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French court rejects Shein website suspension over childlike sex dolls

The fast-fashion giant welcomed the judgement and said its priority remains protecting French consumers.

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Young people will feel burden of UK’s ageing society, report suggests

The House of Lords said raising the state pension age and increasing immigration would not be a solution.

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Will the TikTok deal mean the app changes in the US?

The app's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US.

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Will the TikTok deal mean the app changes in the US?

The app's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed a deal with investors to run its business in the US.

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Will the US TikTok deal make it safer but less relevant?

The key to the app's success - its algorithm - is to be retrained on US data. Will that make US TikTok blander?

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Retail sales fall as Black Friday deals fail to lure shoppers

Supermarket sales fell for the fourth month in a row, while discounts did not lift Black Friday spending in November, figures suggest.

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Americast

The president makes a primetime address to the nation.

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Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m

The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.

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WH Smith probed by regulator over accounting error

The retailer says it plans to claw back bonuses awarded to executives at its North America business as a result of the mistakes.

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WH Smith probed by regulator over accounting error

The retailer says it plans to claw back bonuses awarded to executives at its North America business as a result of the mistakes.

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