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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Nuclear reactors, ITV, Metro Bank

Tue 13 February 2024 07:18

(Sharecast News) - MPs have warned that a planned fleet of small nuclear reactors are unlikely to contribute to hitting a key target in decarbonising Britain's electricity generation, as the government opened talks to buy a site in Wales for a new power s

Monday newspaper round-up: Fujitsu, Vodafone, Shawbrook

Mon 12 February 2024 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Bosses at Fujitsu have collected about £37m in pay, bonuses and compensation for loss of office since the technology company won the contract to supply the software at the heart of the Post Office Horizon scandal, it has emerged. Accou

Friday newspaper round-up: Jes Staley, offshore wind farm, Mexico

Fri 09 February 2024 07:26

(Sharecast News) - The former chief executive of Barclays Jes Staley allegedly stayed in contact with Jeffrey Epstein long after joining the UK bank, according to legal documents that reportedly contradict claims he cut ties with the convicted child sex o

Thursday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, HS2, Yodel

Thu 08 February 2024 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Thames Water has been ordered to update its service commitment plan by the regulator Ofwat after a minister said the company's performance in regards to sewage dumping and serving customers was "completely unacceptable". Robbie Moore, t

Wednesday newspaper round-up: HS2, CBI, mortgages

Wed 07 February 2024 07:25

(Sharecast News) - The cancellation of the northern leg of HS2 has raised "urgent unanswered questions" and the government does not yet understand how the £67bn high-speed railway will now function, according to a scathing report from parliament's spendi

Tuesday newspaper round-up: EVs, Arrival, Lloyds Banking Group

Tue 06 February 2024 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Ministers need to intervene to boost the secondhand electric vehicle market and allay "uncertainty and concerns" over the health of their batteries, a House of Lords committee has said. Peers on the environment and climate change commit

Monday newspaper round-up: Tax-free shopping, Asda, Morrisons

Mon 05 February 2024 07:21

(Sharecast News) - The Treasury's independent forecaster is to review the axeing of tax-free shopping for tourists, raising the possibility that a decision that leisure companies and retailers have blasted for deterring visitors and losing the UK billions

Sunday newspaper round-up: Asda, Barclays, McLaren

Sun 04 February 2024 11:12

(Sharecast News) - Zuber Issa, one of the two billionaire brothers at the helm of Asda, has been sounding out potential buyers for his 22.5% stake in the grocer. Instead, Zuber wishes to focus on EG Group, their petrol station empire. Meanwhile, Asda's ne

Friday newspaper round-up: Water companies, Ferrari, Superdry

Fri 02 February 2024 07:18

(Sharecast News) - An oil and gas company owned by a major Tory donor, which has been fined for illegal flaring, has been awarded a licence to drill for fossil fuels by the government. This week, the government granted the right to drill for fossil fuels

Thursday newspaper round-up: National Lottery, Mike Lynch, Morrisons

Thu 01 February 2024 07:25

(Sharecast News) - The Czech billionaire whose company takes over running the UK national lottery from Thursday is still in business with the Kremlin-owned gas company Gazprom, nearly two years after promising regulators he would sever ties with Russia. T