Borrowing was £17.4bn last month, the second highest October figure since monthly records began in 1993.

The regulator Ofwat's new powers prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills.

The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.

The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".

Hwang was found guilty of fraud in a case that cost Wall Street banks billions of dollars in losses.