begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. good morning. a fairly on friday. good morning. a fairly cloudy day for most of us today. patchy light rain in the north. heavy rain in the south. the temperature continues to climb in the next few days. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 12th march. a long awaited report into veterinary services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. the competition and markets authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. nina has the details. good morning. are you paying too much to care for your furry friend? why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation? are you getting a fair deal when it
for the first time since itjoined nato, the swedish flag has been raised at nato headquarters. they ve been taking part in the largest military exercise since the cold war, amidst warnings of a new threat to europe from russia following its full scale invasion from damning of ukraine. jonathan beale reports from the arctic circle. nato says it s a bulwark for peace. but it s preparing for war. this, just part of its massive military exercise taking place right across europe. and with newest members sweden and finland in no doubt as to why theyjoined. being alone against russia is like, why take that risk when you canjoin nato? i personally feel a lot safer because now we have allies to depend on. in this scenario, they ve come to defend northern norway after it s been invaded. they re not calling the enemy russia, but it is a near neighbour. the aim of this exercise is to demonstrate how nato would come to the aid of an ally under attack. it is the very principle of the allia
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