The pension deficits of Britain's biggest companies have deepened over the past year despite the sharp rise in stock markets, new research shows.

The combined pension deficits of companies in the FTSE 100 reached £73bn at the end of April, up from £52bn a year earlier. For the FTSE 350, the deficit had increased to £88bn from £60bn.

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