Of duty, candy crush and World Of Warcraft is the biggest in gaming history. The takeover was blocked in april this year by the uks Competition Regulator over concerns the us Computing Giant would secure too strong a foothold in the nations cloud gaming market. The delay has been a setback for microsoft, which at the time called the british decision � bad for britain� and the companys darkest day in its four decades of working in the uk. Well, i think for gamers theres going to be very little thats going to become apparent immediately. And one of the reasons for that is that because of the delay in getting this deal done, microsoft and activision have ended up missing the christmas and holiday promotional season. Therell be no joint promotions. Therell be no joint initiatives. It will really be 2024 before we see activision games on microsofts Subscription Service game pass. And then it be 2025 before we see call of duty, which is the one game that everyone is really looking forward to. The takeover was earlier approved by the European Union and the united states. While the uk is a much smaller market, it cant really be ignored by a Company Seeking to grow its market share in a burgeoning industry. Microsoft eventually addressed the regulators concerns by selling off activision� s Cloud Streaming Services to a french games company, ubisoft. The decision was immediately welcomed by microsofts president , brad smith. He responded on social media to say hes grateful for the cmas decision and that the acquisition would benefit players and the Gaming Industry worldwide. David waddell, bbc news. A retreat from global free trade will put up prices for everyone especially the worlds poorest. Thats the warning from the head of the world trade organisation, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala whos been speaking exclusively to the bbc at the Imf World Bank meetings in marakkesh, in morocco. She told our economics editor, faisal islam, that theres evidence world trade is � fragmenting with countries increasingly trading with friends and restricting trade with rivals. Theres more trade ongoing now within politically similar blocs than between blocs that are dissimilar. So that is some indication. We also look at certain sectors and we begin to see some emerging signs of fragmentation. And we hope that this will be. This will not go too far, because weve shown that the costs of fragmentation in world trade will be very costly. At the wto, weve already let it be known that from our work and our simulation, we would lose five Percentage Points of global gdp in the long term, and there would be Double Digit Welfare Losses for poor countries and emerging markets. And this is because things will become more expensive. Absolutely. If you have truncated trade, i mean, the world is predicated on free flowing trade based on rules. If you have fragmented trade, it becomes more costly, more inefficient, and poor countries lose out. Now after a long run of fast rising prices across much of the world, inflation has been falling away in many places. But the latest data shows that trend slowing down. French annualised inflation is Holding Steady at 4. 9 . Spains inflation is a bit higher, at 5. 8 . And theres a very different story in china, where on the whole prices havent changed at all over the past 12 months. Lets hear now from tom rafferty, head of global forecasting and economics at the � Economist Intelligence unit. Why is china such an outlier at the moment . Theyre definitely an outlier in the global. Theres not enough demand in the economy. Theyre going through an economic slowdown, its crucial property sector is in quite a lot of trouble. Thats not enough demand for that economy, and thats why prices are flat at the moment. Whats going on there . We are getting into the awkward difficult, Last Mile Stage in terms of bringing inflation closer to that central bank target at the moment. Prices have been inching back up in the last few months. Demand is quite resilient as well. Those factors are Driving Inflation higherfrom a few months ago. It that difficult last stage in tackling inflation. Thats why Interest Rates will have to stay higher than longer. Do central bankers have more to do in the eurozone or in the uk . What is going on there . Were not auoin to what is going on there . Were not going to see what is going on there . Were not going to see more what is going on there . Were not going to see more interest what is going on there . Were not going to see more interest hikes. | going to see more interest hikes. The challenge is theres not much space for Central Banks to bring those down. Interest rates will stay higher for longer perhaps into the second half of next year, we wont see them coming down to the target until then. We are in a different environment globally at the moment. Customers, companies are going to have to adjust that for longer. Thank you very much. Just remind you all, the Main Business headlines will be on the bbc news website, head to the Business Unit there. From what business reports, that is all from us. In an Upcycling Shop in headingley, a transformation is under way. Josefin wanner is using her skill and creativity to help solve a shameful problem. Along with her partner, james, the couple are trying to make fashion more sustainable, starting on their own doorstep. Who could forget these shocking images of the tents and Camping Equipment left behind after Leeds Festival . Hundreds of items treated as disposable and destined for landfill. It was grim, to be honest. A lot of people have a throwaway mindset. But tents on single use, the very durable fabric that can be used again and again. And when i sawjust how much stuff had been left behind, it was really shocking. Along with other charities and up cyclers, james retrieved tents and Sleeping Bags to make into something new. So weve got a laptop case, a bumbag. Weve got this what we call the festival bag. Its supposed to be made one over your shoulder like that. Its an interesting, exciting opportunity for us because weve not worked with that kind of material before. Ive worked a lot with cotton and silk in the past because thats usually the second hand material we find and reuse. So i find the whole Experimentation Process of it very interesting. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Welcome back to bbc news. One thing we know is that the conflict happening in israel and gaza is not a simple one. So many of you are turning to the internet to ask your questions about it. The bbc has crunched the data, and here with me to help answer some of the most trending questions youre asking Search Engines online online, is our middle east correspondent Sebastian Usher and and our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams. Thank you for helping us to answer some of these questions. There are some of these questions. There are so many questions. Lets start with something relatively simple. Sebastian, if i could ask you one question that is being asked. How big is gaza . It is very small. Its a0 kilometres long, and at its widest point, 12 kilometres. At its narrowest, about six kilometres. About 365 square kilometres. As has been reported many times from there, this is one of the most crowded places in the world. , of the most crowded places in the world. ,. ,. , world. That relates to our second cuestion, world. That relates to our second question, which world. That relates to our second question, which poll world. That relates to our second question, which poll i world. That relates to our second question, which poll i will world. That relates to our second question, which poll i will bring l question, which poll i will bring you info, how many people live in gaza are cut as sebastian was saying, its very densely populated. Its very much is. About 2. 3 Million People its very much is. About 2. 3 million mph and its very much is. About 2. 3 Million People and they are people who trace their origins to the gaza strip, but also those their origins to the gaza strip, but also those who are refugees from 1948 and also those who are refugees from 1948 and have lived in the gaza strip 1948 and have lived in the gaza strip ever 1948 and have lived in the gaza strip ever since. Those people were from strip ever since. Those people were from communities adjacent to the gaza strip from communities adjacent to the gaza strip that are now part of lsraeh gaza strip that are now part of israel. They live in towns, there is one major israel. They live in towns, there is one major city, gaza city, but its also one major city, gaza city, but its also in one major city, gaza city, but its also in eight one major city, gaza city, but its also in eight Refugee Camps battered up also in eight Refugee Camps battered up and also in eight Refugee Camps battered up and down the strip. We also in eight Refugee Camps battered up and down the strip. Up and down the strip. We have looked been up and down the strip. We have looked been looking up and down the strip. We have looked been looking this up and down the strip. We have i looked been looking this morning, when you put those numbers, it puts it into context. That israeli army orders 1. 1 Million People to move to the south of gaza, the fact that as so densely populated related to white that are such a problem. It does, and if you look at the map and break gaza strip into three sections, the northern section, which is gaza city and two of the largest Refugee Camps, just south of there you get to a slightly more open agricultural area and then a seasonal cuts across the back part of the gaza strip properly to the south. That is the area that, as of last night, the israelis are demanding the past flee from. Around 1. 1 Million People in that affected area, and if they were to leave, they would all have to leave along one single road s. There would have to leave at a time where military action, including a relentless air strikes and Artillery Bombardment are going on. It would be an extremely hazardous thing and at the moment, we are not collecting that many signs that palestinians are aware of the israeli demand. Lets aware of the israeli demand. Lets move to sebastian aware of the israeli demand. Lets move to Sebastian Usher, aware of the israeli demand. Lets move to Sebastian Usher, one middle east correspondence. People asking who Controls Gaza . Could you just explain. What were seeing today is based so much in history, its important to understand the history to understand what is on now. The urou to understand what is on now. The arou that to understand what is on now. The group that controls how mass now, that Controls Gaza, is how must. It is controlled that Controls Gaza, is how must. It is controlled completely essentially there since 2007. In 2005, israel pulled there since 2007. In 2005, israel pulled out there since 2007. In 2005, israel pulled out of gaza, there were about 9000 pulled out of gaza, there were about 9000 settlers there at the time. There 9000 settlers there at the time. There was 9000 settlers there at the time. There was a palestinian wide election there was a palestinian wide election held in 2006, that was won by her election held in 2006, that was won by her mass election held in 2006, that was won by her mass and its control of gaza was challenged by another group, which was challenged by another group, which is was challenged by another group, which is in was challenged by another group, which is in control of the occupied west which is in control of the occupied west bank which is in control of the occupied west bank. They were defeated so hamas west bank. They were defeated so hamas came that facto controller. It has been hamas came that facto controller. It has been under blockade from israel and to has been under blockade from israel and to a has been under blockade from israel and to a large extent, from egypt to since and to a large extent, from egypt to since 2007~ and to a large extent, from egypt to since 2007. Exit and entry from gaza is not since 2007. Exit and entry from gaza is not in since 2007. Exit and entry from gaza is not in the since 2007. Exit and entry from gaza is not in the remit of camas. Outside is not in the remit of camas. Outside forces do so. You have the crossing outside forces do so. You have the crossing into outside forces do so. You have the crossing into egypt, the crossing into israel crossing into egypt, the crossing into israel and the control of virtually into israel and the control of virtually all the basics in gaza, fuel. Virtually all the basics in gaza, fuel, water, that lays in the hand of israel fuel, water, that lays in the hand of israel. The people themselves, the gardens themselves, the people who have the gardens themselves, the people who have grown up in gaza, it has a population who have grown up in gaza, it has a population with 40 of the people are under population with 40 of the people are under 14. Population with 40 of the people are under14. Many population with 40 of the people are under 14. Many of them have never are under 14. Many of them have never left are under 14. Many of them have never left gaza and have no weight to get never left gaza and have no weight to get out never left gaza and have no weight to get out of gaza. So when we talk about to get out of gaza. So when we talk about control, hamas has political control, about control, hamas has political control, security why is there, israel control, security why is there, israel to control, security why is there, israel to some extent controls the taps to israel to some extent controls the taps to gaza, both israel and egypt control taps to gaza, both israel and egypt control the exit and entry points. The people who have no control other gardens the people who have no control other gardens themselves. Gardens themselves. Weve had our correspondence gardens themselves. Weve had our correspondence talk gardens themselves. Weve had our correspondence talk about gardens themselves. Weve had our correspondence talk about the correspondence talk about the network of tunnels that gazans have, below and underground blow and overground. What is the important of those channels and her mass cut the tunnels of been a cure for hamas to get the weapons into the territory, but it has been a way to smuggle most of the basic goods that gazans depend on, the crossings they say, the crossing from israel are regularly closed for Security Reasons by israel or egypt. Its regularly closed for Security Reasons by israel or egypt. Its a difficult process reasons by israel or egypt. Its a difficult process of reasons by israel or egypt. Its a difficult process of getting reasons by israel or egypt. Its a difficult process of getting in reasons by israel or egypt. Its a difficult process of getting in the food, difficult process of getting in the food, feel that people need. You have food, feel that people need. You have some food, feel that people need. You have some access by water as well. The ten have some access by water as well. The ten volts fulfil a double role, one, the ten volts fulfil a double role, one. For the ten volts fulfil a double role, one, for hamas to