UK’s FTSE 100 share index records best year since 2009 – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as London’s blue-chip share index rises by 21.5% for the year How the FTSE 100 ‘dinosaur’ roared back to life We’ve had encouraging economic news from China overnight, where a slump in factory output has ended. China’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.1 in December from 49.2 in November, ending an eight-month contraction streak. Continue reading...
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Eurostar has warned passengers could face delays and last-minute cancellations today, as services resume after a power supply failure caused widespread disruption on Tuesday.
Eurostar plans to run a full service today, and says:
“Services have resumed today following a power issue in the Channel tunnel yesterday and some further issues with rail infrastructure overnight.”
“We plan to run all of our services today, however due to knock-on impacts there may still be some delays and possible last-minute cancellations.”
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