North Yorkshire council backs first UK fracking tests for five years

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Council approves shale gas tests in village of Kirby Misperton despite receiving 4,375 objections to the plans

Fracking is set to take place in Britain for the first time in five years after councillors approved tests in North Yorkshire, sweeping aside thousands of objections from residents and campaigners...

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