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Stuart Duggan

31 July 2023

Good morning. We start the week focusing on energy with Rishi Sunak in Scotland and expected to make an announcement that will affect business and environmental policy. Elsewhere we've got a BBC investigation into long waits for care support, a useful reminder on using your old stamps and a remarkable story about a unique musician.

The St Fergus Gas Terminal in Aberdeenshire is seen at night. Two large towers protrude from a collection of industrial buildings, with lights reflected on the water

Image: North Sea Midstream Partners

Sunak to outline energy plan as green debates continue

The prime minister is in the north east of Scotland today to emphasise the role the region will play in the UK's energy security plans. Rishi Sunak is expected to announce funding for the Acorn Project in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire - a new fossil fuels scheme that involves carbon capture , a technique that sees greenhouse gases being stored, rather than released into the atmosphere. The government says the project will create jobs and reduce the UK’s reliance on other countries for energy. But climate campaigners say carbon capture is a greenwashing tactic designed to keep the fossil fuel industry in business. The expected announcement comes amid political debates over green issues such as the UK's 2050 net-zero target, low-traffic neighbourhoods and London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez).

PM to meet industry over energy security

‘Deep alarm’ over PM’s green pledges

Sunak: Bans ‘not right approach’ for climate

Read our full report

stamping it out

If you've got some old stamps in the back of a drawer somewhere, today is the last day you can use them. From tomorrow, if you use old ones, the person receiving your letter or parcel could have to pay an extra charge. Royal Mail will still let you swap your old stamps for new ones though, and there are some other things to know about special Christmas and commemorative stamps. Get all the details here.

Woman stuck in hospital for 11 months in carer wait

Next we've got a BBC investigation into care support, with some elderly people having to wait for months or even years. Lily, who's 96, was stuck in hospital for the best part of a year because her local council had difficulty finding carers to support her at home. The UK government said waiting lists were down but there was "more to do". You can find out more about Lily and the other people affected in our full story and in the programme I Want To Go Home which is on TV and on iPlayer.

Read our investigation

Etsy 'destroying' sellers by withholding money

People who sell items using the online marketplace Etsy say the site is "ruining" their businesses by putting 75% of their takings on hold for 45 days. Owners say they can't afford to buy new materials or pay bills due to the change in policy. Etsy says its payment reserve system is used to "keep the marketplace safe" and to cover any potential refunds.

Essential read

A woman enters the sea from a beach where wildfires destroyed the woods, at Glystra, Greece. Two other people are already in the sea and the trees bordering the beach are blackened and burned

How heatwaves could change our summer holidays forever

Will extreme temperatures and wildfires mean the end of British holidays to hot places?

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Take a moment

French horn player Felix Klieser is pictured playing in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The disabled musician plays his instrument with his feet as he was born without arms. He is dressed in a suit and tie and other musicians can be seen in the background

Image: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The musician who plays the French horn with his toes

Meet Felix Klieser. Born without arms, he plays the French horn with his left foot. Felix has been telling us how his passion for music began, how he was inspired to give his instrument a name (and googly eyes) during the pandemic and how he learned his most important lesson - to solve problems - when he was a child.

Read the interview

Bowler Stuart Broad wears his England cricket strip at a cricket ground. He is smiling and looking up and to the left

BBC Sounds

The Stuart Broad story

Test Match Special looks back at the life and career of the England bowler.

Listen now

Marilyn Monroe looks into the camera. She is wearing a gold sparkly dress, earrings with red lipstick and full make-up. Behind her in black and white shadowy male figures can be seen

BBC iPlaYER

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

The face you know, the story you don’t. This documentary traces the life of Norma Jeane.

Watch now

What the papers say

The front pages of the Metro and the Times on Monday 31 July 2023, featuring stories about Russia's war in Ukraine and Conservative plans to approve more drilling for fossil fuels in the North Sea

Putin 'peace bombshell' and North Sea licences

A range of stories feature on the front of Monday's newspapers. The Metro leads on what it calls "bombshell" comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin about not rejecting the idea of peace talks with Ukraine. The Times leads on its story about Rishi Sunak's plans to approve more drilling for fossil fuels in the North Sea. England cricketer Stuart Broad's picture appears on the i and the Telegraph, ahead of his last day of international Test cricket today. See what else is on the front pages.

Before you go

Start the week with some sunshine thanks to this heart-warming tale of a husband's unique 50th wedding anniversary present for his wife. You can see Kansas farmer Lee Wilson's golden wedding gift in our video. His wife Renee said it made her feel "very special".

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