1. Aviva’s target price raise
Of the 19 analysts logged as following Aviva, ten are positive on the stock, eight are neutral, and only one is negative.
2. Labour to pay for price cap freeze with windfall tax
Starmer has proposed to close a loophole in the energy profits levy, which would give tax breaks to energy producers, and to raise £8bn from the tax by backdating the start date to January.
3. Bill Bryson latest to go against M&S Oxford Street rebuild
Bryson, a popular travel author best known for Notes from a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything, donated £500 to a campaign group called Save Britain’s Heritage, according to the Guardian.
4. FTSE 100 edges higher
At the close, the UK blue-chip index was up 8.26 points, or 0.1% at 7,509.15, midway between the session peak of 7,539.21 and the day’s low of 7,463.51.
5. Hospitality at tipping point over energy
Costs have risen 300% and the industry needs support to survive say sector leaders