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London stocks rose for the week, but the FTSE 100 closed in the red on Friday, as elevated energy prices and fears of higher

An air traffic control outage that affected hundreds of thousands of passengers last week was caused by a "software issue"

Galileo Resources PLC shares jumped on Friday after it confirmed it would proceed with the sale of its two prospecting

Defence Holdings PLC on Friday announced that it has secured a new customer contract with the UK government.

In response, the

RC Fornax PLC on Friday said it had secured a £4.0 million contract with a new UK government client, giving it a "strong

Stock prices in London were mixed at Friday midday as Airtel Africa shares fell sharply, while stocks in New York were called

Glencore PLC has suspended one of its senior executives in the wake of the escalating scandal involving the commodities group

Saga PLC - London-based provider of products and services for people over 50 - Adds two new non-executive directors to its

Savannah Resources PLC on Friday reported a widened loss in the first half of 2026 as it progressed development of its

Huddled Group PLC on Friday said its live commerce operation has launched, which it noted represented an evolution of its

North American Income Trust PLC on Friday posted a rise in net asset value for the first six months of financial 2027, and

AstraZeneca PLC - Cambridge, England-based pharmaceutical company - Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot buys 60,000 shares

M&G Credit Income Investment Trust PLC on Friday reported a net asset value decline, and announced a placing and retail offer

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has used a meeting with Irish counterpart Micheal Martin to push for deeper ties between the

Trustpilot Group PLC - Copenhagen-based consumer review platform - Chair Zillah Byng-Thorne buys 45,600 shares at £2.15 and

Partners Group Private Equity Ltd and Aboria Capital Ltd on Friday said they purchased five student accommodations assets in

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income PLC and Aberdeen UK Smaller Cos Growth Trust PLC plan to merge, the two London-listed

Mothercare PLC on Friday shares dropped after the retailer reported plans for the potential closure of its stores in the

Dianomi PLC has accepted a takeover offer from Taboola.com worth up to £27 million, the two companies said on Friday.

London

Stock prices in London were lower on Friday morning despite data showing UK retail sales beating expectations in August

Harworth Group PLC on Friday rejected another takeover approach from Peel Pepper UK Ltd, as it said the revised offer

boohoo Group PLC on Friday said Iain McDonald has returned to the board as chair just seven months after he stepped down as a

Softcat PLC on Friday said it raised £354 million in equity to help fund the USD1.05 billion acquisition of GDT Topco LP in

Investec PLC and Ltd reported on Friday its financial performance for the first five months of its financial year was "stable