Mark Crouch News Today

Sales at the FTSE 250 flyer surged 30.2% in the 12 months to March thanks to sustained travel demand.

The British company is now attracting a younger audience, particularly with its underwear ranges, and the demand has helped fuel its 9.4 per cent jump in revenues, reported The Telegraph.

Marks and Spencer has beaten analysts' expectations, posting a 58 per cent jump in profit before tax for the full year.

Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre and Beefeater, has confirmed that locations across the Portsmouth area are among those where redundancies could be made.

Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre and Beefeater, is putting its budget hotel business first and foremost with plans to add thousands more rooms across the UK at the expense of 1,500 jobs.

The telecoms giant lost 491,000 Openreach customers in the 12 months ending March amid slower-than-anticipated growth in the wider broadband market.

Trainline has recieved a boost from strong growth in key European markets such as Spain and Italy where sales have soared.

The FTSE-250 listed company reported that its operating profits rose from £28million to £56million in the year to the end of February.

Trainline has announced a remarkable surge in operating profit, exceeding 100 per cent growth last year, propelled by robust ticket sales, according to its latest annual results.

Aston Martin chairman Lawrence Strolls turnaround of the luxury car marque has slid into reverse, after it posted worse than expected first quarter losses of £138.8million.