The board of Burger King has agreed for the Miami-based fast-food chain to be taken private for the second time in its history, after accepting a $3.25bn bid from 3G Capital

The owner of the Garfunkels and Frankie & Benny's chains, beat expectations for first-half profits and gave a bullish outlook for the rest of the year

The Dixons owner that also has Currys and PC World in its portfolio said demand for TVs before the football and an exclusive deal with Apple to sell its iPad had helped lift like-for-like sales