Gazeley, the property development subsidiary of Yorkshire-based supermarket chain Asda, has been acquired by an investment company backed by the Dubai government for a sum believed to be more than £300m.

Over the past 10 years the focus for Tesco has been on bricks and mortar but over the next decade it is likely that the internet will play a bigger role in its business with the Tesco home shopping service made available in major cities around the world.

Energy drinks have the potential to cause liver damage, heart failure and even death and should carry warnings for certain population groups, according to a German body.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the chef and food campaigner, has raised the money he needs to put his concerns on animal welfare to Tesco's shareholders.

On the face of it, machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile technology seems like an unlikely candidate to help save the planet. But M2M's advocates say that it can play an important part in cutting carbon emissions by making company logistics more efficient and even cutting out business journeys altogether.