supporters claim the project could create up to 21,000 jobs. but campaigners say it is prolonging a climate wrecking industry. katie hunter reports. our economy is still dependent on burning fossilfuels. that emits carbon dioxide and drives climate change. the idea of the acorn project at st fergus in aberdeenshire is to take c02 from plants in scotland and store it under the north sea in empty gas and oil reservoirs. grangemouth refinery and mossmorran are understood to have signed up. government advisers say this technology is vital to meet climate targets. right now, as we talk, the uk is not doing carbon capture at any great skill, so we expect this to be a much bigger industry in the future because we have this storage capacity in the north sea. if we don t develop it, getting to net zero here in the uk is going to be much, much harder. and of course globally we need to demonstrate that it can be done at scale. but some environmental groups say the money would be better
it came a day after the natwest ceo was forced to step down after mr farrage had a report that claimed it had closed his account because of his political views which he described as xenophobic and at odds with the bank s inclusionive organization. david coutts said that there was a serious error of in talk being it with the bbc editor. that led to an inaccurate story about why it was closed suggesting that mr farage didn t have enough money to bank with them. it has wiped £1 billion off the value of natwest and agree to look at the closure of customer accounts. that had had more scrutiny today report half yearly accounts. our correspondent says that they will be trying to draw a line under the row. will be trying to draw a line under the row. perhaps why we re seeing under the row. perhaps why we re seeing the under the row. perhaps why | we re seeing the information rushed out. they re trying to draw a line under it. it is a reputational one, not a financial one. the f
249 to win. the shock of the tournament so far colombia score late to see off germany at the women s world cup. another maximum for max verstappen secures his eighth race win in a row as he takes the chequered flag at the belgian grand prix. also coming up over the next 30 minutes. england, scotland and wales all progress at the netball world cup in south africa. plus team gb prepare for the para swimming championships set to get underway in manchester. hello, and welcome along to the programe. the final ashes test will go to a final day. rain stopped play at the oval on day four, with australia chasing 384 to win. it means monday will be the last time england fans get to see bowler stuart broad in action. joe wilson reports. when stuart broad began his day batting, australia s players were the first to greet him. rivalry should lead to respect, and broad, having announced his retirement, was the centre of attention, on a sunny morning, plenty had come to express their
fantastique: france leave it late, but see off brazil at the women s world cup. england in control over malawi in the netball today, after a nervy start in the match. also coming up on a packed sportsday: max verstappen s relentless march towards another f1 world title continues, as he wins the belgian grand prix sprint. hello and welcome along to the programme. let s go straight to the oval, because england are in control of the final ashes test with australia. they have opened up a lead of more than 350 runs on the third day. joe wilson was watching. this was deliberate, england s players wearing each other s shirts to highlight the confusion often experience by people living with dementia. a cause to consider. then, off we go. that was the first ball off we go. that was the first ball of the morning. crawley playing at his pace. so was ducky. england began at 12 runs behind. by the end of the first over, they were ahead. there were challenges for travel. if you are going t