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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Looking ahead: the long-term outlook for energy prices is lower costs]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Strongest more likely to survive: Less viable businesses are exiting the market]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[‘Tentative signs of recovery’: more than half of UK households are being severely or moderately impacted by the cost of living]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Food and non-alcoholic drink inflation in 2025 could be anywhere between 3.4% and 4.8%, but the FDF has forecast it at 4.3%.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Property: This week’s round-up includes Brew York, Star, St Austell, Loungers, Shepherd Neame and more]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Reasonable grounds: UKH calls for MIR into non-domestic energy market (Credit:Getty/Images By Tang Ming Tung)]]></image:caption>
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