Images of the devastation in Ukraine caused by four years of war with Russia, from bombed apartment blocks to the deaths of at least 100,000 soldiers, have become familiar to all of us. But not as visible, beneath the high-profile destruction, experts fear the very soil of Ukraine may be poisoned.

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The government had hit business too hard when it raised employers’ National Insurance contributions in autumn 2024, followed by bigger than expected rises to minimum wage rates, and new employment rights, which had deterred businesses from hiring, investing and growing, he said.