(Alliance News) - Whitbread PLC on Friday warned that measures announced in the UK government's 2025 budget will significantly increase its cost base next year, even as the firm maintained confidence in its current-year outlook. Read More
(Alliance News) - Talks on the UK joining the EU's flagship GBP130 billion defence fund have failed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Friday, as investors continued to digest Wednesday's UK government budget and broker upgrades for Weir Group and IMI led to share price increases. Read More
(Alliance News) - British Smaller Cos VCT PLC and British Smaller Cos VCT 2 PLC on Friday pointed to "sticky inflation" as they reported muted results in the first half of financial 2026, and the third quarter of 2025, respectively. Read More
(Alliance News) - Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust PLC on Friday said many of its investments have performed well despite a "lacklustre" UK economy, as it posted a rise in its net asset value per share. Read More
Supermarket Income REIT PLC - London-based real estate investment trust investing in property leased to grocery retailers - Chair Nick Hewson buys 70,000 shares at GBP0.78, worth GBP54,600, on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Rob Abraham buys 64,229 shares, and Non-Executive Director Roger Blundell buys 50,000. All in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - Mindflair PLC on Friday said its portfolio company LearnCycle Ltd has been awarded a UK Department for Education contract for an AI-powered marking tool. Read More
Wilmington PLC - Birmingham, England-based data, information, education and training for governance, risk and compliance markets - Receives foreign direct investment clearance in Spain for the acquisition of regulatory technology software business Professional Group Conversia SLU. Wilmington now expects the acquisition to complete in the next few days as all conditions for completion have been met. Back in August, Wilmington had announced the proposed acquisition of Conversia from investment firm Arraigo Midco SL for EUR121.6 million. Read More
Senior PLC - Hertfordshire, England-based maker of components and systems for aerospace & defence, land vehicle, and power & energy customers - Chair Ian King buys 75,000 shares at GBP1.74, worth GBP130,403, on Wednesday. King now has 989,297 shares. Read More
(Alliance News) - Mila Resources PLC on Friday said it expects assay results from Yarrol diamond drilling in batches between now and the start of 2026, and has scheduled first-phase exploration at other assets. Read More
(Alliance News) - 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: Read More
(Alliance News) - CT UK High Income Trust PLC said it could not keep up with the "buoyant market" in interim trading, as it posted a rise in net asset value per share. Read More