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Centrica completes £370m purchase of Severn CCGT

Centrica has completed the £370 million enterprise‑value acquisition of the 850MW Severn combined‑cycle gas turbine, increasing its Power portfolio to 4GW and targeting £30-60m annual EBITDA from 2027.
A military jet, specifically a Eurofighter Typhoon, is captured in flight against a clear blue sky. The aircraft is equipped with missiles and appears to be in a landing position.

BAE Systems maintains 2026 guidance as orders and buybacks continue

“Our geographic breadth, proven multi‑domain capabilities, and focus on operational excellence and innovation are enabling consistent delivery of critical programmes,” said Chief Executive Charles Woodburn.
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JD Sports sets FY27 profit and cash guidance after resilient FY26

"The King of Trainers" gave FY27 profit guidance of £750m–£850m and free cash flow guidance of £460m–£520m after reporting FY26 results for the 52 weeks to 31 January.
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Harbour Energy raises cash flow outlook, and narrows production guidance
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Georgina Energy's deal with Central Petroleum is toast

Georgina Energy said Central Petroleum has exercised its right to terminate a deal after the parties failed to agree on amendments, so the planned acquisition will not proceed.
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Some Satsuma Technology backers want to see a return of capital

Shareholders representing holdings of more than of 20% of the company's shares want the company to return all or a substantial proportion of the company's capital back to investors.
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Diageo is showing tentative signs of stabilisation says analyst

eToro market analyst Adam Vettese says Diageo’s Q3 trading update shows early signs of recovery as organic net sales edged 0.3% higher, but significant regional weakness means the group is not yet out of the woods.
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JD Wetherspoon profits could fall to pre-pandemic levels as costs crunch
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Next has continued its habit of under‑promising and over‑delivering says analyst

Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, says Next has nudged up full-year sales and pre-tax profit guidance after first-quarter full-price sales rose 6.2%.
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FTSE 100 in focus; Gold hits $4,655 on Middle East fears

Live market updates for 2026-05-06
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Renishaw shares rose after guidance reaffirmation

In a trading update for the nine months to 31 March, Renishaw said it expects full-year revenue of £775m–£805m and adjusted profit before tax of £145m–£165m, after reporting record Q3 revenue.
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Union Jack Oil shares up as Crossroads well spuds

Union Jack Oil has spudded the Crossroads well on 5 May in Oklahoma, holds a 43% interest and says the drilling programme should take about 10 days.
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Ascent Resources lifted as ICSID award expected in June

Ascent Resources says the arbitral tribunal overseeing its Energy Charter Treaty claim against the Republic of Slovenia has reached an advanced stage and an award is expected in June.
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Altona Rare Earths signs £2m growth facility to fund Monte Muambe follow-up work

It has executed a flexible growth capital facility with Zeus Capital to raise up to £2m to accelerate workstreams from its Monte Muambe Mineral Resource Estimates, issuing 12m shares in the first tranche.
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Kendrick publishes development plan for Teufelskuppe and Kieshöhe

Kendrick Resources has set out a work programme and clear milestones toward initial production at its Teufelskuppe and Kieshöhe rare earth licences after securing a 70% interest in the projects.
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Vanquis Banking Group shares fell after first-quarter update

Vanquis Banking Group reported statutory profit in the first quarter as customer balances rose 4% quarter‑on‑quarter, margins narrowed and the group reiterated its guidance to deliver a low double‑digit statutory ROTE for 2026.
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Brave Bison's MiniMBA wins multi-year Omnicom Oceania training deal

MiniMBA, the marketing training arm of Brave Bison, has secured a multi-year partnership with Omnicom Group to deliver its MiniMBA to more than 1,000 Omnicom Oceania employees across Australia and New Zealand.
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Seeing Machines hits record 1.28m automotive units in Q3
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Reach shares slumped after Q1 trading update
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Ramsdens upgrades profit guidance as pawnbroker sees strong start to year

The company says it now expects FY26 profit before tax of at least £28.5m and potentially up to £31.5m, with H1 performance set to exceed FY25 full-year profit, driven by a sustained high gold price and broad-based trading strength.