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‘Simplify, then add lightness.’ That was the famous philosophy of Lotus cars founder Colin Chapman since lifted to other walks of life and often reiterated. It’s a far more pedestrian affair, but his words sprang to mind when I went to do some spring cleaning of my Isa the other day. My Isa will never be as carefully crafted as Chapman’s race-winning Lotuses – most famously piloted by driving legend Jim Clark – but with 54 holdings, this jumble of shares, funds and investment trusts could certainly do with some simplification. And in the spirit that you learn as much from reading ...

Hedgehog highways to be installed in gardens of new Barratt homes in Somerset South West housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes is giving hedgehogs a helping hand by installing hedgehog highways through gardens on all new developments in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.  Announced during Hedgehog Awareness Week this week (2 – 8 May), the new policy will see hundreds of runs and routes through new housing developments. A hedgehog highway is a 13cm X 13cm (5″ X 5″) gap built into the bottom of a garden fence, wall or hedge, which enables hedgehogs to easily move between...

6 May 2021 | 12:06pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,053.80 by midday as investors weighed some positive corporate updates and potential political uncertainty linked in particular to elections in Scotland. First quarter sales at clothing retailer, Next, were down 1.5% on two years ago resulting largely from the closure of its retail stores during the Covid-19 pandemic. The growth in online sales of NEXT Homeware, third-party brands (through LABEL) and NEXT Childrenswear, along with increasing sales overseas, served to make up for the sales lost in stores, the group said. ...

6 May 2021 | 16:37pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 gained 0.5% to 7,076.17 by the close after the Bank of England kept rates on hold and lifted UK growth expectations. In the US the S&P 500 was up 2.7 points to 4,170.64 by 4.30pm UK time. First quarter sales at clothing retailer, Next, were down 1.5% on two years ago resulting largely from the closure of its retail stores during the Covid-19 pandemic. The growth in online sales of NEXT Homeware, third-party brands (through LABEL) and NEXT Childrenswear, along with increasing sales overseas, served to make up for the sales lost in stores...

Barratt Developments H1 Pre-tax Profit Rises; To Resume Dividend Payment LONDON (dpa-AFX) - UK home builder Barratt Developments Plc. (BDEV.L) on Thursday reported pre-tax profit of 430.2 million pounds for the half year ended 31 December 2020, up 1.7 percent from 423.0 million pounds in the same period last year. Profit for the period attributable to owners of the company was 348.8 million pounds, up from 342.7 million pounds in the year-ago period. Basic earnings per share increased 1.5 percent to 34.3 pence from 33.8 pence per share last year. Revenue for the half-year period grew 10.1 per...