Pest control and hygiene group Rentokil Initial saw "continued momentum" across the group in the third quarter, with revenues up double-digits year-on-year.
Troubled cinema chain Cineworld revealed that its cash reserves shrank by almost two-thirds over the first half of this year as it warned over weak admissions.
Concerns have been raised that droughts and rising costs due to inflation could force people out of farming.
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