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UK postpones Illicit Finance Summit amid international focus on Iran

A major summit on tackling global flows of dirty money has been postponed by six months as the Iran war consumes the attention of the...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 14:18


Shell clashes with climate activists in Dutch Supreme Court

Shell PLC and climate activists went head-to-head in the Dutch Supreme Court on Friday, the latest hearing in a long-running legal battle over whether the...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 14:10


Bodycote confirms takeover approach from Apollo Management X

Bodycote PLC on Friday said it received a conditional proposal from Apollo Management X LP.

The Macclesfield, England-based thermal processing firm said the approach was from...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 13:59


IN BRIEF: Shell chief executive sells €1.5 million in shares

Shell PLC - London-based oil major - Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan sells 40,000 shares at €37.17, for €1.5 million in total, in Amsterdam on...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 13:37


Helical sees rent increases driving ‘material’ upside for shareholders

Helical PLC on Friday said annual net asset value per share edged up and that demand for property was being driven by ‘increasingly constrained supply’....

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 13:32


IN BRIEF: Zenith Energy agrees $4 million rig scale

Zenith Energy Ltd - Calgary, Canada-based energy production, exploration and development company - Agrees terms for the sale of its ZEN-260 onshore drilling rig to...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 13:21


TRADING UPDATES: FIH sells assets; EnQuest reiterates guidance

The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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EnQuest PLC - oil and gas...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 13:21


IN BRIEF: Frontier Developments stock up on new Warhammer game launch

Frontier Developments PLC - Cambridge, England-based video game developer and publisher - Announces the upcoming launch of ’Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Deathwatch’ on PC,...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 12:30


PRESS: Possible Gamma bidder Providence eyes buying stake in rival SCG

A potential suitor for Gamma Communications PLC is looking at buying a stake in another of the UK’s leading business telecoms providers, Sky News reported...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 12:28


Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks up but ‘not getting too carried away’

European stocks were higher midday Friday as investors hoped for a peace deal between the US and Iran, while a loftier than expected UK public...

Fri, 22/05/2026 - 12:18


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