Business

The retailer is expected to deliver further growth when it provides a first quarter trading update on Tuesday June 30.

The airport said the conflict is putting ‘notable downward pressure on traffic’, with Middle East routes down 25%.

The latest Fraser of Allander Institute quarterly economic commentary reflected a ‘stronger than expected’ economic performance.

Nationwide found that 69% of homeowners believe that EPC ratings and energy efficiency matter more now than when they bought their home.

Ooperating profits fell to £1.2 billion in the year to March, compared with £1.4 billion last year.

The FTSE 100 closed up 68.26 points, 0.7%, at 10,529.89.

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: “Demand is depressed in an environment where households are reining in their spending, and this has been exacerbated by stock and inventory…

The online cards and gifts business said it had invested heavily in artificial intelligence which can ‘lower barriers to content creation’.

New campaign launched to boost turnover in the sector by £20 billion

Shevaun Haviland is to say that successive government have ‘hobbled’ business prospects over recent years.