1. FTSE 100 Live
London share gains pared by oil price slide.
2. Ryanair profits plunge as airfares drop 15%
The Dublin-headquartered carrier reported a 10% increase in customers for the first quarter, but a 1% fall in revenue and an 11% rise in costs, leading to profit after tax falling 46% to €663 million.
3. Vivendi’s Canal+ plotting London Stock Exchange listing
In December 2023, Vivendi initiated a feasibility study for an atomisation of its operations after struggling with a suppressed market valuation.
4. BT fined £17.5mln for falling ‘woefully short’ of emergency call obligations
The fine follows an investigation into an eight-hour period in 2021 when outages led to approximately 11,000 missed emergency calls.
5. Ladbrokes owner Entain announces new chief executive
Isaacs is a stalwart of the gaming industry, having held roles at lottery business Scientific Games Corporation, DraftKings and Australian gambling machine maker Aristocrat Technologies, among others.