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. Its 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 comes to costing
hello. we now know the names of the starting xv for englands rugby world cup opener on saturday and there are a couple of intriguing calls in there. alex mitchell and jonny may start against argentina in marseille despite initially missing out on the 33 man squad. mitchell was drafted in after jack van poorvliet was ruled out of the tournament and started england s final warm up game against fiji, winning just his sixth cap. may meanwhile will start at right wing after anthony watson joined the world cup injury list. england are ranked eighth in the world and lost three of theirfour warm up games heading into the world cup. wales number eight taulupe faletau has been passed fit to face fiji in his side s opening game in bordeaux on sunday. faletau missed all three world cup warm up games with a calf injury but has recovered in time to win his 101st cap. the squad are confident ahead of their first match the boys were good, it is a good group and a good bone. you never see any