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Share-based payments - Movements and Weighted-average Exercise Price for Options Granted (Details) number in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 £ / shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 £ / shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 shares £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 £ / shares
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Beginning balance (in shares) |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Granted (in shares) |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of share options (in shares) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Ending balance (in shares) |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 25 |  | 23 | 23 |  |
Options granted, Exercisable (in shares) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |  |  | 12 | 7
Weighted average contractual life (Months) | 85 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bottom of Range |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 44.1 |
Top of Range |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 115.9 |
WWOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Beginning balance (in shares) |  | 650,825 |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Granted (in shares) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of share options (in shares) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Ending balance (in shares) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 650,825 |  | 1 |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Options granted, Exercisable (in shares) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0
Exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 102.67 | $ 102.67 | $ 102.67 | $ 102.67 |  |  |  |
WSOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Beginning balance (in shares) |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Granted (in shares) |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of share options (in shares) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  | (4) |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  |  |
Options granted, Ending balance (in shares) |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 24 |  | 21 | 21 |  |
Options granted, Exercisable (in shares) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |  |  | 12 | 7
Ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of share options (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 85,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average contractual life (Months) | 82 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares | Bottom of Range |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 7.07 |
Ordinary shares | Top of Range |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.06 |
Ordinary shares | WWOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of share options (in shares) | shares |  | 248,625 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,700 | 125,700 |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, 1 January (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | £ 13 |  |  |  | $ 13 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Granted (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Exercised (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Forfeited (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Outstanding 31 December (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 13 |  | £ 13 |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Exercisable (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | £ 0
Ordinary shares | WSOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, 1 January (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Granted (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Exercised (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Forfeited (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Outstanding 31 December (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  | £ 9 |  |  |  | $ 10 |  | £ 10 |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Exercisable (in pound per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 11 | £ 0
American depository receipts | WWOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, 1 January (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 103 |  |  |  | $ 106 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 110 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Outstanding 31 December (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 103 |  |  | $ 106 |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 | £ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
American depository receipts | WSOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, 1 January (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 66 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Outstanding 31 December (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  | $ 68 |  |  |
Weighted-average exercise price for options, Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 73 | $ 73 | $ 73 | $ 73 | £ 73 | $ 44 | $ 44 | $ 44 | $ 44 |  |  |  |

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