BP chief enjoys bumper year

The chief executive of BP was rewarded for a year of bumper profits with a £5.65m (€8.18m) pay package – equivalent to more than £15,000 (€21,700) a day.

Lord Browne of Madingley, aged 56, picked up £3.7m (€5.3m) in pay and bonuses for 2004 when the record cost of crude sent profits rocketing.