Julius Curt] needed to mark acrylic panels with a bit more clarity than the usual way of rastering the surface, so they attempted to 3D print directly to an acrylic sheet, which worked perfectly.

Looking ahead, Kingfisher predicts adjusted pretax profit for the full-year between GBP510 million and GBP550 million, the bottom-end of the range lifted from GBP490 million. It upped its free cash ...

The FTSE 100 index added 62.68 points, 0.8%, at 8,341.12. The FTSE 250 rose 106.27 points, 0.5%, at 21,035.86, and the AIM All-Share added 0.38 of a point, 0.1%, at 744.12.

In early UK corporate news, B&Q owner Kingfisher reported a half-year sales decline but a profit rise. It also upped its free cash flow guidance. Flutter struck a EUR2.30 billion deal to buy ...