars. We even saw a dumper truck yesterday with children on board, a couple of dozen Children Peering over the top of that truck, because people are using any transport and any means they can to leave Nagorno Karabakh and come here to armenia. Because what theyre telling me, when they get here, is that they dont feel safe to stay in that enclave now. They have been told by the azerbaijani authorities that they would be protected, that their human rights are guaranteed, but nobody ive spoken to believes that information. They cant trust that there have been so many wars between armenia and azerbaijan and in Nagorno Karabakh specifically, that the people who have lived there for decades, now say they have to leave. And there have been a lot of tears its a really depressed mood as people flood over into armenia. These are people who dont believe theyre ever going back to Nagorno Karabakh. And a lot of them have said its kind of like its an exodus. You know, its not a temporary evacuation they dont believe theyll see their homes again. And that means a huge amount, people have left their graves behind of their loved ones, theyve left some of them, the graves of people who died fighting for Nagorno Karabakh. This is a piece of land that means a huge amount to armenians. Of course, it means a lot to azerbaijanis too, around about a million azerbaijanis were actually forcibly displaced from that same territory back in the early 1990s. It is a hotly disputed piece of land, but it is now the armenians who are being forced to leave. And this area where we are now is struggling to cope with the exodus. There are refugees staying in all of the hotels here, in some of the other facilities too, and even people sleeping in their cars overnight. And theres now another town thats opened up for refugees, a couple of hours from here, because the intensity of that flow now is so huge. Thats our correspondent sarah rainsford, on the armenian side of the border. A short while ago i spoke to our reporter olga ivshiny, who is in the azerbaijan capital baku. She told me about the response from the azerbaijan officials. Well, azerbaijan officials underline that they are ready to provide all Security Guarantees for the civilians and they are not forcing anyone to leave. But of course, since its decades of armed conflict, there is a lot of there is a lack of trust on both sides. So its understandable why the population is not trusting those promises and is choosing to leave. At the same time, azerbaijan says it reserves it tried to detain and target, first of all, are militants and secondly, those who they view as separatists and separatist separatist officials. And thats exactly the case today when one of the separatist leaders, as theyre called here, or one of the ministers of so called Unrecognised Republic Of Artsakh ruben vartanian, he was detained on a azeri checkpoint trying to leave Nagorno Karabakh. And azerbaijan says they have quite a long list of people who they see as those who they see as related to war crimes. And they say they reserve the right to detain them. I have spoken to azeri officials that i have challenged them on what their actions, especially their control and de facto blockade of Nagorno Karabakh for the past nine months. What this and the flashlight offensive, what all this may have meant for the civilian population. We tried to make our best in order not to have any collateral civilian damages during this operation, which actually lasted like a lightning. It was less than one day. And it was a very you know, it was like a surge in Precision Type of action which addressed or tried to neutralize the legitimate military targets. That is the outposts of Armenian Armed forces inside the karabakh region of azerbaijan. And the speed with which it was achieved and also the number of casualties among the civilian residents in karabakh, which we, of course, regret. But the numbers are dismal if you compare this to any similar other situations. So that shows that it was our intention to have this action last as shortly as possible. And then, of course, by doing so to convince the other side that there is no way that this continued illegal presence and these fake State Structures could continue to exist in the sovereign azerbaijani territory. Our team has been on the ground in Nagorno Karabakh just a few days ago amongst the very first journalists who were allowed in. And we have seen that there is still a lot of Military Presence on the ground, a lot of military vehicles. So the situation there remains tense but stable. There havent been reports of fighting in the past few days. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Five labour regional mayors have urged the government not to scrap the hs2 rail line between birmingham and manchester saying such a move would be an international embarrassment. Theres speculation the Prime Minister is considering cancelling the northern leg because of soaring costs. The government says no decision has been made. The actor and Television Host laurence fox has been suspended by gb news over comments he made about a female journalist. Hed been speaking about ava evans, the Political Correspondent for thejoe website. Gb news says his remarks were completely unacceptable. Energy security and net zero secretary Claire Coutinho has now spoken out saying the comments were completely vile. Mps are calling for a much bolder approach to reducing persistent School Absence in england. The latest figures show more than a fifth of pupils are missing at least ten of lessons about double the pre pandemic total. Ministers say theyre increasing support for schools, including introducing mentors to work with families. Youre live with bbc news. North korea says it is Deporting Travis King the us soldier who ran into the country across the Demilitarized Zone injuly. Private king had been due to be flown to the us to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. In the last few minutes two us officials have reportedly told journalists that travis king is now in american custody. The bbc has yet to confirm this. Authorities in glasgow have approved the uks First Official Consumption Room allowing people to inject their own Illegal Drugs including heroin. The Scottish Government hopes it will reduce the countrys rate of drug related deaths, which is the highest in europe. Our scotland editor james cook has more. This clinic in the east end of glasgow will soon be home to a new approach to tackling drug addiction. Just now, it provides a small number of long term users with prescribed pharmaceutical heroin. But when it expands to include a Consumption Room, many more people could be injecting their own drugs here. These are very slightly tilted, not visibly to the eye. This allows the nurse to be able to give the patients some space and some privacy and admitted dignity while theyre having their injection. This is used at present for people who have heroin prescribed to them by the nhs as part of their treatment. But is this pretty much similar to what a Consumption Room would look like . Absolutely, it will be very similar. This is an attempt to tackle a Scottish National emergency, the worst death rate from drugs in europe. The doctor in charge says the Pilot Project will help. They can use those drugs under the supervision of trained professional staff who can respond to any adverse events that arise, but also support those Service Users in the harms that they are experiencing in relation to their drug use, and support them to engage with other treatment Care Services that they may need. What kind of drugs could they use . We anticipate the vast majority of people who use this service will be wanting to inject heroin and cocaine. There are dozens of other drug Consumption Rooms around the world. This one is in portugal. But for the moment at least, technical challenges and scottish anti smoking laws mean the Glasgow Facility will not include an inhalation room. There are concerns here in the east end of glasgow about what the Consumption Room will mean for the community. But officials behind the project say it will be better than the current situation. They say between 400 and 500 people are regularly injecting drugs in public in glasgow. Although the uk government opposes the plan, its not trying to stop it, after scotlands senior law officer said it would not be in the Public Interest to prosecute people for possession of Illegal Drugs inside the facility. But critics say the Scottish Government has its priorities wrong. Lets be perfectly clear there are no safe ways to take drugs. What i would like to see would be a balance of investment. And whilst this is a worthwhile investment, a proposed 2. 3 million a year, i have to make the point that we are only spending half a million a year on rehab in glasgow that helps people get off drugs and helps them to get well. But supporters of the glasgow pilot say they have studied the experience of other nations, including portugal, and they insist a similar facility in scotland will save lives. James cook, bbc news, glasgow. Dr kora debeck is from Simon Fraser University in vancouver in canada. You have studied facilities like these, what is the theory behind them . We these, what is the theory behind them . ~. ,. , them . We have had our first supervised them . We have had our first supervised injection them . We have had our first supervised Injection Site them . We have had our first supervised Injection Site in i them . We have had our first supervised Injection Site in canada 20 years ago. We had a very rigorous evaluation around it and the theory of the sites and what actually bow out in our experience and in our research that we have been able to document, they are very Public Health interventions. People that come to this site are less likely to share syringes and less likely to past diseases around. And less likely to come as he was saying, people can intervene in the case of an overdose of events, so nobody has died of an overdose on any of the facilities in canada. Even around the facility, fatal overdose deaths, we were able to demonstrate reduce. And we found it improved public order, so drug related public order around these facilities, so people in the neighbourhood who were initially concerned about having a supervised injection facility, once it was established came on board and said it was a lot better and things improved. There are a number of Cost Effectiveness studies done and the sites are found to be very cost effective. Overall, we see it is great for people who use drugs and great for people who use drugs and great for people who use drugs and great for the surrounding communities as well and just to emphasise, the amount of evidence and literature on this dates back decades and is very rigorous and extensive. Decades and is very rigorous and extensive extensive. You say no Fatal Overdoses extensive. You say no Fatal Overdoses in extensive. You say no Fatal Overdoses in the extensive. You say no Fatal Overdoses in the safe extensive. You say no fatall overdoses in the safe rooms extensive. You say no Fatal Overdoses in the safe rooms and a reduction in the areas around them, how quickly do you see results in safe rooms are set up . Ultimately, it de ends safe rooms are set up . Ultimately, it depends on safe rooms are set up . Ultimately, it depends on their safe rooms are set up . Ultimately, it depends on their capacity. Safe rooms are set up . Ultimately, it depends on their capacity. In it depends on their capacity. In terms of in vancouver, this was a Pilot Facility so pretty much from day one when the doors opened, it was at capacity. People who wanted to use these sites often were not able to access them. We were able to demonstrate results instantly, but it does depend on what the capacity is and so we find when they are small Pilot Interventions in terms of the impact it can have overall, is limited. I would say we started with 120 years ago and we now have over a0 across the province. We have one is geared more towards women and lots of different models. Idem; lots of different models. Very interesting. Lots of different models. Very interesting, sorry lots of different models. Very interesting, sorry to lots of different models. Very interesting, sorry to cut lots of different models. Very interesting, sorry to cut you | lots of different models. Very interesting, sorry to cut you off, but we are tight for time. Thank you so much. Do stick with us on bbc news, much more to come in the coming hours. More than 100 people have been killed at a wedding fire in northern iraq. There is much more on that story and many others on the bbc news website and of course, on the bbc news app. Stay with us on bbc news. Good afternoon. This was the calm before the storm because agnes is well and truly bearing down across the United Kingdom and ireland. The Signature Swell of cloud around that deepened area of low pressure, which is not only bringing heavy rain, but gale force, if not severe gale force winds, as it tracks its way north and east. This is where we expect the potentially destructive winds with gusts up to 50 mph in land enough to bring down some power lines and the odd tree. In extremities, we could see gusts of 70 or 75 mph over coastal areas and the hills. That, combined with the heavy rain, particularly for scotland and northern ireland, giving some disruption and hazardous conditions. Away from southern and eastern areas it is a tale of two seasons today. It will feel quite summer like i should imagine, and warm in the south and east, but wetter weather further north and west, with heavy showers across western parts of england, and wales. 22 or 23 celsius in the sunshine. Staying largely fine and dry in orkney and shetland, but then this evening the rain and wind picks up across scotland. So a warm or milder night than last night with so much wind and cloud around. And still quite a bit of cloud tomorrow morning but it should lift and clear, and we will see some sunshine materialising. Quite a lot of dry weather for central and eastern parts but another Weather Front is moving in from the west. Giving some sunshine, although not as warm as today, we will still reach the high teens, and possibly 20 across the south east. Still feeling pleasant. But then the Weather Fronts converge during the evening and overnight with heavy, thundery showers and brisk winds around those showers across southern areas. By friday morning it finally clears away, leaving sunny spells and showers in scotland and northern ireland, but a good deal of dry and bright weather on friday to end the working week. As we move into the weekend, more wet weather on the way. It is all about storm agnes at the moment. More detail on the website, including the weather warnings, but do take care with those gales and heavy rain. A controversial Offshore Oil Field in scotland gets the green light. But critics say it will cost the Taxpayer Millions and cause huge enviromental damage. And could this be the final act in the hollywood Writers Strike theyre preparing to return to work after five months. Well get reaction from one tv screenwriter. Welcome to World Business report. Lets start here in the uk, where the controversial rosebank offshore Development Near shetland has been granted consent by regulators. Development and Production Approval has been given to owners equinor and ithaca energy, following reassurances over environmental concerns. The field is located 80 miles west of shetland, and is thought to contain 500 Million Barrels of oil, which makes it the uks largest untapped oil field