The FTSE 100 index traded up 37.05 points, 0.4%, at 8,869.33. The FTSE 100 is within touching distance of its all-time high of 8,908.82 points, a height it hit in March. Its best-ever closing level is ...

NatWest has confirmed that it will close its Trowbridge branch later this year as it reveals the closing date.

London stocks were still in the black by midday on Tuesday, underpinned by optimism over Sino-US trade talks and strength in ...