Text of report by Austrian newspaper Die Presse on 1 October [Interview with UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks by Jakob Zirm; place and date not given: "British Minister: Nabucco Yes, But No Projects in Iran"] [Zirm] Great Britain has an ambitious programme to develop nuclear energy.

YOU can forget the old images of the North East as a filthy industrial centre with chimneys throwing out smoke and tides washing coal dust on the blackened beaches.

While Republican congressmen debated the energy issue on the floor of the closed Congress, World Energy Television took the time to visit with Congressman Gene Green, a Democrat from the 29th District of Texas.

The race to harness Britain's coastal wind energy could generate 30,000 jobs, the Government says. Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said yesterday that expansion in offshore wind power could cause a surge in employment and attract Pounds 3bn of investment to the North East alone.

By William Green AREVOLUTION in green energy will boost the North East economy by pounds 3bn and create up to 30,000 manufacturing jobs over the coming decade, a top Government minister predicted last night.