ONE-off charges and tax bills forced state-owned British Nuclear Fuels firmly into the red, as the company yesterday reported an after-tax loss of £88 million sterling in its latest full- year results. In the previous 12 months, the company made a post- tax profit of £45 million.

The deferred tax provision of £356 million and £48 million in other fees dented what was otherwise an upbeat set of results from the nuclear waste management company.