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Today, the government has approved drilling at Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea after years of arguments and a legal challenge by Greenpeace

Adam and Chris unpack how the decision was reached, plus what it means for jobs, energy bills and Labour鈥檚 drive towards net zero. And James Cook, Scotland Editor, dials in from Rosebank: the the controversial oil field the government is yet to make a call on.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 麻豆社. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Osman Iqbal and Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The social producer was Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.