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Semen from a horse called Alan Partridge could save the UK's oldest pony breed

Back of the net, as they say

Wales Online · Mar 15, 2023

Budget 2023: Scottish businesses react

FSB says firms 'short changed' while tourism sector reaction is mixed

Insider UK · Mar 15, 2023

Budget "not as severe as predicted" but little help for sky-high energy bills, say Welsh business leaders

One business leader said the Chanceller was "playing a long game"

Birmingham Post · Mar 15, 2023

Budget could add extra £30 cost to holidays as flight taxes set to rise

The impact of an in-line-with-inflation rise in Air Passenger Duty announced during Jeremy Hunt's budget will be felt most by those who can afford to fly long-haul to far away destinations

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023

Tax break for UK airlines leads to spike in heavily polluting domestic flights

A cut in Air Passenger Duty from April 1 will lead to a big rise in warming emissions from domestic aviation, the Government's figures and Mirror analysis shows

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023

‘Near-automatic sign off’ – Hunt pledges £10m to speed up access to new drugs

The Chancellor said that £10 million would be awarded to help streamline approvals for new medical products.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Childcare and tax breaks for businesses lead Jeremy Hunt's Budget

Chancellor said the UK would avoid a recession this year but Labour said the Budget was "as bare as the salad aisle in our supermarket"

Chronicle Live · Mar 15, 2023

Jeremy Hunt accused of 'shafting Scotland' by failing to fund north east carbon capture scheme

The SNP said the Acorn Scottish cluster project in Peterhead had faced a decade of broken funding pledges from Westminster governments.

Daily Record · Mar 15, 2023

AUKUS confidence remains despite Keating attack: Marles

Richard Marles maintains his confidence in the AUKUS security pact despite former Labor prime minister Paul Keating's blistering attack against it.

AAP · Mar 15, 2023

Court: Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3B loan to Russia

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3 billion in loans it said it took under pressure from Russia in 2013 to prevent it from trying to join the European Union

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023