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The FTSE 100 index rallied to an all-time high on Monday morning, bolstered by surging defence stocks as European countries signalled their willingness to up defence spending over the weekend. …

UK and European defence shares rose to near-record highs on Monday morning lead by names such as Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems, after the defence summit in London, at which European …

Chip shop favourite Pukka Pies has warned prices rises are “inevitable” as it battles “significant levels of power and labour inflation”. The Leicester-headquartered company said it delayed increasing its prices …

Former Barclays CEO James ‘Jes’ Staley is seeking to overturn a ban that prohibits him from holding senior leadership after he was found to have misled his relationship with Jeffrey …

FTSE 100 international distribution and services company Bunzl has reported a slight decline in revenue on a reported basis for 2024. Revenue stood at £11.78bn ($14.91bn), a 0.2 per cent …

Aerospace and defence group Senior has reported revenue of £977.1m for the year ended 31 December 2024, a one per cent increase compared to the previous year. Operating profit rose …

Banking group Close Brothers has completed the sale of Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) to global investment management firm Oaktree Capital Management. The transaction, finalised on 28 February 2025, is …

Sir Keir Starmer is set to make a statement in the Commons this afternoon to present a plan forged with President Macron over the weekend for a European “coalition of …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves needs to be “quite courageous” and not “allow ideology to get in the way of economics” when she delivers her Spring Statement on 26 March, the chief …

The first specialist insurance package for UK rugby referees has been launched by Howden and athlete wellbeing provider Player Support Services. The scheme costs £10 a month and promises referees …