LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence contractor, reported a better-than-expected 12% rise in full-year operating profit to 3.32 billion pounds ($4.5 billion) as global demand swelled its order backlog to a record 83.6 billion pounds. ($1 = 0.7377 pounds) (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Kate Holton)


(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Tuesday.


(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and on Wednesday:


(Alliance News) - Thales SA and BAE Systems PLC on Tuesday announced plans to collaborate to provide a new advanced intelligence surveillance and reco...