Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, has urged the Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy to engage with the largest food workers' union in the US over the employment rights of workers at its Fresh & Easy convenience stores.

The Irish food group Greencore has sacked three senior managers after uncovering what it believes is a €21m (£17m) fraud at its Scottish mineral water business, Campsie Spring.

The web of Whitehall bodies created to close Britain’s skills gap with competitors is of “mind-blowing” complexity, changing too frequently and becoming even more difficult to understand, senior executives charged with delivering the policy told MPs on Wednesday.

Shopping patterns are changing as higher living costs force people to scrimp and save in the week before pay day, Asda’s retail director said on Wednesday.

Ministers will consider giving themselves reserve powers to force private companies to demonstrate whether they pay male and female staff equally, according to a white paper published today.

Householders will be warned today to expect five years of higher home energy bills to pay for a green power revolution.

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