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* The chief executive of Equitable Life made a last-ditch bid yesterday to persuade ministers to honour a manifesto commitment to fully compensate victims of the collapse of the life insurer.

* Tesco's Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined ITV as a non-executive director.

* A robust performance by footwear and clothing retailers helped UK high streets to register a modest rise in underlying sales in August.

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* Millions of Tube passengers are being hit by the first of a series of 24-hour walk-outs, with each day expected to cost the capital’s economy £50 million.

* Easyjet passenger numbers soar as customers chose foreign holidays.