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    • Why a UK Christmas parcel is already late in September
    • Why can a UK gas bill be affected by Hormuz?
    • Why do UK shops run out when a sea route is stuck?
    • Why does a Gulf shock make UK deliveries dearer?
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    • Why UK heating oil jumped when diesel did — and why it jumped more
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