Fracking 'should resume'
A controversial gas drilling technique which was stopped after triggering earthquakes near Blackpool is likely to be re-started - but with rigorous controls.
- Rupert Evelyn: ITV News Reporter
Earthquakes measured around the UK
I am currently at a fracking site in Lancashire. There is fear about potential earthquakes caused by the method. As an aside, England has had two earthquakes in the last 4 days.
According to the British Geological Survey, on Sunday an earthquake in Cumbria, 50 miles from here, measured 2.0 on the Richter scale.
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