Press round-up from ShareCast

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Air traffic control breakdown, Bet365, consumer finance claims

Wed 09 September 2026 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Flight delays and cancellations were expected to continue into Wednesday at UK airports after another air traffic control failure kept planes grounded for hours, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. At least 177 flights schedu

Tuesday newspaper round-up: UK retailers, Volkswagen, stock market funds

Tue 08 September 2026 07:24

(Sharecast News) - UK retailers plan to create up to 100,000 short-term placements for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years to give them a first step on the ladder to paid work. In partnership with the Dep

Monday newspaper round-up: JLR, family-owned manufacturing businesses, airline passengers

Mon 07 September 2026 07:25

(Sharecast News) - Professional designers should not feel "threatened" by the rapid growth of generative AI, according to business leaders, despite fears over job losses in the sector. With design and film production companies and manufacturers all adopti

Sunday newspaper round-up: US-Iran strikes, EU border delays, Jaguar Land Rover, UK taxes, M&S, TG Jones

Sun 06 September 2026 08:49

(Sharecast News) - The US military said it had struck three Iranian oil tankers after American warships came under missile attack, warning it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet" as tensions in the region escalated. According

Friday newspaper round-up: Volkswagen, Very Group, Harvey Nichols

Fri 04 September 2026 07:18

(Sharecast News) - The car company Volkswagen has announced it will shed 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade after being hit by US tariffs and fierce competition from Chinese rivals. The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part

Thursday newspaper round-up: Self-driving taxis, ENRC, Barclays

Thu 03 September 2026 07:14

(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham moved to calm volatile bond markets on Wednesday as surging borrowing costs threatened to wreck plans for his government's crucial first budget next month. After a days-long sell-off of government bonds - and with the chanc

Wednesday newspaper round-up: defence spending, LSEG, Sports Direct

Wed 02 September 2026 07:21

(Sharecast News) - The chancellor, John Healey, must be prepared to raise taxes for middle earners if he wants to fund significantly higher defence spending, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has said. Healey resigned from Keir Starmer's government in J

Monday newspaper round-up: House prices, German economy, ChatGPT, Capita

Tue 01 September 2026 07:08

(Sharecast News) - A house near a top state secondary school costs an extra £40,000 on average, according to research that reveals education premiums that rank alongside some private school fees. The average property in a postcode district that include

Sunday newspaper round-up: Fertiliser shortages, Loungers, Alex Gerko, delivery drivers, South West Water, French credit rating

Sun 30 August 2026 08:49

(Sharecast News) - British farmers have been warned of potential fertiliser shortages as turmoil in the Gulf threatens global supply chains, according to The Sunday Times. An industry briefing circulated to producers said disruption following Donald Trump

Friday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, BBC, crypto investors

Fri 28 August 2026 07:24

(Sharecast News) - A clampdown on "rogue bailiffs" has been launched by Andy Burnham amid concerns that vulnerable people are being overcharged and face aggressive behaviour. In the latest in a series of "everyday fixes" to ease the cost of living and "ma