The fracking firm, Cuadrilla Resources Limited, has received a cash sum of £12.5m after resolving a commercial dispute.

The Environment Agency has withdrawn is objection to controversial plans to explore for gas, including lower volume fracking, in the North Yorkshire village of Burniston.

Two mothballed gas sites in East Yorkshire could be used for cryptocurrency mining, company announcements revealed today.

A second community group has asked for more time to comment on the environmental impact of fracturing plans in Yorkshire.