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Are vet bills about to get cheaper?

Written prescription fees from vets will be capped at £21 as part of a raft of changes that practices will be legally required to bring in over the coming months.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices

Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.

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Spain battles climate change on several fronts

A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

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Spain battles climate change on several fronts

A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.

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Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor

Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.

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Businesses struggle to profit as fuel prices soar

Fuel prices across the West have risen to nearly £2 per litre amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Vet prescription fees capped under rule changes

Vets must also tell clients if cheaper medicine is available online as part of the rule updates which surgeries have the coming months to bring in.

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Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor

Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.

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Rising fuel prices ‘cost tow truck business £10k’

A business says fuel duty will need to be cut by 30p to 50p per litre to help.

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Soaring fuel costs hit small businesses

It comes as fuel prices reach their highest since 2022, driven by conflict in the Middle East.

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