[Ex-BBC news head joins Huawei as Chinese telecoms giant seeks to boost image after ‘espionage’ bans] A former senior BBC News executive, Gavin Allen, has joined Chinese telecoms Huawei as the firm battles regulatory hurdles in the UK and seeks to boost its image after its chief financial officer admitted wrongdoing in a major fraud case. Allen, most recently head of news programmes at the BBC, posted on LinkedIn saying he was “delighted” to be joining the Chinese company as “Executive Editor in Chief”, without specifying his responsibilities in the new role. The UK government has banned British telecoms firms...