The FTSE 100 surrendered early gains to finish lower on Friday. The blue-chip index closed down 0.1% at 9,208.21, having earlier reached an intraday high of 9,253.53.
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The Telegraph: Rayner used disabled son’s NHS compensation to buy second home. The Deputy Prime Minister sold share of her Ashton-under-Lyne house to child’s trust for £162,500.
RAF jets shoot down 53 drones in the largest air-to-air missile mass-firing exercise
Three RAF airfields hosted Typhoon and Lightning fighter planes. One pilot described the experience as “fantastic”.