Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing a deep Cabinet division over whether to approve controversial North Sea oil and gas projects amid mounting political pressure.

John Swinney has told MPs that while he does not back the UK government's proposal to ban new North Sea oil and gas licences, he will not oppose the bill's other measures.

Sir Ian Wood transformed a modest family fishing-boat repair yard into the global oil-service powerhouse Wood Group, leaving a legacy in business and philanthropy.