Tesco boss Dave Lewis suffers 10% pay cut
The figure - comprising salary, bonus, benefits and pension - is down from £4.6m the previous year
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Tesco boss David Lewis sees his pay cut. What's going on?
The relative restraint gives shareholders sceptical of the grocer's £3.7bn Booker merger plan one less thing to protest about
Japan names firms where employees risk death by overwork
Earlier this year a government survey revealed that a fifth of Japan’s workers are at risk of killing themselves by putting in too many hours
US and China reach deal on access for beef and financial services
The deal is part of a plan to reduce the massive US trade deficit with Beijing, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said
Morrisons to sell 'wonky avocados' for just 39p
The supermarket claims its offer is the cheapest on the UK market
Hyndai and Kia to recall 240,000 vehicles on safety concerns
The ministry also asked the prosecutor to investigate whether or not the carmakers allegedly covered up five flaws found in 12 of their models
Bank of England keeps rates on hold and trims growth forecast
The Bank revised down its full year growth forecast for 2017 slightly to 1.9 per cent, from 2 per cent previously
Japan's SoftBank invests $500m in UK tech startup Improbable
Improbable uses cloud-based distributed computing to enable the creation of virtual worlds for use in games and massive-scale simulations of the real world
Small and medium-sized businesses start to feel the pinch of inflation
Average domestic prices, export prices and unit costs all rose at their fastest rate in six years during the first quarter of 2017
Women still much less likely to start a business than men
The majority of women cite a fear of failure as the reason why they’re not launching their own company
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New study names Oxford top destination for startup companies
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UK-based start-up hopes to cut plastic waste with water balls
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How the practice of late payment is threatening Startup Britain
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UK investors keen to put their cash into new businesses, survey shows
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Edinburgh ranked as the best city in the UK to start a new business
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The worst high street shops in the UK have been named
The supermarket was joined at the bottom of the list by retailers WHSmith and Poundland
A View from the Top: Daniel Hodson, chairman of The City for Britain
After the Brexit vote, rather than gloat, Hodson called a truce and set up the Forum to bring together practitioners of all views – not the easiest task, considering the bitter infighting
Devices ban: could Washington extend the rules to flights from Europe?
Heathrow says: 'At this time, no changes have been announced by the authorities'
China's tech money is Israel bound as US appeal wanes
Chinese firms are turning to the Israeli technology market in the face of heightened US protectionism and regulation
Keurboom slammed with record fine for 100 million nuisance calls
The ICO said that some people had received repeat calls, sometimes on the same day and during unsociable hours. The company hid its identity, which made it harder for people to complain
Unilever develops technology to recycle billions of plastic sachet
Through a system called CreaSolv Process, the plastic from the sachets will be recovered and then used to create new ones for Unilever products – creating a full circular economy approach
Deal or no Deal? Noel Edmonds demands £100m from bank
The claim is seeking £50m for the collapse of the presenter’s business as well as £10m for loss of income from motivational speaking fees, along with legal fees, interest and other damages
British Airways is offering free flights for kids this summer
The offer is valid for under-12s on six routes
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Barclays big shareholders shrug shoulders in the face of scandal
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UK's rarest and most valuable £2 coins revealed
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Haiti, Venezuela and Nepal ranked riskiest countries to do business
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City analysts divided over Bank of England 'Super Thursday' messaging
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ITV in gloomy drama, more good content could cheer it up
Qantas Airways' gay CEO has pie smashed in face by former farmer
The Christian man was said to have chosen the lemon meringue because it 'appeared to be the least likely to do any injury'
Pound sterling hits seven-month high ahead of BoE's ‘Super Thursday’
Sterling is still one of the worst performing major currencies over the last year, largely as a result of uncertainty unleashed by the Brexit vote
Familes forced into 'death poverty' and debt as funeral costs surge
Burial costs have jumped by more than a quarter in five years while cremations are a third more expensive. Wages have stagnated.