Fracking companies entitled to licences on more than 60% of British land

Two-thirds of the UK's land will be available for fracking companies to license, a government map published on Tuesday shows, with new areas opened up in the Midlands, Cumbria and Wales.

Government warned that investors could pull plug on green energy

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - A group of seven multinational companies has told the British government that they could halt their investment in the UK green energy sector if state support for renewable energy wanes.