The change is a relaxation of rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash.

PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.

Top Trump administration officials, in an unusual staged attack, called China's plans to curb exports of rare earths "economic coercion".

Bosses of the UK's biggest energy suppliers were quizzed by MPs about support for their customers as prices rise.

The government has also targeted a major Indian energy company and Chinese oil terminals in new sanctions.