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FTSE 100 Today: BP Rally Lifts UK Stocks as Barclays and Taylor Wimpey Fall

FTSE 100 Today: BP Rally Lifts UK Stocks as Barclays and Taylor Wimpey Fall

UK equities ticked up early Tuesday, the FTSE 100 hovering near 10,340 for a gain of about 0.2% after a higher open. BP and Shell nudged the index upward as crude stayed north of $110 a barrel. But Barclays slipped, weighed by earnings, and Taylor Wimpey lost ground on cost pressures. BP featured among top risers; Barclays sat near the bottom of the pile.
28 April 2026
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LiveScore Revenue Tops £200 Million, but UK Gambling Tax Shock Threatens Profit Push

LiveScore Revenue Tops £200 Million, but UK Gambling Tax Shock Threatens Profit Push

LiveScore Group, which owns both LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet, reported a sharp jump in annual turnover, topping 200 million pounds for the first time, filings in the UK show. Despite leaving the Netherlands, robust demand in its core markets kept revenue moving higher. For the year ended March 31, 2025, turnover was up 15.3% to £206.3 million. Operating loss was slashed to £26.7 million, down from £50.7 million a year earlier.
14 April 2026
FTSE 100 Today: UK Stock Market Falls as $100 Oil Shifts Bank of England Outlook

FTSE 100 Today: UK Stock Market Falls as $100 Oil Shifts Bank of England Outlook

The UK’s main stock indexes slipped once more on Thursday. Late Reuters figures had the FTSE 100 dropping 0.47% to 10,305.15, while the FTSE 250—whose focus is more domestic—shed 0.83% and settled at 22,194.55. Oil rebounded toward $100 a barrel after fresh strikes on fuel tankers off Iraq, stirring up those inflation worries that have been weighing on London stocks.
12 March 2026
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SSE PLC insiders buy shares as utility enters key UK grid spending phase

SSE PLC insiders buy shares as utility enters key UK grid spending phase

SSE Plc reported Monday that Chief Executive Martin Pibworth, along with six senior executives, picked up shares through the company's all-employee share plan. The disclosure, arriving as the British utility braces for a heavier investment push, details a cumulative 45 shares acquired. Pibworth took two shares; Robert McDonald and Samuel Peacock each grabbed nine on March 6, according to the filing.
10 March 2026
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NatWest Mortgage Rates Rise Again as UK Rate-Cut Hopes Crumble

NatWest Mortgage Rates Rise Again as UK Rate-Cut Hopes Crumble

NatWest Group Plc is once more bumping up mortgage rates, this time for certain current customers and those looking to increase their borrowing, according to broker notifications. The changes kick in Tuesday, just days after NatWest pushed up pricing on its new mortgages. Mortgage Introducer says the bank has confirmed rate hikes for both existing-customer and additional-borrowing products, effective March 10.
9 March 2026
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Tesco PLC staff set for £134m sharesave windfall as UK grocery inflation ticks up

Tesco PLC staff set for £134m sharesave windfall as UK grocery inflation ticks up

Tesco says over 22,000 employees are set to split as much as £134 million through its Save As You Earn program—a company scheme letting staff lock in future share purchases at a fixed price. Those choosing to cash in now will see average profits land somewhere between £5,000 and £8,000, with Tesco pinpointing payouts of around £5,346 for typical three-year participants and £8,004 for five-year savers. Chief people officer Emma Taylor called it a “really tangible reward.” The retailer notes this year’s payout is more than quadruple last year’s £30 million, a leap driven by shares climbing nearly 25% over the past year.
5 March 2026
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Barclays faces a £500 million MFS exposure as lenders hunt for answers

Barclays faces a £500 million MFS exposure as lenders hunt for answers

Barclays PLC is on the hook for about 500 million pounds from companies linked to Market Financial Solutions, according to a Bloomberg News report. That figure, one of the largest claims in the UK lender’s collapse, comes in below the roughly 600 million pounds a judge had cited earlier. For comparison, Apollo Global Management’s Atlas SP Partners is owed around 400 million pounds, while Elliott Investment Management is looking at a claim of about 200 million pounds, Bloomberg said.
5 March 2026
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