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Dearbail Jordan,Senior business reporter andDaniel Thomas,Senior business reporterMatthew Lloyd / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNorth Sea drilling has been winding down in recent years in line with the government's climate targets…

Irish government to cut excise duty on diesel and petrolGetty ImagesThe excise duty cuts will be introduced on Wednesday at midnightExcise duty on petrol and diesel is set to be…

Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder in merger talks with owner of Jean Paul Gaultier and Rabanne Daniel ThomasSenior business reporter Getty ImagesUS cosmetics giant Estée Lauder is discussing a potential merger…

Nick EdserandPeter Hoskins,Business reportersAFP via Getty ImagesOil prices plunged and stock markets rebounded after Donald Trump said the US would hold off on strikes against Iranian power plants, citing "constructive"…

Theo LeggettTransport correspondentGetty ImagesHS2 high speed railway trains could be made to run slower than initially planned to keep costs down.The government has ordered the company building the project to…

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesMoma Foods has pulled some porridge pots and sachets from supermarket shelves and warned people not to eat them after "a mouse contamination event" which happened in…

Emer MoreauBusiness reporterShutterstockHuel's first product was a powder which can be made into a nutritionally complete shake drinkThe British meal supplement maker Huel is being bought by Danone for €1bn…

Leonid Radvinsky via his website lr.comThe owner of OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content that is credited with revolutionising the online porn industry, has died at the age…

Pauline Black helps celebrate hub funding Vanessa PearceWest MidlandsBBCPauline Black was guest of honour at an event to celebrate the fundingLottery funding awarded to a community group in Coventry will…

Colletta Smith,Your Voice correspondentandJennifer Meierhans,Business reporterMany families who previously could afford treats and days out say rising prices mean they no longer do it regularly.Bianca and Paul Osborne both work…

Dave HarveyWest of England business and environment correspondentBBCFuel for Tom Collins' tractor has doubled in price since the Iran war beganFarmers are paying "crippling increases" in the cost of essential…