(Alliance News) - Smith & Nephew PLC came close to combining with Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes orthopaedics unit, but discussions fell apart over a leadership disagreement, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK could face "a winter of greater flooding" as two named storms bring disruption across the country this weekend, the prime minister has warned. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Friday said the decision on the Rosebank oil field will be "done properly" when asked about the potential for an approval to be overturned by the courts. Read More
(Alliance News) - Helical PLC on Friday said limited supply of best-in-class office space was sustaining occupier interest in areas of the UK capital with the strongest demand. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - People need to be better prepared for dealing with emergencies, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, as he defended government advice to stockpile food, water and other essentials. Read More
(Alliance News) - Evoke PLC on Friday reported a decline in third-quarter revenue, reflecting the closure of hundreds of betting shops and unfavourable sporting results, while saying its acquisition by Bally's Intralot SA remains on track. Read More
(Alliance News) - Fanuc Corp on Friday raised its annual outlook after reporting a substantial jump higher first-half net income and sales, supported by strong demand across its factory automation and robotics businesses. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The UK private sector grew at a faster pace than expected in October, a preliminary survey reading showed Friday. Read More
Malin Corp PLC - Dublin-based investor in life sciences companies - Malin will write off the entire value of its investment in Viamet Pharmaceuticals Inc, after the US Food & Drug Administration declined to approve a supplemental new drug application to broad the indication for anti-fungal drug Vivjoa. Mycovia Pharmaceuticals Inc, which had bought Vivjoa from Viamet, received a complete response from the FDA, saying the regulator won't approve the sNDA in its present form. Malin and its partners are studying their options, Malin says, but it expects to write off the carrying value of Viamet in its accounts for the second half of 2026, cutting Malin's asset value per share by nearly a third. Read More
Unite Group PLC - Bristol, England-based student accommodation provider - Agrees to sell the academy school at Hawthorne House in Stratford for GBP40.7 million. Under the deal, Unite will retain ownership of the 719-bed student accommodation element of the newly completed Hawthorne House. While Unite says contracts have been exchanged, it does not name the buyer. The sale is priced at a 4.9% yield, the company says. The development is fully let for the 2026/27 academic year, with a long-term nomination to University of the Arts London for more than half the beds. Chief Executive Officer Joe Lister says: "The sale of the academy school at Hawthorne House is evidence of our capital discipline and proactive capital recycling programme. We are moving at pace to further increase our alignment to the UK's strongest universities and remain on track to deliver GBP300 million to GBP400 million of disposals this year." Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: Read More
(Alliance News) - boohoo Group PLC on Friday said its turnaround "continued at pace" as the company reported its first pretax profit for five years. Read More
AIB Group PLC - Dublin-based bank - Says its pillar 2 capital requirement will be reduced to 2.20% from 2.40%, effective from the start of 2027, following the supervisory review and evaluation process carried out by the European Central Bank. Pillar 2 is a requirement imposed by the ECB bank-by-bank in addition to its general 3% leverage ratio requirement. Leverage ratio is Tier 1 capital divided by assets and off-balance sheet items irrespective of their risk. The 2.40% pillar 2 requirement for AIB in 2026 is the same as in 2025 but is down from 2.60% in 2024. Read More