Tesco deficit jumps to £1.87bn

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Tesco's pensions deficit has risen 40% in the past year to £1.87bn driven by lower than expected bond yields and asset returns.

The supermarket chain revealed the shortfall in its final results for the year to February, published today and added that it has made an one-off cash contribution of £180m after the year end. T...

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