(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis in the UK is ongoing and people were feeling the pressure of rising household bills as the government insisted it was taking ...

The S&P Global UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to a 17-month low of 44.9 points in March from 46.9 in February. It however beat the flash estimate of 44.6. Falling further from the ...

(Alliance News) - Consumer goods firm Unilever PLC has bought upmarket refillable personal care brand Wild to add to its stable of household names. The London-based Dove soap to Marmite group acquired ...

Water bills for households are also going up in England and Wales by GBP10 more per month on average, though it varies depending on the company. Meanwhile, most councils in England will hike tax by ...

The levy is on top of a series of tariffs set to come into effect on April 2, which could include a general 20% tax on UK products in response to the rate of VAT, which Trump deems to be ...

(Alliance News) - UK grocery sales picked up as supermarkets were mindful of inflationary pressures on shoppers, with promotions playing a large role in spending activity, numbers from Kantar showed ...

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: JPMorgan raises Severn Trent price target to 3,175 (3,025) pence - 'overweight' ...

(Alliance News) - Travis Perkins PLC on Tuesday reported a loss in 2024 and warned profit in the year ahead would be lower than expected amid "challenging" trading conditions. In response, shares in ...

Against the dollar, sterling rose slightly to USD1.2907 early Tuesday, from USD1.2904 at the time of the London equities close on Monday. They euro was flat at USD1.0800 from USD1.0801. Against the ...

Greencore said strong revenue and volume momentum continued into the second quarter, supported by continued growth with customers and new business won during financial 2024.

"These price trends are unsurprising, given the end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March. Transactions associated with mortgage approvals made in March, especially toward the end of the month ...

(Alliance News) - Mondi PLC reported on Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of packaging assets from Schumacher Packaging GmbH for EUR634 million.