43 h. ago Tesco share price edges lower in London after fresh buyback as April results loom

Tesco share price edges lower in London after fresh buyback as April results loom  TechStock²

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43 h. ago Glencore share price slips in London as BlackRock filing keeps Rio Tinto deal watch alive

Glencore share price slips in London as BlackRock filing keeps Rio Tinto deal watch alive  TechStock²

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3 d. ago UK chancellor hails ‘golden age’ for City after easing tax and regulation

Rule changes for share and bond listings in London come into force on Monday

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3 d. ago Lloyds share price above 100p: what matters before the next London session

Lloyds share price above 100p: what matters before the next London session  TechStock²

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3 d. ago London leaver: 'My £400k Glastonbury home cost a third what I sold for in Camberwell'

Katie Young says swapping south London for Somerset offered an affordable new start post divorce

Economics

5 d. ago Suffolk house sold with ownership of a 14th century castle on the market for £1.4 million

This converted dairy barn is sold with the ruins of Mettingham Castle, which was once owned by Henry VIII

Economics

9 d. ago Criminal investigation into Fed chair Powell has ‘reinforced’ concerns over independence, Goldman Sachs warns – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsJustice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal ReserveIn the UK property sector, a higher proportion of homes in London were sold at a loss than any other region in England and Wales last year.Estate agency Hamptons has reported that nearly 15% of London sellers sold for less in 2025 than they originally paid, almost double the national average of 8.7%.Last year, the average homeowner in England & Wales sold for £91,260 more than they paid, a value increase of 41.0% over an average holding period of 9.0 years. This is £570 less than the 2024 average of £91,830.Stronger recent price growth in Northern regions has boosted returns, meaning many sellers in the North of England achieved proportionally higher gains than those in much of the South.Flat sellers were four times more likely to make a loss than house sellers in England & Wales (19.9% vs 4.5%). Continue readin...

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1 week ago Share of London homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in England and Wales

Lossmaking sales are the latest sign of weakness in the capital’s property market

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1 week ago Share of London homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in England

Share of London homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in England  Financial Times

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1 week ago Mum had me KIDNAPPED at 13 & sent to deadly ‘therapy’ camp like Paris Hilton – I was left alone for 8 days & ate snakes

WHEN two men stormed into 13-year-old Contessa Miller's bedroom in the middle of the night, she had no idea her mother had forked out thousands for her to be kidnapped. Contessa, now 50, says she was snatched from her home and taken without consent under a system sold to parents as help, healing and last-resort...

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1 week ago Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million

A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million

Economics

2 w. ago Couple who sold their home to buy £30,000 Norfolk clifftop land to open a campsite complain they were laughed at by council

Phil Merry and his wife Amy Parkinson had already arranged the sale of their bungalow in Nottingham and Mr Merry had started winding down his locksmith business.

Economics

2 w. ago Couple who sold their home to buy a £30,000 Norfolk clifftop plot of land to open a campsite are laughed at by the local council

Phil Merry and his wife Amy Parkinson had already arranged the sale of their bungalow in Nottingham and Mr Merry had started winding down his locksmith business.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Melancholy magic’: how Judi Dench and a host of stars came under the spell of the greatest comedy in history

The Twelfth Night Reunion gathers some of the grandest names in British theatre, including Simon Callow and Stephen Fry, to explain why Shakespeare’s play continues to bewitch audiencesMany of us decline into our dotage. Actors slip into their anecdotage. Two of the best programmes in the rather arid TV Christmas schedules featured Judi Dench touchingly reminiscing about her love of Shakespeare. The great dame is also one of the glittering ensemble in The Twelfth Night Reunion, a one-off event conceived and hosted by Gyles Brandreth and recorded at the Orange Tree in Richmond, London, a year ago, where a group of actors share their memories of the play.Now available on YouTube, it is like an upmarket version of The Graham Norton Show with two heart-stopping moments.The Twelfth Night Reunion is on YouTube Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 January: Index sets new record, Next and supermarkets rally

A boost to Next profit guidance today marked a strong start to the retail sector’s Christmas reporting season.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 January: Index sets new record, Next surges on festive upgrade

A boost to Next profit guidance today marked a strong start to the retail sector’s Christmas reporting season.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 06 January: Next profit cheer, index builds on record close

A boost to Next profit guidance today marked a strong start to the retail sector’s Christmas reporting season.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 January: Defence stocks keep index near 10,000, oil price slips

The FTSE 100 index today opened higher as investors reacted calmly to another bout of geopolitical turmoil.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 January: Oil price slips, index nears 10,000 as Nikkei surges 3%

The FTSE 100 index today opened higher after confidence was boosted by a 3% surge for Japan’s Nikkei 225.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves branded 'delusional' after taking credit for FTSE 100 reaching record high

In a boost for Britain's savers and investors - and a promising start for New Year trading - London's leading share index soared above the landmark figure.

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