Tesco has announced it had overstated its profits for the first half of the year by £263m, slightly higher than the £250m originally estimated when the company was hit by an accounting scandal.
Chairman Sir Richard Broadbent has confirmed he is stepping down from his role.
Tesco has scrapped its full-year trading profit outlook as its domestic sales fell sharply in the second quarter of this year.
Results announced this morning showed underlying UK sales own 5.5% over the period.
The group said last month it had overstated its first-half profit forecast by £250 million pounds, but the group said on Thursday this had now risen to £263 million.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.