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In a shake-up of its operations, Aston Martin has been winding down production on certain models, while gearing up to release new models later this year.

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are HSBC, Whitbread, Metro Bank, St. Jamess Place and Hargreaves Lansdown.

Families of two girls killed when a Land Rover ploughed into their school are still waiting for answers, 10 months later

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Barclays, Sainsburys, BHP, Anglo American, AstraZeneca, WPP and Persimmon.

Sainsburys reported a better-than-expected 1.6% increase in underlying pre-tax profits to £701m for the year to 2 March.

The FTSE 100 closed at a fresh record high on Tuesday, having broken its all-time record earlier in the day.

Rentokil shares slipped on Thursday as investors fretted intense competition with its main US rival could dent hopes of building the worlds largest pest control company.

The FTSE moved 29.06 points higher, or 0.37%, to close at 7,877.05.

Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Tesco, THG, M&C Saatchi, Direct Line and Vistry.

The FTSE 100 company anticipates net revenues from tobacco and next-generation products to rise by low single-digit levels on a constant currency basis for the 12 months ending September.