UK house prices fall in December to lowest since June - Halifax
8th Jan 2026 07:12
(Alliance News) - UK house prices unexpectedly fell in December, while annual growth slowed, numbers from Halifax showed on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK house prices unexpectedly fell in December, while annual growth slowed, numbers from Halifax showed on Thursday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Thursday, ahead of trading statements from Tesco and Marks & Spencer. Read More
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(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Saga PLC - Kent, England-based provider of products and services for people over 50 - FTSE Russell announces that Saga will return to the FTSE 250 index on Monday, replacing Bakkavor Group PLC, a London-based manufacturer of fresh prepared food, which supplies to the UK and the US, which is leaving the FTSE 250 that day. Bakkavor is being bought by Greencore Group PLC, a Dublin-based manufacturer of convenience foods supplied to British and Irish retailers, in a deal valued at GBP1.2 billion. Saga is returning to the FTSE 250, having been part of it from September 2014 until it left the index in June 2019 after a fall in its share price. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100's record breaking run stalled on Wednesday with falling metal and oil prices weighing on the blue chip index. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - TT Electronics PLC shareholder DBAY Advisors Ltd on Wednesday said it was pleased Cicor Technologies Ltd did not succeed in buying TT Electronics. Read More
(Alliance News) - British armed forces provided support to the US's seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ireland is monitoring the situation in relation to a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the vicinity of Irish waters, the Foreign Affairs minister said. Read More
IP Group PLC - London-based intellectual property commercialisation firm - Notes that portfolio company Pulmocide announced the termination of the Opera-T phase 3 study for opelconazole in refractory invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, a severe fungal infection of the lungs. Opelconazole is an experimental antifungal drug. IP has a 12.0% holding in Pulmocide valued at GBP28.1 million. Pulmocide, a biopharmaceutical firm, will conduct a thorough review of the unblinded data from the trial to determine potential next steps for the programme. IP adds that it expects to "significantly" reduce the carrying value of the asset and conduct further work as part of the year end process to fully gauge the appropriate level of its adjustment. IP says it "benefits from a strong pipeline of new and maturing companies, as well as a number of valuable licences, and remains confident of delivering meaningful returns for shareholders over the medium term." Read More
(Alliance News) - The US has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker which is travelling off British waters, an official has said. Read More
Greatland Resources Ltd - Western Australia-focused gold and copper miner - Issues preliminary production update for the quarter ended in December. Reports production of 86,273 ounces of gold and 3,528 tonnes of copper, up from 80,890 ounces of gold and 3,366 tonnes of copper in the prior September quarter. The all-in sustaining cost remains to be finalised. Sales totalled 72,212 ounces of gold and 3,301 tonnes of copper. Cash balance is USD948 million as of December 31, up from USD750 million at September 30. Greatland says it maintains full upside exposure to the gold price, with some downside price protection provided from gold put options. Read More
(Alliance News) - Engage XR Holdings PLC on Wednesday said 2025 was a challenging year across multiple fronts amid continued headwinds, as it anticipates posting lower revenue. Read More
(Alliance News) - It would be a "strategic mistake" to choose between the US and Europe, Keir Starmer has said following Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland. Read More