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The hope is, reduced taxes will mitigate some of the impact of the US's bruising 50% tariffs on India, leave people with more money to spend and spruce up the domestic economy.

The bark beetle has been the scourge of Europe, killing millions of spruce trees, yet the government thought it could halt its spread to the UK by checking imported wood products at ports.

There are plenty of ways to spruce up the drink with fun flavors and toppings.

"We then spruce the doggy up with a mini groom, doggy perfume, tuxedo, flower colours. And then normally most dogs will be at the meet and greet as the guests are arriving."

The gentle slopes of Ukraine's Carpathian mountains, smothered in brilliant green spruce and fir trees, stretch into the distance.