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Cosmetics retailer Lush has shut down all of its physical stores and online shop for one day in protest over starvation in Gaza. A statement on its website states it…

Jack FenwickPolitical reporterThe government is in favour of merging all the UK's steelmakers, but ministers do not want to nationalise any of the companies, the BBC can reveal.There are six…

Budget to be held on 26 November, Reeves confirmsFaisal Islam & Michael RaceEconomics editor & Business reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves before last year's Budget The Budget will take…

Pritti Mistry & Simon BrowningBusiness reporters, BBC NewsUK cement production has fallen to its lowest level since 1950, putting the government's house building plan at risk, a trade body has…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC News, SingaporeWashington has pulled Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) authorisation to freely ship advanced technology from the US to China, the company said.The block potentially disrupts…

Holly-Anne LangloisBBC News, GuernseyBBCThe cost of living and specific school uniform requirements have been cited for an expensive return back to schoolEmma-Jayne BlackmanBBC News, JerseyA family which shopped for school…

Rachael LewisBBC Radio WM andTanya GuptaBBC News, West MidlandsBBCRebecca Onyeachie said parents should be protected from the expensePeople queuing to buy school uniforms ahead of the new term have been…

Don't pay a fake parking fine – four ways to protect yourself from scamsNick Stapleton & Yasmin RufoBBC scams expert and reporterGetty ImagesFake texts about unpaid tickets and tampered machines…

Simon JackBusiness editor, BBC NewsBidders for Thames Water are prepared to fire key senior managers if necessary as part of their plan to restructure the stricken utility, the BBC understands.Sources…