Chesnara is a Preston, England-based life and pensions consolidator that operates in Sweden and the Netherlands as well. It said it has agreed to acquire specialist life protection and investment bond ...

Markets took fright after scenes of Reeves's tears spread, with the value of the pound and long-term government bonds slumping sharply. The pound was quoted at USD1.3670 early on Thursday in London, ...

Going forward, it said it expects to set its interim dividend at one-third of the prior full year dividend. Between the final dividend for financial 2025 and the expected interim dividend for ...

(Alliance News) - Baltic Classifieds Group PLC on Thursday reported strong growth in annual sales and profit but shares fell on muted guidance with more moderate growth expected in its Generalists ...

(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves will be chancellor for a "very long time to come", Keir Starmer has said after she was seen crying during Prime Minister's Questions.

(Alliance News) - A new 10-year-plan for the National Health Service marks the beginning of a "major programme of renewal and rebuilding that will transform the entire country", Keir Starmer has said.

In early corporate news, Currys resumes dividend payouts as profit multiples more than fourfold, and Ryanair cancels 170 flights ahead of a strike by French air traffic controllers. Here is what you ...

UK business confidence remains fragile after firms swallowed the jump in tax and labour costs in April, according to new research. A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce found that most firms ...

(Alliance News) - The UK Labour party has seen a double-digit drop in support in opinion polls since the general election a year ago – the first fall of its kind since John Major's Conservative ...

(Alliance News) - A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the UK government's pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029, according to research.

The AIB Ireland composite purchasing managers' index fell to 52.8 in June, down from a six-month high of 54.9 in May. A reading above the 50.0 neutral mark indicates an overall increase in business ...

(Alliance News) - The latest national four-day working week pilot, involving 17 companies and nearly 1,000 workers, has ended with a 100% success rate, it was announced on Thursday. All 17 companies ...