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FIVE at FIVE: Tesco boss allegations, Ryanair goes shopping, FTSE lower, Sainsbury’s drops prices and ex-BT boss asks for pay hike…

1. Tesco’s chairman accused of inappropriate behaviour

Three of the accusations relate to a period between 2018 and 2021, when he was the CBI's president for two years and also a vice president.

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2. Ryanair confirms its largest aircraft order

Negotiations for the acquisition had been in progress prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, but were halted in September 2021 due to the inability of Ryanair and Boeing to reach a mutually agreeable pricing agreement.

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3. Sainsbury’s lowers the price of butter

"Whenever we are paying less for the products we buy from our suppliers, we will pass those savings on to customers," a Sainsbury’s spokesperson said.

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4. FTSE 100 closes lower

At the close of trading, the UK's blue-chip index had lost 14 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 7,764 points.

In the US, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.07% at the time of writing, while the tech-led Nasdaq index was over 0.5% down.

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5. Former BT boss says: Pay London executives more

“The reality is that across the pond, you go to the US, and they are paid multiples of what people are paid here, stratospherically different levels, and they are being very successful. And no one seems to care.”

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