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The UK government has renewed its confrontation with Apple over access to customer data by demanding a backdoor into the tech company’s cloud storage service – targeting British users only. The Home Office had previously sought access to data on Apple’s advanced data protection (ADP) service uploaded by any user around the world, triggering a clash with the White House. – Guardian
Sir David Beckham is in line for a $34m (£25m) payout after advertising tie-ups with the likes of Stella Artois and Hugo Boss delivered a record year for his brand. DRJB Holdings, the holding company that oversees the former footballer’s separate brand and TV production business, paid dividends of $75.7m to shareholders including Sir David, according to newly-filed accounts. – Telegraph
Donald Trump has been temporarily defeated in his bid to dismiss a leading Federal Reserve official amid an ongoing battle over central bank independence. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said Fed governor Lisa Cook could keep her job for now and deferred a decision on her status until January 2026 so it could spend more time hearing legal evidence on the matter. – Telegraph
The world’s second-largest coffee chain after Starbucks has received a bid from the private equity house behind Gail’s and Pizza Express. The special situations division of Bain Capital, an American investment firm with $185 billion of assets under management, has submitted a first-round offer for Costa Coffee understood to be in the region of between £1.5 billion and £2 billion, after Coca-Cola put the UK’s biggest coffee chain up for sale. – The Times