(Alliance News) - The UK business secretary has left the door open to joining a tariff-free trading scheme with Europe following a meeting with the EU trade commissioner in Davos.

(Alliance News) - A deal worth around GBP9 billion has been struck with Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC by the UK government to help power Britain's nuclear submarines. The eight-year contract, dubbed Unity, ...

(Alliance News) - UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she plans to soften the proposed tax regime on non-doms after listening to their concerns. Downing Street said the move does not "change the ...

(Alliance News) - Stocks were called to open higher in London on Friday morning, although UK consumer confidence has reportedly suffered a steep fall in recent weeks.

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 6.7 points higher, 0.1%, on Friday. The index of London large-caps closed up 0.2% at 8,565.20 on Thursday. Sterling was quoted at USD1.2412 early Friday, ...

The index shows particularly steep falls in consumer views on the wider UK economy, both looking back a year – down seven points to minus 46, and five points lower than last January – and for what is ...

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday announced a USD570 million investment in Canada, creating more than 700 jobs, across all areas of the business.

(Alliance News) - The UK government has approached consultancies about taking the role of special administrator in a sign that ministers are bracing themselves for the imminent renationalisation of ...

(Alliance News) - Mitie Group PLC on Thursday said it delivered record quarterly revenue in the three months to the end of December after new contract wins earlier in the year.

It said this was due to "unexpected delays" in December, which affected orders worth over USD2.0 million and were caused by cargo shipping and logistical issues. These will be credited as sales in ...

(Alliance News) - Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country's next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the ...

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Kooth PLC - London-based provider of digital youth mental health ...