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Boris Johnson has ordered all Huawei technology to be stripped out of the UK's 5G network by 2027.

A British-based cruise operator which has been at the centre of a repatriation row involving hundreds of crew is in eleventh-hour talks with potential investors in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

The UK's budget watchdog has revised sharply higher its projections for the cost of the government's response to the coronavirus crisis and warned the country remains on track for its worst economic slump in 300 years.

This might sound improbable, but just over a decade ago many people were bemoaning the fact that economics had become so boring.

The economy failed to regain much momentum in May - the second full month of the coronavirus lockdown, official figures show.

The accounting profession has received many broadsides from its regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), some of which have had more impact than others.

Lord Browne of Madingley, the former BP boss, is to step down early as the UK chairman of Huawei Technologies as it faces a government ban on involvement in the UK's 5G infrastructure.

Burger King has tweaked the diet of some of its cows in a bid to tackle climate change.

A second wave of COVID-19 and a winter lockdown would be a "really awful" prospect for Britain, former prime minister Tony Blair has warned.

Face coverings must be worn in shops and supermarkets in England from Friday 24 July, Boris Johnson has announced.