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Government says it met Virgin O2 chief executive and Ofcom after incidents last year

Resulting auction process expected to attract bidders including Rupert Murdoch and hedge fund boss Paul Marshall

Creditors holding £5bn of debt have been spooked by default of parent company this month

Campaign groups raise concerns that schemes will fund damaging solutions after complaints over plant involving Danone

Company blames ‘technical issue’ for money being removed from accounts

Washington urges Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands to tighten supply of tools and technology

Human memory is also fallible but people and machines can learn to complement each other

Insiders say ByteDance exerting increasing influence over platform despite US pressure over ownership

Docklands financial estate secures backing from lenders for £550mn debt deal against backdrop of falling valuations

Security equipment supplier’s machines are widely used at borders around the continent under public contracts

FT analysis underscores PM’s liability, with treatment lists twice as long as 2010 when the party came to power

Yadi Zhang made initial appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday

UK’s largest asset manager has hired headhunters to sound out potential candidates

Separate Brussels probe targets Chinese medical market amid growing trade tensions with Beijing

Big Four firm’s move prompted by government decision to raise salary threshold for skilled worker admission

CFPB boss warns over competition and financial stability as Capital One and Discover pursue $35bn merger

Head of CMA CGM has been on a €35bn deal spree and followed fellow billionaires buying up media assets

Cyber attackers experiment in Africa, Asia and South America before targeting businesses in the west