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  "id": 11439115,
  "title": "UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/uk-diesel-price-hits-record-high-of-2-a-litre",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/02/uk-diesel-price-record-high-iran-war-oil"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Motorists and small businesses struggle with costs as Iran war drives up cost of oil worldwide ‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car’ Business live – latest updates British motorists face more pressure at the pumps after the average price of diesel climbed to a record £2 a litre. The price of a litre at UK forecourts has risen 40.5% since late February, when the US-Israel war on Iran began…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "UK diesel price hits £2 a litre for first time, RAC says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/uk-diesel-price-hits-2-a-litre-for-first-time-rac-says",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:11:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}