内容摘要：Claimants can choose to take a £75,000 fixed sum compensation and avoid a lengthy assessment process, which should help the claims be processed more quickly, he added.

Claimants can choose to take a £75,000 fixed sum compensation and avoid a lengthy assessment process, which should help the claims be processed more quickly, he added.

"I'm in favour of renewable energy and I know that's the way it ought to go," he said."But that plan is so big.

"The way farming is, I suspect farmers will be quite grateful to get some money for their land which is not really a good thing for any of us."Within seconds, fires began to break out. Soon the flames were tearing through the jet fuel-laden vessel, triggering several explosions.More than 24 hours later, the other ship involved in the collision - the Solong - is still ablaze and drifting in the North Sea.

BBC News has spoken to eyewitnesses who have recounted how the crash and evacuation unfolded over 30 life-or-death minutes.The Stena Immaculate - which was carrying fuel on behalf of the US military - was anchored outside the port of Hull and almost entirely stationary when it was hit at 09:48 GMT on Monday.

An experienced American sailor who was on the oil tanker when it was struck gave CBS News, the BBC's US partner, a first-hand account.

The sailor - who did not give his name as crew are not allowed to speak to the media - was standing close to the point of impact and had seconds to react.The US government has not commented on RedNote so far, and neither has Beijing.

But Chinese state media seems upbeat about it, with Global Times even interviewing a US user who said she would "love to interact with Chinese users".RedNote's American fate is anyone's guess - but for now, at least online, the US-China rivalry is taking a break. Thanks to cat pictures.

A man has appeared in court over a car crash that killed a two-year-old boy at the weekend.Sharjeel Shahzad, 30, of Cooksey Lane, Great Barr, was charged with a series of offences including causing death by dangerous driving after the crash on Saturday night in Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, near Birmingham.