(Alliance News) - Oxford Instruments PLC on Friday reported a drop in pretax profit, despite a rise in annual revenue, with its top line beating the GBP500 million threshold for the first time.

(Alliance News) - Adriatic Metals PLC on Friday said it has accepted a USD1.25 billion takeover offer from Dundee Precious Metals Inc. The Toronto-listed gold mining company operates in Bulgaria, ...

Anglian said it grew its debt burden in order to help fund more than GBP1 billion in capital spending over the year for improvements to water resources and infrastructure in the region. The company is ...

(Alliance News) - Tap Global Group PLC on Friday said it will soon join London's junior AIM market, ditching the AQSE Growth Market as it expects to report "record revenue".

(Alliance News) - Renold PLC on Friday said it has agreed to a GBP186.7 million takeover by MPE Bidco, a vehicle indirectly controlled by US-based private equity firm MPE Mgt Co LLC, or MPE Partners, ...

Arexvy was the first RSV vaccine approved in the European Economic Area for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in adults aged 60 and older, and for those aged 50 to 59 ...

(Alliance News) - Ninety One PLC and Ltd said on Friday the transfer of Sanlam Investments UK Ltd's active asset management business to Ninety One UK Ltd will be completed on Monday next week. This ...

The IDF said the attack was in response to the Iranian regime's ongoing aggression against Israel. Dozens of jets struck military targets in various locations of Iran in a first stage, the IDF said.

(Alliance News) - The UK prime minister has "urged all parties to step back" after Israeli strikes targeting Iran's nuclear programme. Israel launched strikes on Tehran early on Friday, rekindling ...

"Equity futures are plummeting. Bond yields are sinking. Gold and oil are skyrocketing. Brent crude futures are racing toward the mid-USD70s range—but if the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for 20% ...

In early UK corporate news, M&A was the theme again. Primary Health maintained its offer for Assura was the best option, despite the latter backing a new private equity offer earlier this week.

Total UK footfall decreased 1.7% on an annual basis in May, according to BRC-Sensormatic data, in a "slow start to summer shopping". This was compared with a 7.2% on-year jump in April.