内容摘要：She says the impact of her endometriosis on her working life has been all-encompassing: "On bad days it's difficult to just get through the basics of my job. You beat yourself up for not being able to do your best, it's not good for my mental health."

She says the impact of her endometriosis on her working life has been all-encompassing: "On bad days it's difficult to just get through the basics of my job. You beat yourself up for not being able to do your best, it's not good for my mental health."

Three horses were killed out of 270 road incidents involving horses in the West Midlands in 2023, figures from the British Horse Society (BHS) revealed.Eighty-one took place in Staffordshire, 61 in Shropshire and 59 in Warwickshire, the BHS said.

There were 55 in Worcestershire, nine in the West Midlands and five in Herefordshire.The organisation said it feared a large number of drivers might still be unaware ofThey gave horse riders greater priorities on the road and said vehicles should give at least 2m (6ft 7in) space when overtaking horses.

When Ruby was hit by the car, Mr Cottrell said he was left in the middle of the road not knowing how seriously injured she was."I had no idea if she had a broken leg, anything could have happened to her, I didn't know," he said.

Both are now OK and have managed to ride out since, he added.

Emily Beaty, from Moor Farm Stables in Corley Moor, near Coventry, said heading out on local roads could still be a challenge for horse riders.The BCC said confidence had fallen, with 49% of firms expecting sales to increase over the next year. The business group said this was the lowest level since the aftermath of the mini-budget in late 2022.

"The worrying reverberations of the Budget are clear to see in our survey data," Ms Haviland said."Businesses confidence has slumped in a pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes."

A Treasury spokesperson said: "We delivered a once-in-a-parliament Budget to wipe the slate clean and deliver the stability businesses so desperately need."We have ensured more than half of employers will either see a cut or no change in their National Insurance bills.