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London markets were mixed on Monday. US markets were closed for a bank holiday. Canadian markets were closed for Family Day. FTSE 100: Rose 27.34 points. Up 0.3%. Closed at 10,473.69. FTSE 250: Fell 51.80 points. Down 0.2%. Closed at 23,375.47. AIM All-Share: Fell 0.44 points. Down 0.1%. Closed at 811.41. CAC 40 rose 0.2%. DAX 40 fell 0.5%. NatWest: Top FTSE 100 performer. Up 4.8%. Launched £750m share buyback. Programme to complete by January 15 next year. Had fallen 4.1% on

Yvette Cooper stated the poisoning breaches international chemical weapons rules. Navalny died two years ago in a Siberian prison. He was a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin. Russia previously claimed Navalny died of natural causes. Five European laboratories conducted tests on samples from his body. The samples were reportedly smuggled out of the prison. The toxin used was described as obscure and rare. Cooper said only the Russian government had the means, motive, and opportun

Baroness Kidron accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of: Being slow to regulate social media and AI. “Appeasing” large technology companies. She said further consultations were unnecessary because proposals had already been discussed in the House of Lords. Sir Keir has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s. He has pledged to tackle addictive app design features. The government says the UK has introduced some of the strongest online safety protections gl

Baroness Kidron accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of: Being slow to regulate social media and AI. “Appeasing” large technology companies. She said further consultations were unnecessary because proposals had already been discussed in the House of Lords. Sir Keir has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s. He has pledged to tackle addictive app design features. The government says the UK has introduced some of the strongest online safety protections gl

Us GDP grew at an annualised rate of 1.4 in Q4 2025 Growth in Q3 2025 was 4.4%. Full-year economic growth in 2025 was 2.2%. Consumer spending rose 2.4% in Q4 (down from 3.5% in Q3). Government spending fell by more than 16% in Q4. The federal government shutdown reduced GDP by an estimated 1 percentage point. President Donald Trump claimed the shutdown cost “at least two points” of GDP. Early 2025 saw a mild contraction due partly to a surge in imports ahead of tariffs. Impor