The move follows the Taliban's takeover, and lack of global agreement over who now governs Afghanistan.

The Competition and Markets Authority has hit back at claims it has been ‘slow to react’ to consumers being ‘ripped off’ by Covid test providers.

The bosses of Britain's biggest public companies earned 86 times the average full-time wage last year.

The Wall Street regulator says confidential subscriber growth data was used in the alleged scheme.

The government is to investigate the takeover of Ultra Electronics, but its sale is unlikely to be stopped.

But Rank Group, which also owns casinos, says trading since reopening has exceeded expectations.

The world's biggest carmaker will cut output in September, while VW warns it may have to make further cuts.

Shares and oil prices fall as investors take fright over economic concerns, Covid and the Taliban.