Business

The FTSE 100 index closed up 17.33 points, 0.2%, at 10,171.76.

DS Smith disappeared from the London market when it was snapped up by International Paper a year ago for £5.8 billion.

The high street lending giant reported a 12% jump in pre-tax profits to £6.66 billion for 2025.

South East Water is raising bills by an average 7% to £324 a year after its customers suffered days of supply disruption this month blamed on Storm Goretti causing burst…

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It will continue to trade from its stores across the UK as insolvency experts assess options in a bid to keep it afloat.

Following an alert from a parent, who had found traces of the dangerous substance in the product, the company said in a statement that asbestos was found “in a limited…

Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, told staff in a blog post: “As I shared in October, we’ve been working to strengthen our organisation…