(Alliance News) - China's retail sales growth weakened last month, official data showed on Monday, missing forecasts as demand remains muted in the world's number two economy.

(Alliance News) - New seller asking prices for properties in the UK dropped as usual in December and are set for a comfortable rise in 2025, Rightmove said Monday. The fall in new seller asking prices ...

(Alliance News) - The UK will on Sunday become the first European nation officially to join an Indo-Pacific trade bloc, in a move that will "boost trade and create opportunities" for British firms ...

An HBF statement to the BBC said the UK "does not have a sufficient talent pipeline" of builders to meet Labour's goal, citing recruitment constraints with poor perception and lack of training within ...

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe were mostly higher on Friday at midday, as poor UK data weighed on the pound, while over in Paris President Emmanuel Macron named a new prime minister. The ...

(Alliance News) - The UK Prime Minister has urged G7 leaders to show caution in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar Assad. Keir Starmer told a meeting of the G7 leaders on Friday that "the fall of ...

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open lower on Friday ahead of UK economic data, and as investors digest Thursday's European Central Bank rate cut before next week's Federal Reserve ...

(Alliance News) - Mothercare PLC breached the maternity rights of an employee when it sacked her and replaced her with a man, an employment tribunal has ruled.

The wider FTSE 100 index closed down 11.43 points, 0.1%, at 8,300.33. The FTSE 250 ended down 59.89 points, 0.3%, at 20,889.15, and the AIM All-Share closed down 3.98 points, 0.5%, at 733.58.

(Alliance News) - Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust PLC on Friday reported "very strong" performance in the last 12 months and higher net asset value per share compared to the previous year. The ...

(Alliance News) - Ed Miliband has said he will be able to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms as UK energy secretary under plans to decarbonise the grid. Ministers will be given new powers ...

(Alliance News) - Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust PLC on Friday reported an increase its net asset value per share as it noted a "tilt towards a more accommodative monetary policy". However, it ...