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It's not clear whether the bonus has in fact been paid out, but the regulator will insist that it is not paid by the operating company, and must be borne by the company owners.

He said he was also focused on making sure the powers contained in the OSA, which is coming into effect next year, were used "assertively" by the regulator.

People using an typical amount of gas and electricity are currently paying £1,717 under the energy price cap, which is set by the regulator Ofgem.

The UK media regulator, Ofcom, welcomed the announcement - but said more action would be needed to make social media safe.

A Chrome divestiture would achieve the kind of corporate breakup that regulators failed to force upon Microsoft two decades ago.