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shares fell on Friday, led by travel stocks after a fire at Heathrow Airport, while investors continue to assess the effects of brewing trade tensions. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.5% as of 0815 GMT, with losses led by Europe's travel and leisure index, down 2.1%.

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Boris Johnson, a longtime Donald Trump supporter in Britain, has abruptly reversed course, criticizing the US president's handling of negotiations with Vladimir Putin. Boris Johnson has expressed his rage following the breakdown of the US President's negotiations with Vladimir Putin.

When Calls the Heart Season 12 is coming to an end with Episode 12, titled Must Be Gold. The episode will be available on March 23, 2025, at 9/8c on the Hallmark Channel. The series follows a fixed release schedule.

The firm launched its inaugural mandate last month, initially focusing on UK equities. Ben Whitmore's Brickwood AM launches inaugural fund The TM Brickwood Global Value fund will aim to outperform the MSCI All Country World index (ACWI), net of fees, over a rolling five-year period, sticking with the areas of expertise of co-managers Ben Whitmore and Dermot Murphy.  Whitmore left his former firm Jupiter Asset Management after a 17-year career focusing on value investing to set up Brickwood AM last year, with Dermot following suit soon after. The global fund will invest at least ...

The move follows a 44.5% surge in Babcock's share price since the start of the year, as the UK government continues to commit to ramping up spending on defence.  Jupiter's Alex Savvides on investing in UK defence and why Babcock remains undervalued At the time of reporting, Babcock's share price is currently sitting at 722.5p per share, according to data from MarketWatch. The index changes will take effect from 24 March and will see HL deleted from the FTSE 100, having been taken private following its £5.4bn consortium takeover last year. Hargreaves Lansdown agrees to £5.4bn PE ...

Trading levels surged at the start of the year as inflationary fears and sluggish growth in the UK spooked investors. By 14 January, the 10- and 30-Year gilt yields had climbed 4.89% and 5.44% respectively, the highest levels since 2008. Quilter posts record profits for 2024 amid revenue growth in high net worth and affluent segments The spike in gilt yields and their subsequent moderation prompted Quilter WealthSelect to take profits from government bonds across the managed portfolio service and reduce exposure, using the proceeds to bolster cash levels and increase holdings in al...

The regulator told employees earlier this year that, as of 1 April, all emails will automatically be deleted after a year unless staff take specific steps to retain them. In the letter published today (20 March), a cohort made up of CEOs and senior directors from companies such as Positive Money, Sharesoc and the Tax Justice Network, argued that the FCA's policy would harm the rights of consumers, reduce the efficacy of the regulator, and damage the UK financial sector's reputation. FCA addresses criticism on plan to auto-delete staff emails after a year Freedom of Information requ...

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released today (20 March) show payrolled employees increased by 9,000 (0%) between December 2024 and January 2025 and rose by 44,000 (0.1%) between January 2024 and January 2025.  Annual wage growth excluding bonuses continued to climb, with estimates of 5.9% between November 2024 and January 2025. Bank of England rate setter Ramsden warns of 'concerning developments' in UK labour market Meanwhile the UK unemployment rate was estimated to be 4.4% between November 2024 to January 2025, in line with the figures for Q4 2...

World Happiness Report 2025 has delivered troubling news for the United States, placing the country at 24th place, its lowest rank ever. Just last year, the U.S. ranked 23rd, already an alarming position considering it stood at 15th in 2023. This downward trend reflects a growing sense of dissatisfaction, especially among young Americans. According to Gallup data used in the World Happiness Report, one key reason behind the U.S. decline is an increase in social isolation. More Americans are dining alone and reporting weaker social ties, which correlates with declining well-being. Young people under 30 have been particularly affected, with many feeling less supported by friends and family and reporting a lack of optimism about their financial future.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is now available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game was released on March 20 and is priced at $69.99. It can be purchased from Amazon, Walmart, Target and Best Buy.

Mounjaro in India on Thursday, beating rival Novo Nordisk for a much-awaited entry into the world's most populous country grappling with increasing rates of obesity and diabetes. U.S.-based Lilly and Danish Novo Nordisk have seen skyrocketing global demand for their innovative weight-loss drugs, with investor interest also boosting the drugmakers' valuations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Bank of England left its key interest rate unchanged, with major economies on both sides of the Atlantic confronting a nasty mix of faltering economic growth, rising inflation and President Trump’s trade threats. The BOE left the rate at 4.5% on Thursday, matching the Federal Reserve’s move a day earlier.

Inside Season 2 is now available on Netflix. Unlike many Netflix shows, this season will release episodes over a week instead of all at once. Fans can watch the episodes at different times depending on their time zone.

NASA released images of Sunita Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore stepping back onto solid ground, something was immediately clear—this mission had taken a visible toll. Williams, 59, looked noticeably thinner, her wrists appearing fragile, her hair greyer, her face more gaunt. Medical experts say these are telltale signs of the intense physiological strain that months in space can inflict. Williams and Wilmore were originally meant to spend just eight days on the International Space Station (ISS) after launching on June 5, 2024. But technical failures with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft turned their short trip into a 286-day marathon in microgravity. When they finally splashed down off the Florida coast, the effects were undeniable.

In her Mansion House speech in November last year, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the government intended to trial a pilot digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) issuance using DLT. In an update on Tuesday (18 March), Reeves added that the government was engaging with the UK Debt Management Office (DMO) «to understand what technological options are available to facilitate an issuance» and how DIGIT can «best be designed to stimulate wider development and adoption of DLT infrastructure across UK capital markets». FCA launches AI Lab to bolster innovation and development in fin...

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Pope Francis said in a letter published Tuesday that his lengthy illness has helped make «more lucid» to him the absurdity of war, as his top deputy shot down any suggestion of resignation and plans progressed for an upcoming meeting with Britain's King Charles III, as per a report. Italian daily Corriere della Sera published a letter to the editor from Francis, signed and dated March 14 from Rome's Gemelli hospital where the 88-year-old pontiff has been treated since February 14 for a complex lung infection and double pneumonia, AP reported. In it, Francis renewed his call for diplomacy and international organizations to find a “new vitality and credibility.” And he said that his own illness had also helped make some things clearer to him, including the «absurdity of war». “Human fragility has the power to make us more lucid about what endures and what passes, what brings life and what kills,” he wrote. Responding to a letter from the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Luciano Fontana, Francis also urged him and all those in the media to “feel the full importance of words.”

The think tank's warning came after the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) lowered its forecasts for UK economic growth to 1.4% for 2025 on Monday (17 March), down from the agency's 1.7% forecast in December 2024. OECD downgrades UK growth forecast to 1.4% for 2025 The deterioration in economic conditions is expected to impact the Office for Budget Responsibility's projection for the current balance from a surplus of £9.9bn in 2029-30 to a deficit of around £5bn. «This means that without fresh policy action the chancellor would be breaking her newly-legis...