(Alliance News) - Ministers in the UK "pushed ahead too fast" and "didn't listen enough" on welfare reform, the Education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson also said that future spending ...

(Alliance News) - Concerns raised over John Wood Group PLC's financial statements go back as far as 2017, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Corporate and regulatory records indicated persistent ...

(Alliance News) - French President Emmanuel Macron is to begin a state visit to the UK on Tuesday, where he is set to address the British Parliament and co-chair a meeting on Ukraine as London seeks ...

(Alliance News) - Wise PLC is set to incorporate in Jersey ahead of moving its main stock market listing to New York from London, The Sunday Times reported. The London-based money transfer services ...

(Alliance News) - David Lammy has said that a "stable Syria is in the UK's interests" as the UK re-established diplomatic relations with the Middle Eastern nation. The Foreign secretary has visited ...

(Alliance News) - UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a nationwide immigration "enforcement crackdown" which the government says will target illegal working in the gig economy. Officers will ...

(Alliance News) - WH Smith PLC is in a legal battle over unsold vapes with supplier NPB Brands, the Telegraph reported Friday. The Swindon, England-based retail chain's TG Jones is facing a battle in ...

(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget, as she admitted the fallout over the government's welfare Bill had been "damaging".

Hugo Boss shares closed 4.0% higher at EUR41.69 each on Friday in Frankfurt, giving it a market capitalisation of EUR2.85 billion. Frasers shares closed 2.2% lower at 676.50 pence each for a market ...

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Friday said Imfinzi is "poised to transform the standard of care" as it reported the bladder cancer treatment cleared a European regulatory milestone.

The FTSE 100 index lost just 0.29 points at 8,822.91. The FTSE 250 ended down 145.24 points, 0.7%, at 21,557.34, and the AIM All-Share closed down 2.76 points, 0.4%, at 773.49.