Pride in London: your complete day guide

A joyful crowd of people waving rainbow flags during Pride in London along the parade route

Pride in London turns the whole city into a stage, and few events capture what this capital does best quite as completely. A brief history worth knowing London held its first official Pride march in 1972. Born from the spirit of defiance, that march brought approximately 2,000 people to the streets for the UK’s first … Read more

FTSE 100 slides as oil and rate fears bite

FTSE 100 traders monitor screens as oil prices and rate signals weigh on London markets

London’s flagship share index retreated on Monday morning as a renewed flare-up of violence in the Middle East pushed oil prices sharply higher, rattling investor confidence across European markets. The prospect of fresh signals on interest rates from the world’s top central bankers, gathering this week in Portugal, adds another layer of pressure for traders … Read more