The White House has been pushing for the agreement as a prerequisite for further military assistance.

The US president blames the first quarterly GDP decline in three years on his Democratic predecessor.

The approval of the £3.6bn deal will see the 500-year institution taken over by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group.

The tech giant had been ordered in 2021 to allow greater competition and open the App Store up to outside payment options.

There is no data on how widely cash is accepted which puts the UK at risk of becoming cashless, a report warns.