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  "id": 1899209,
  "title": "UK inflation hits four-month high of 2.9% as energy bills soar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/uk-inflation-hits-four-month-high-of-2-9-as-energy-bills-soar",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/19/uk-inflation-hits-four-month-high-of-29-as-energy-bills-soar"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A 13% jump in the energy price cap drove UK inflation to 2.9% in July, the sharpest gas price rise in almost four years.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "UK inflation climbs to four-month high as energy bills rise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/uk-inflation-climbs-to-four-month-high-as-energy-bills-rise",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}