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UK defence stocks soar after Trump calls for 50% increase in US military spending - taking gains this year to £20bn

Yesterday

BAE Systems, the UK's largest defence firm, climbed as much as 7% before closing 5%, or 97p, higher at 2023p. Rolls-Royce and Melrose also rose.

Labour's belated pub crawl: Reeves and Starmer have shown they couldn't organise a booze-up in a brewery, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Britain's public houses are one of its crowning glories. They are not just where Reform leader Nigel Farage can be found hanging out.

Shell hit by downturn in oil trading - sending shares lower: Brent Crude down 18% over course of 2025

Yesterday

The energy giant said results from trading would be 'significantly lower' than in the third quarter, helping to send its wider chemicals and products division to a loss.

Competition watchdog to probe Kingsmill owner's £75m Hovis takeover

Yesterday

Kingsmill owner Associated British Foods agreed to buy 135-year-old Hovis from private equity firm Endless in August.

M&S and Primark in festive fashion flop - but cautious shoppers splash out on food and drink

Yesterday

M&S blamed a 2.9% slump in fashion and homeware sales over the 13 weeks to December 27 on 'reduced' shopper numbers.

Rio Tinto and Glencore plot £200bn mega-merger to create world's largest mining company

Yesterday

Glencore said it is 'in preliminary discussions with Rio Tinto about a possible combination' that could include parts of their businesses or a full-blown merger.

Truth about plummeting London flat prices: As homeowners face huge losses, we reveal the hardest-hit areas… and if now's the time to buy

Yesterday

The London flat market is in free fall, stark figures reveal. Owners in some parts of the capital have seen the value of their home fall by as much as 18 per cent in the past year alone.

Volvo's 500-mile range electric EX60 SUV is almost here

Yesterday

The full reveal will happen on 21 January but here's what we know.

Fines for parking on the pavement are on the way as Labour gives councils new powers

Yesterday

It comes more than five years after the previous Tory Government launched a consultation into tackling pavement parking at a local and national level.

HSBC offers huge £750 cash to entice new Premier bank account customers

Yesterday

HSBC is offering the biggest ever bank account switching offer on record - but only for those that are rich enough to meet its criteria. Is it a good deal?

Vodafone says my elderly dad's phone number he's had for 52 years has disappeared: CRANE ON THE CASE

Yesterday

My parents who are 81 and 77 live in a remote Norfolk village. Since their phone was switched from copper wire to digital in August, they have stopped receiving calls.

Tesco boss backs pubs fighting business rates raid and warns customers are 'counting every penny'

Yesterday

Tesco boss Ken Murphy said the grocer had grown its market share to a ten-year high but added: 'The competitive intensity of this market is extraordinary - it's relentless.'

Unemployment set to rise in 2026: Here's how it could hit house prices

Yesterday

A spike in joblessness could have repercussions for the housing market, according to property experts.

How to turn YOUR house into a zero bills home and how long it'll take to recoup the investment

Yesterday

As temperatures plummet, energy bills are set to rise for households trying to keep warm - but not for tens of thousands who live in so-called zero bills homes.

Billionaire Mike Ashley quietly buys stake in Grainger as he bets on build-to-rent boom

Yesterday

Grainger's corporate filings show Mike Ashley has acquired a 3.1% interest in the build-to-rent giant via derivatives contracts in his own name.

Iconic British trainer brand loved by Paul Weller and the Gallaghers sold to Japanese investment firm

Yesterday

An iconic British brand, which recently celebrated its 120th birthday, has been sold to a Japanese conglomerate.

Warner repels the barbarians as Paramount's debt-fuelled bid is given the old heave-ho: ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

When Warner Bros chief exec David Zaslav posted a 'for sale; notice over the creative giant he could not have expected the bidding war that has now broken out.

Nationwide Building Society appoints Experian's Mike Rogers as its new chair

Yesterday

Kevin Parry will step down as chair of Nationwide on 15 July as the building society continues its pledge to keep all its branches open until at least 2030.

My seven essential steps to get your finances on a sound footing: SIMON LAMBERT

Yesterday

If you want to sort your finances in 2026, my first tip would be to crack on with an achievable list of the essentials - then you can move on to the bits to grow your wealth

Hargreaves Lansdown review: Is the 'Waitrose of investing' worth the cost?

Yesterday

Hargreaves Lansdown is probably the UK's best-known investment platform. But it's up against a host of others, with many providing low fees

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