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Press round-up from ShareCast

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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Business bureaucracy, gambling watchdog, Apple shares

Tue 21 October 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is poised to launch a renewed "blitz on business bureaucracy" ahead of next month's budget to target savings for companies worth £6bn. With Labour under pressure to reboot the economy, Reeves is expected

Monday newspaper round-up: Betfred, Trustpilot, planning applications

Mon 20 October 2025 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Betfred has said it will close all 1,287 of its high street betting shops if Rachel Reeves raises taxes on the gambling industry in next month's budget. The company's threat comes amid speculation that the chancellor is considering a ta

Sunday newspaper round-up: US protests, forever chemicals, Jamie Dimon, Chinese espionage, Andrew Bailey, influencer marketing,

Sun 19 October 2025 08:11

(Sharecast News) - Americans across all 50 states marched in protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, aligning behind a message that the country is sliding into authoritarianism and there should be no kings in the US. Millions of people turn

Sunday newspaper round-up: US protests, forever chemicals, Jamie Dimon, Chinese espionage, Andrew Bailey, influencer marketing,

Sun 19 October 2025 08:11

(Sharecast News) - Americans across all 50 states marched in protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, aligning behind a message that the country is sliding into authoritarianism and there should be no kings in the US. Millions of people turn

Friday newspaper round-up: Romance fraud, Telegraph takeover, Sky

Fri 17 October 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - The City regulator has called on banks and payment firms to bring in stricter controls protecting customers from romance fraud after a study showed a number of missed "red flags" that led to people losing huge sums of money. The review

Thursday newspaper round-up: Welfare cuts, PHEVs, London City Airport

Thu 16 October 2025 07:17

(Sharecast News) - Britain's leading tax and spending experts have urged Rachel Reeves to consider announcing billions of pounds in welfare cuts in next month's budget to help placate jittery financial markets. After the chancellor gave her strongest hint

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Solar farm, mortgage rates, Oura

Wed 15 October 2025 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Ed Miliband has approved the UK's biggest solar farm, which will be built in a county where Reform UK's anti-renewables agenda has won rising support. The energy secretary on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for the Tillbridge solar farm to be

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Greenpeace, Temu, Strava, Wayve

Tue 14 October 2025 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles's property management company, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly ownership of the seabed. The environmental lobby group alleges the crown estate has driven up costs for wind power devel

Monday newspaper round-up: IFS warning, crypto, housebuilders

Mon 13 October 2025 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves must avoid "a half-baked dash for revenue" or risk damaging economic growth as the chancellor seeks to close a large gap in next month's budget, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said. The tax and spending thinktank has

Sunday newspaper round-up: Autumn budget, Jonathan Powell, China tariffs, BMW, Lower Thames crossing, Israel ceasefire

Sun 12 October 2025 16:07

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has signalled the better off will be forced to "contribute more" as she prepares to raise taxes at the Budget. Treasury sources have said that the Chancellor will not cut spending on public services or significantly increa