Retailers help drag FTSE 100 to three-month low as firms warn over tax rises

Retailers help drag FTSE 100 to three-month low as firms warn over tax rises

A weak day of trading for miners and retailers has helped drag London’s FTSE 100 to a three-month low, while Vistry shares dropped sharply after it warned over cost pressures. The blue-chip index dropped 68.35 points, or 0.84%, to close at 8,072.39 on Friday, the lowest level since early August. Mining giants Antofagasta, Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto were among the day’s biggest fallers with losses of more than […]

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Entertainment

The Archers star June Spencer dies aged 105

June Spencer, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, has died at the age of 105, her family has said. Spencer had played the character since the show’s first episode in 1951, and when she announced her retirement in 2022, aged 103, was credited as being the longest-serving character in the programme. A statement released by the BBC said: “June Spencer, aged 105, best known for […]

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Sport

Pep Guardiola insists Jack Grealish is not fit despite England call-up

Jack Grealish has found himself at the centre of a fresh club-versus-country row after Pep Guardiola insisted the midfielder was not fit despite being called into Lee Carsley’s final England squad. Grealish has not played for City since coming on as a substitute against Wolves on October 20, and Guardiola had repeatedly said the 29-year-old would not return before this international break. Eyebrows were raised when interim England boss Carsley […]

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