The Bank of England left rates unchanged - and left the door ajar for a similar move in May - following a hold by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday in the US. However, the Swiss National Bank opted for ...

NIOX is an Oxford, England-based developer of medical devices for asthma diagnosis and management. Responding to press speculation, NIOX said it received the proposal for the entire issued and to be ...

(Alliance News) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd on Thursday posted higher revenue and profit for 2024, driven by strong production and local sales demand, while declaring a USD25 million interim ...

The Manchester, England-based maker of bespoke plastic products said the agreement with a distributor of British Retail Consortium packaging containers was for the supply of ice cream and food ...

(Alliance News) - Tekmar Group PLC on Thursday said it has reached a commercial settlement with an unnamed customer, in relation to legacy defect notifications.

At the conclusion of its two-day meeting, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 8 to 1 to maintain bank rate at 4.50%. Swati Dhingra preferred to a quarter point cut to 4.25%. A 7 ...

(Alliance News) - Council tax bill rises in Great Britain will hit 5% in April for the third year in a row, as almost all councils increase bills up to, or close to, the maximum permitted, government ...

(Alliance News) - The environmental watchdog has launched an investigation into whether the UK government has failed to comply with key laws on water quality.

Meanwhile, investment return declined to GBP4.9 billion last year from GBP5.3 billion the year before. Lloyd's said that, while higher interest rates helped investment performance throughout 2024, ...

The FTSE 100 index was down 22.84 points, 0.3%, at 8,683.82. The FTSE 250 was down 30.34 points, 0.2%, at 20,092.03, and the AIM All-Share was up just 0.35 of a point, 0.1%, at 694.97.

Wickes declared a total dividend of 10.9 pence per share, unchanged from the prior year, and said it expects to maintain this payout for 2025. It also announced a GBP20 million share buyback after ...

The firm upped its total dividend by 21% to 85 US cents per share for 2024, from 70 cents the year before. It proposed a dividend of 122 cents per share for 2025, up 44% from 2024. Ocean Wilsons ...