More than 20 million people across the United Kingdom have now received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot, data showed on Sunday as the country made more progress with Europe's fastest vaccination programme.

A total of 20.09 million people in Britain have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data released on Sunday showed.

Bitcoin dropped 5.84% to $43,418.02 on Sunday, losing $2,691.96 from its previous close.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's consumer banking chief Omer Ismail is leaving to join Walmart Inc's fintech venture, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/3sGgEXn on Sunday citing people with the knowledge of his plans. David Stark, one of his top lieutenants at Goldman, will also join him, the report added.

Britain's government plans to launch the world's first sovereign green bonds for retail investors as part of its push to create a net-zero-carbon economy by 2050.

Bitcoin fell to its lowest since Feb. 8 in thin trade on Sunday, down 3.7% from Friday's close as the pullback from a record high near $60,000 continued.

Saudi Aramco has asked banks to extend by a year a $10 billion loan it raised last May, two sources familiar with the matter said, suggesting that rebounding crude prices are not pushing the oil giant to reduce debt for the time being.

* Sunak's budget plan is due on Wednesday (Adds details and background)

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he would not try to fix the public finances overnight, days before he presents a budget statement that is expected to include further heavy borrowing to steer the economy through the COVID-19 crisis.

China's factory activity expanded in February at a slower pace than a month earlier, hitting the lowest level since last May and missing market expectations after brief COVID-19-related disruptions earlier in the year.