The government is facing a demand to investigate BT Group on claims that the company has helped the US to conduct drone strikes against Yemen and Somalia, although BT denied the accusations. Human rights charity Reprieve submitted a complaint against BT as it believes the company built a fibre-opti
Read moreWhile it casts about for a replacement for recently defenestrated chief Chris Finlayson BG Group is set move along with plans to shrink its international holdings. That is now understood to include its entire 60% holding in exploration Block 3 offshore Tanzania, while holding on to similar stakes in
Read moreRenewed hopes of a potential bid by AT&T for Vodafone were giving the mobile telecoms sector a boost on Friday. Vodafone shares were up 1.4% at 205.35p in afternoon trade on the back of hopes that AT&T, which was rumoured to be considering an offer earlier in the year for the mobile phone group, wi
Read moreCar insurance group Admiral was a heavy faller on Wednesday after the group said turnover in the first half was down 5% at £1.04bn as a 9% rise in customers was outweighed by a fall in premiums over last year. The company said that while UK premiums are no longer falling a return to growth remains e
Read more- BoE strikes dovish tone as wages fall - Ukraine crisis, Asian data in focus - Ex-dividend stocks limit upside - Banking stocks lead upside techMARK 2,736.01 +0.28% FTSE 100 6,661.68 +0.44% FTSE 250 15,528.53 +0.41% An overall dovish tone to the Bank of England's (BoE) Inflation Report gave UK st
Read more- Inflation Report, rate speculation keeps markets cautious - Ukraine crisis in focus as Russian convoy heads to border - Chinese data disappoints, Japanese GDP sinks - Ex-dividend stocks fall techMARK 2,725.51 -0.10% FTSE 100 6,630.77 -0.02% FTSE 250 15,403.28 -0.40% Weak economic data from Asia,
Read moreTelecoms giant BT has done a last-minute deal with arch-rival BSkyB to show the satellite broadcaster's new Sky Sports 5 European football channel. BT said existing and new BT TV customers with both Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 would be able to watch the new channel automatically from Tuesday at n
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