The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.2% by 0949 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.1% International News via Reuters: UK shares inched lower on Monday as renewed Middle East hostilities weighed on risk sentiment, while investors also awaited a highly anticipated speech from Andy Burnham, who is widely expected to be Britain’s next prime minister. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.2% by 0949 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.1%.