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Petrol prices hit an 18-month high

Petrol retailers hit out at the government's 'inflammatory language' on profiteering.

Petrol bosses are called into Downing Street, as forecourt prices reach an eighteen month high. The Petrol Retailers Association claims "incorrect and inflammatory language" exposes its members to abuse. Paddy O'Connell hears from the manager of a service station and a senior figure from the RAC. As the Pentagon say the most intense wave of strikes hits Iran, PM assesses what degree of equipment the regime needs to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. We're in Paris, where a right wing candidate aims to seize the mayoralty of the city, and we hear from the scientist whose work has suggested spider silk could be used to help repair damaged nerve tissue.

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