Shares fell more than 2% in Applegreen as the fuel and forecourt operator raised almost €47m in a placing of more than eight million shares — around 10% of the firm’s issued prior share capital prior to the placing.

Shares in fuel retailer Applegreen rose more that 4% yesterday as it reported a 20% increase in profits for the year to the end of June, compared to the same period last year.

Two women have dumped their cheating boyfriend in spectacular style by hanging a banner bearing his name and face on a bridge over a busy motorway in the north of England.

The directors of construction group Sisk have conceded it may take several years in Polish courts before claims from the group’s troubled joint ventures in the country are resolved.