{
  "id": 12316255,
  "title": "‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/it-really-hammers-people-scottish-islanders-hit-by-highest-diesel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T05:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/06/scottish-islanders-highest-level-diesel-prices-uk-hebrides-shetland"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and more As fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record high of 200.01p a litre, bringing the cost of filling an average family…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}