(Alliance News) - UK new car registrations rose above two million in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic, as growth in electric vehicle sales helped lift the market despite ongoing concerns about affordability, industry data showed on Tuesday. Read More
Rank Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based owner of Grosvenor Casino and Mecca Bingo - Says Chief Executive Officer John O'Reilly, "following discussions with the board", will step down on January 29, though he will continue to support the business until the end of the current financial year, which is on June 30. Chief Financial Officer Richard Harris will be appointed interim CEO with effect from January 30. Harris has been an executive director since joining Rank as CFO in May 2022. "Richard's extensive knowledge of the business is coupled with broad experience in consumer facing businesses, and he has made a significant contribution to the group's progress in recent years," Rank says. Prior to Rank, Harris was CFO of estate agent Foxtons Group PLC and previously held positions at engineering firm Laird PLC and retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC. A formal search process to identify a permanent CEO will now begin, Rank says. Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday said a Saphnelo self-administration Thlip-SC trial demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and on Monday: Read More
(Alliance News) - Easing grocery price inflation allowed UK shoppers to spend an average of GBP476 at the supermarket in December – up GBP15 on a year before, figures showed on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, as the FTSE 100 extended gains from its record close on Monday after Next reported better than hoped sales during the Christmas period. Read More
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC on Tuesday said depemokimab, sold under the brand name Exdensur, has been approved by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for severe asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next PLC on Tuesday said UK sales and growth in its international business surpassed expectations, as it lifted profit guidance for the fifth time this financial year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Next raises its profit forecast after sales in the festive period beat expectations, while Prudential launches a USD1.2 billion share buyback programme. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Tuesday, after the FTSE 100 reached a new closing record above the 10,000 mark on Monday, amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. Read More
(Alliance News) - Sales of new cars grew by about 3.5% in 2025 amid a surge in demand for electric vehicles, new figures show. Read More
(Alliance News) - Ireland's private sector expansion slowed in December, as both services and manufacturing cooled but remained in growth territory, S&P Global reported Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Monday said it has closed the acquisition of Industry Ventures for a transaction consideration of USD665 million in cash and equity payable at closing. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed above 10,000 for the first time on Monday as defence stocks and miners climbed amid US-Venezuela uncertainty. Read More