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‘It feels like they’re pulling figures out of the sky’: UK pet owners welcome crackdown on vet fees
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‘It feels like they’re pulling figures out of the sky’: UK pet owners welcome crackdown on vet fees

Competition watchdog will launch cost comparison website and has ordered vets to cap written prescription pricesThe UK’s competition watchdog has ordered vets to cap written prescription fees at £21,...

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How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries
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How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries

More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drillingThe Iran war has sent petrol and diesel prices to their highest levels in years, sparke...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK ‘weeks away’ from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say
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UK ‘weeks away’ from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say

Concern that supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and prices – from painkillers to cancer treatmentMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is “a few weeks away” from medicine shortag...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Lloyds bank faces £66m court battle with car loan customers
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Lloyds bank faces £66m court battle with car loan customers

Law firm is preparing claim on behalf of 30,000 consumers who fear the FCA’s redress scheme will shortchange themLloyds Banking Group is facing a court battle with 30,000 aggrieved car loan customers...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK government borrowing costs hit 5% as Iran war fuels bond market sell-off
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UK government borrowing costs hit 5% as Iran war fuels bond market sell-off

Yields on 10-year debt reach highest since the 2008 financial crisis, raising concerns of faster interest rate risesMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK government borrowing costs have risen above 5% a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Ministers should ‘start doing stuff’ to help farmers and cut fuel costs, says Asda boss
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Ministers should ‘start doing stuff’ to help farmers and cut fuel costs, says Asda boss

Allan Leighton predicts food prices will inevitably rise, as group’s full-year profits dive by a third to £764mAsda’s executive chair has called on the government to “stand up and start doing stuff” t...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK car production falls 17% as industry warns of ‘worrying’ decline
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UK car production falls 17% as industry warns of ‘worrying’ decline

Weak demand and global trade pressures hit ouput, with energy price rises expected to bring further dropBusiness live – latest updatesFewer cars rolled off UK production lines in February in what the...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Almost half a million Lloyds customers had personal data exposed in IT glitch
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Almost half a million Lloyds customers had personal data exposed in IT glitch

Letter from group published by MPs blames 12 March glitch on software update to its mobile banking appsLloyds Banking Group exposed the personal data of nearly 500,000 customers in an IT glitch that l...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings
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Five firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failings

CMA also looks into Pasta Evangelists, funeral operator Dignity and review company Feefo in latest crackdownI was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam meBusiness live – l...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me
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I was paid to write fake Google reviews – then my ‘bosses’ tried to scam me

Undercover reporter gets a taste of the sprawling fraud industry in which cryptocurrencies play a crucial roleFive firms including Autotrader and Just Eat investigated over fake review failingsThe hol...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
NS&I boss forced out as bank faces £470m payout over missing savings
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NS&I boss forced out as bank faces £470m payout over missing savings

Pensions minister promises the ‘full truth’ as external advisers are hired to identify the scale of the errorsThe chief executive of the state-backed National Savings and Investments bank has been for...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Next says Middle East conflict could raise clothing prices by up to 10%
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Next says Middle East conflict could raise clothing prices by up to 10%

Retailer says higher fuel and factory costs may hit supply chains and lead to ‘significant increase in prices’ Business live – latest updatesThe boss of Next has said clothing prices could rise by 4%...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
There are solutions to Britain’s energy crisis | Letters
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There are solutions to Britain’s energy crisis | Letters

Rob Stevens, Nick Robins and Craig Whiteman on building a resilient energy system for the country in light of the Iran war’s impact The Iran war has exposed the cost of successive governments’ fixatio...

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Ministers vow to spend record £8.4bn on road maintenance in England
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Ministers vow to spend record £8.4bn on road maintenance in England

Move is part of £27bn five-year investment plan for A-roads and motorways, with almost a third going on work such as resurfacingMinisters have pledged to spend record amounts on road maintenance as pa...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case
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Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s roomKeir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel cha...

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Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war
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Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war

Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shockSolar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octo...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year
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Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year

Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for monthsRaw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year after the driest...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Co-op boss quits after year marked by cyber-attack and claims of ‘toxic’ culture
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Co-op boss quits after year marked by cyber-attack and claims of ‘toxic’ culture

Shirine Khoury-Haq denies exit linked to allegations about behaviour at retail and funerals group as it sinks to £125m lossBusiness live – latest updatesThe Co-op Group has announced that its chief ex...

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Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’
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Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this yearThe conflict in the Middle East will damage the UK’s economy more than any other industrialised na...

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UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage
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UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three monthsA shuttered carbon dioxide plant on Teesside is to reopen with £100m of government invest...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago