BAE pension deficit soars by £1bn in first half

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BAE Systems' UK defined benefit pension scheme deficit increased by £1bn in the first six months of the year.

The defence contractor's first half results - released today - showed the post-tax deficit had increased from £2.1bn at the end of last year to £3.1bn at June 30. It said that actual return on as...

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