Rachel Reeves’ tax U-turn reports spark UK government bond sell-off

Speculation the UK chancellor has scrapped plans to raise income tax sparked a sell-off in UK government bonds amid fears over unfunded spending pledges.

Britain’s long-term...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 09:26


PPHE in offer period after biggest shareholders consider partial sale

PPHE Hotel Group Ltd’s biggest shareholders said on Friday the company is in an offer period, after they announced they are considering options such as...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 09:22


Land Securities raises guidance as ups dividend; confident in outlook

Land Securities Group PLC on Friday said it continued to see ‘clear positive momentum across every part of our business’ as it announced a higher...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 09:16


IN BRIEF: Goodwin family sells 1.6% stake in £26 million placing

Goodwin PLC - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire-based mechanical and refractory engineering - The Goodwin family sell 122,368 shares in Goodwin, a 1.6% stake. The placing with institutional...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 09:12


Melrose backs guidance as Engines arm drives double-digit sales growth

Melrose Industries PLC on Friday said geopolitical uncertainty is driving a step change in defence spending, leaving it well placed to deliver growth.

The Birmingham, England-based...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 08:41


IN BRIEF: Supermarket Income buys Carrefour stores for €123 million

Supermarket Income REIT PLC - London-based real estate investment trust for property leased to grocery retailers - Acquires a portfolio of 20 Carrefour supermarkets in...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 07:53


No-fault evictions to be banned from May, UK government announces

A ban on landlords in the UK evicting their tenants without reason will come into force in just over six months’ time, ministers have announced.

Landlords...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 07:47


IN BRIEF: BHP rolls out Australia’s first battery-electric locomotives

BHP Group Ltd - Melbourne, Australia-based diversified miner - Rolls out Australia’s first brand new purpose-built battery-electric locomotives in the Port Hedland. The two BELs,...

Fri, 14/11/2025 - 05:46


IN BRIEF: Ensilica chip production supported by government award

EnSilica PLC - Oxford, England-based computer chip maker - Receives £5 million ‘Contract for Innovation’ from the UK government’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology...

Thu, 13/11/2025 - 21:36


IN BRIEF: Old Mutual promotes Soul Abraham as Old Mutual Insure CEO

Old Mutual Ltd - Anglo-South African financial services firm - Appoints Soul Abraham as chief executive officer-designate of Old Mutual Insure, its wholly owned subsidiary....

Thu, 13/11/2025 - 18:31


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