Isaacs, who was only appointed in September, will be temporarily replaced by chair Stella David, who had been interim chief executive for about nine months before Isaac’s appointment. Isaacs was ...

In early UK corporate news, BP reported a profit decline ahead of a key strategy update later this month. Gambling firm Entain said its chief executive has stepped down after less than six months in ...

The FTSE 100 index closed up 67.27 points, 0.8%, at 8,767.80. The FTSE 250 ended up 217.75 points, 1.1%, at 21,025.59, and the AIM All-Share closed up 0.8%, or 5.55 points, at 724.59.

The AJ Bell team analyses the week ahead for stocks including the release of BP and British American Tobacco full-year ...