Press round-up from ShareCast

Sunday newspaper round-up: Boris Johnson, COP30, Ukraine, Kemi Badenoch, SafeCall, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, two‑child benefit c

Sun 23 November 2025 05:55

(Sharecast News) - Boris Johnson took four days away from official duties during a critical period of the UK's Covid preparations, according to disclosures highlighted by the Covid inquiry, according to the Guardian. Records show the former prime minister

Friday newspaper round-up: Unilever, Eurotunnel, American law firms

Fri 21 November 2025 07:21

(Sharecast News) - The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has arrested two men as it launched an investigation into a suspected £20m cryptocurrency fraud. The law enforcement agency raided two sites in West Yorkshire and London as it appealed for information abo

Thursday newspaper round-up: Tariffs, Telegraph sale, Border to Coast

Thu 20 November 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - US officials are privately saying that they might not levy long-promised semiconductor tariffs soon, potentially delaying a centerpiece of Donald Trump's economic agenda. Officials relayed these messages over the last several days to st

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Amazon, UK power grid review, HP

Wed 19 November 2025 07:23

(Sharecast News) - The start of passenger services on the new East West Rail line will be delayed until at least 2026 with no start date confirmed, the operator has said, partly due to a row over guards on the trains. Passenger trains were supposed to com

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Ticket reselling, bank customer protection, Axa Investment Managers

Tue 18 November 2025 07:26

(Sharecast News) - Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Mi

Monday newspaper round-up: Wizz Air, Energy debts, Thames Water

Mon 17 November 2025 07:16

(Sharecast News) - The City watchdog has said the UK needs to "strengthen" its grip on foreign tech firms providing critical services to banks, amid growing concerns over outages and cyber-attacks. Sarah Pritchard, who was appointed the Financial Conduct

Sunday newspaper round-up: UK asylum, Mexican protest, BBC, WPP, Angela Rayner, HSBC, Marjorie Taylor Greene

Sun 16 November 2025 06:40

(Sharecast News) - Home secretary Shabana Mahmood was expected to unveil a series of changes to the UK's asylum system on Monday, aimed at addressing growing public concern over immigration levels, according to The Guardian.

Friday newspaper round-up: Income tax, Ineos, Virgin Atlantic

Fri 14 November 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves is set to abandon a plan to raise income tax in her budget with the chancellor reportedly "ripping up" the main measures in the wake of turmoil in the party. A source told the Guardian that plans to break the manifesto ple

Thursday newspaper round-up: Stamp duty, pensions, Tate galleries, Flutter

Thu 13 November 2025 07:28

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has been urged to abolish the "sin tax" of stamp duty in the budget by property experts including TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp, as the chancellor faced calls to replace it with an annual property tax. Allsopp, presenter of

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Heathrow, InstaDeep, LNG

Wed 12 November 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world's energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels "inevitable", despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe. Th