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Online grocer Ocado plunged £500,000 into the red last year. Bosses blamed the cost of opening a new depot and wage rises for diving from a £50million profit in the previous 12 months.

EasyJet carried more than 400,000 extra passengers last month than a year ago. Passenger numbers jumped 8.7% to nearly 5.2 million thanks mainly to it adding more planes.

Scottish beer maker BrewDog is to open a £17million brewery, restaurant and visitor centre in Australia. The firm has earmarked a site in Brisbane, with construction due to start later this year.