Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.

Starmer returns to Scotland after family holiday interrupted by Ukraine talks

Sir Keir Starmer has returned to Scotland after a family holiday was interrupted by crunch talks on Ukraine in Washington DC.

The Prime Minister’s plane flew from the US to Glasgow overnight following the White House discussions, landing on Tuesday morning.

It had taken off from the same airport the previous day when Sir Keir was heading to the US for the brief trip.

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Walmart recalls possibly radioactive shrimp after public warned not to eat

Walmart has recalled some of its shrimp products in the US after radioactive material was detected in a shipment of seafood.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public not to eat frozen shrimp sold under Walmart's Great Value label could have been exposed to a dangerous isotope in shipping containers.

One sample of breaded shrimp tested positive for the substance, the FDA said, but this positive sample "did not enter US commerce".

Sanex shower gel ad banned over racial stereotype

A TV advert for Sanex shower gel which showed black skin as cracked and white skin as smooth has been banned for reinforcing a racial stereotype.

The ad shows two models with dark skin - one has itchy skin and the other has dry skin - followed by a white woman with no skin problems.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld two complaints which said the depiction of dark skin as dry, cracked and itchy "could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin".

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UK backs down in Apple privacy row, US says

The US director of national intelligence says the UK has withdrawn its controversial demand to access global Apple users' data if required.

Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X, external the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a "back door" which would have "enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties".

The BBC understands Apple has not yet received any formal communication from either the US or UK governments.

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