Cheshire West and Chester Council paid out £2.7m.

It argued those restrictions should include the identity of any person under investigation; evidence relating to the opinion of any government official concerning PPE Medpro's contracts; and evidence about payments to the company and who ultimately benefited.In its submission, it said there was a "realistic possibility that criminal charges against one or more individuals will flow from the investigation".

The Department of Health later asked for the terms of any restriction order to be widened to include any "financial material and correspondence" relating to the purchase of PPE from the company, although that request has been rejected by the inquiry., Baroness Hallett said it was both "necessary and proportionate" for the Covid inquiry to examine contracts between the government and PPE Medpro.But she did accept there was a risk of damage to any future criminal proceedings if she allowed all the evidence to be heard in public.

As a result, any sensitive evidence about the company will be heard in a private, closed hearing, expected to be held in late March.She said the NCA's original application, which also sought to have members of the press and other organisations excluded from those closed sessions, went "further than necessary" and was "too wide an approach".

Representatives of five media organisations will be invited to attend but will not be able to report on the proceedings until the conclusion of any criminal case, including possible appeals.

Baroness Hallett said that decision was in line with previous public inquiries, including the investigation into the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury.Others who got through were shocked to find the price of standard tickets had more than doubled from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster, due to "dynamic pricing" for the tour, which sees prices surge if demand is high.

The high prices many fans ended up paying pose a huge risk to the Gallagher brothers' reputation, as Oasis were seen as working class heroes in their 1990s heyday.Earlier this week, the European Commission announced it would be investigating dynamic pricing following the controversy.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) also received 450 complaints about Ticketmaster adverts for the Oasis gigs.A spokesman for the UK's regulator of advertising said the complainants argue the adverts made "misleading claims about availability and pricing".