On-year, retail sales rose 0.8% in September, slowing markedly from a 2.7% climb in August. A rise of 1% had been expected for last month, according to consensus cited by FXStreet. It represents the ...

UK government borrowing rose by more than expected to GBP24.5 billion for last month, underscoring the constraints in the public finances ahead of the Chancellor's Budget. Healey is expected to ...

London's FTSE 100 is expected to inch higher on Friday, though lingering artificial intelligence sector worries have hit parts of Asia, after tech stocks were sold off in New York. IG says futures ...

(Alliance News) - Shell PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp are looking to sell Infineum, their 50-50 chemicals joint venture in the UK, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. In recent days, Abingdon, ...

(Alliance News) - Rio Tinto PLC and Ltd on Friday said it will invest USD1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project on Western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

In London, the FTSE 100 index ended down 27.85 points, 0.3%, at 10,725.03. The FTSE 250 ended 228.07 points lower, 0.9%, at 24,211.71, and the AIM all-share shed 12.19 points, 1.6%, at 750.93.

Helical PLC - London property developer and landlord - Announces that an agreement for lease has been exchanged with FGS Global for the sixth, eight and ninth floors at Brettenham House. FGS Global, ...

Mitie takeover by OCS clears UK national security hurdle; UPDATE: Mitie takeover by OCS clears UK national security hurdle ...

Bloomsbury raised its interim dividend by 5.0% to 4.28p per share from 4.08p, continuing its record of annual dividend increases since its flotation in 1994. Looking ahead, the publisher reaffirmed ...

Volex PLC - Basingstoke, England-based manufacturer of power and data transmission products - Completes its GBP20 million share buyback programme, announced in April and amended in July. Says it ...

Auction Technology Group PLC on Thursday announced an expanded partnership with Jeff Martin Auctioneers as it said it beat market expectations in the recent financial year. The London-based auction ...

(Alliance News) - Aldi and Lidl will face the same rules in the UK as other major supermarkets to stop them blocking rival stores from being built, the competition watchdog has said.