'Tesco planning four 'mini-villages' complete with supermarkets'

Tesco already provides everything you need to stock a home, from groceries to garden furniture. Now it is going to build the house as well. The supermarket chain plans to develop four "mini-villages" in the South East along with "mixed-use living and leisure" schemes in Ipswich and northeast England. The schemes feature scores of homes, all near a Tesco store - The Times ​

Giles Thorley, the outgoing chief executive of pubs group Punch Taverns, has set up a new company under the name Anthrop Capital. One of the City's best-known financial engineers established the shell company earlier this year and is its only director - Daily Telegraph ​

The first 3D television set has gone on sale in the UK today, but consumers who rush to buy one may end up disappointed, experts have warned. John Lewis is selling 40-inch Samsung models from its flagship stores for £1,799... however, viewers will not be able to enjoy the full effect of the new technology until later this year with the launch of Sky's 3D channel, which will show football, documentaries and films - The Times​

A group of Japanese home electronics companies has issued a warning about the possible impact of 3-D films on viewers' health. The companies - which include Toshiba, Sharp and Hitachi - have teamed up with the government to produce a handbook on possible side-effects from watching 3-D images. The group warned that 3-D films could trigger dizziness, nausea and tired eyes - Daily Telegraph ​

Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi usually only gets this excited when he puts out a single or album and watches the charts for success. Now he admits his first non-music business venture is making his "left foot waggle" as he becomes chairman of an historic whisky brand. Rossi has bought a stake in the 196-year-old Glen Rossie whisky and become its chairman in the deal with The Brand Cellar, a company specialising in acquiring older brands - Scotsman​