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PRESS: Stock market return among options for AA - Sky News
(Alliance News) - AA Ltd, a provider of vehicle breakdown recovery services provider, could be set for a stock market return next year, Sky News reported on Saturday. Towerbrook Capital Partners, ...
Renationalisation of Britain's train services begins
(Alliance News) - The UK government's renationalisation of rail services has started as trains operated by South Western Railway were taken into public control. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, ...
UK retail sales growth tops forecast in April on warm weather boost
"Food store sales volumes grew strongly in April 2025, which retailers attributed to the good weather," the ONS said. Year-on-year, retail sales surged 5.0% in April, the pace of growth accelerating ...
Benchmark Holdings to delist from London and Oslo and return capital
Benchmark shares were up 7.3% to 23.60 pence on Friday morning in London, giving the company a market capitalisation of GBP175.0 million. Benchmark said its remaining operations are Advanced Nutrition ...
UK private sector stays in decline as tariffs weigh on export orders
The S&P Global flash composite purchasing managers' index rose to 49.4 points in May, from April's final tally of 48.5.
GSK hails positive EU opinion of blood cancer treatment Blenrep
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Friday said its drug Blenrep has received a "positive opinion" from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use.
Mike Ralston, CEO of Blencowe Resources, discusses follow-on funding from the US DFC
Mike Ralston, CEO of Blencowe Resources, discusses follow-on funding from the US DFC. Read Share Views's Articles - London South East ...
Caspian Sunrise shares gain as it secures production licence
(Alliance News) - Caspian Sunrise PLC on Friday said it has secured a production licence for the BNG contract area, which allows it to sell the majority of produced oil to the international market.
Alien Metals shares down as Elizabeth Hill drilling to start soon
(Alliance News) - Alien Metals Ltd on Friday said its joint venture partner West Coast Silver Ltd has commenced mobilisation for its maiden diamond drilling campaign at the Elizabeth Hill silver ...
LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 edges tentatively higher in tepid trade
The FTSE 100 index traded up 7.87 points, 0.1%, at 8,747.13. The FTSE 250 was down just 5.07 points, at 20,794.59, and the AIM All-Share was up 4.65 points, 0.6%, at 741.39. The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.2 ...
VH Global Energy shares rise on plan to start selling off assets
(Alliance News) - VH Global Energy Infrastructure PLC shares climbed on Friday as it said it plans to start an "asset realisation strategy" in a change to its investment policy after engaging with ...
DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Atome leadership subscribes for GBP1.2 million
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced this week and not separately reported by Alliance News: ...