In mid-July, BP said it had agreed to sell most of BP Ventures' minority interests in more than 10 companies in its portfolio to Oslo-based investment firm Verdane OpCo AS. BP is targeting a net debt ...

(Alliance News) - Wes Streeting has shared a "very warm conversation" with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth. The pair are thought to have brainstormed ideas for an international conference which allies ...

(Alliance News) - Donald Trump has defended slapping fresh taxes on imports from the UK and dozens of other countries as a legal challenge was launched against the move. Speaking in the Oval Office, ...

Irish Continental Group PLC - Dublin-based ferry operator - Agrees recommended cash offer from Bluefin Bidco Ltd for EUR8.00 per share. Says the offer values ICG's entire issued and to be issued share ...

(Alliance News) - Defence spending in the UK "falls well short" of what is required, the chief executive of BAE Systems PLC has warned. Charles Woodburn described the current climate as "the most ...

Investment Co PLC - investor in UK small and mid-cap companies - Raises GBP299,483 by retail offer at at 76.41 pence per share. This follows a placing earlier this month which raised GBP7.2 million.

The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Burford Capital Ltd - London- and New York-based ...

Reckitt Benckiser says it has struck a deal to sell a Russian unit, Antofagasta says operations have resumed at a Chilean asset after heavy rain, while discoverIE and Renishaw are performing ahead of ...

Athelney Trust declared an interim dividend of 2.4p per share, unchanged from the year before. Its total dividend for 2025 was 10.0p per share, up from 9.9p for 2024.

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Friday. 3i Group PLC, up 3.6% at 2,769.0p, extends gains after 4.8% rise on Thursday JD ...

Mpac Group PLC - Tadcaster, North Yorkshire-based high-speed packaging and automation solutions - Says it has completed the sale of subsidiary Mpac Lambert Ltd to Mech.i.Tronic Spa, in line with the ...

(Alliance News) - UK Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out bringing in rent controls to help with the cost of living, while admitting the Labour goal to build 1.5 million homes in five years ...