Press round-up from ShareCast

Thursday newspaper round-up: The Original Factory Shop, water bills, CityFibre

Thu 29 January 2026 07:14

(Sharecast News) - The Original Factory Shop homeware chain has called in administrators, putting 1,200 jobs at risk, putting the decision partly down to higher costs from government policies. Administrators from Interpath have been appointed at the 137-s

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Royal Mail, Meta, Quiz, Darktrace

Wed 28 January 2026 07:18

(Sharecast News) - Royal Mail has been criticised for offering an "unacceptable" performance over the crucial Christmas period after it failed to deliver letters and cards on time to about 16 million people, Citizens Advice found. The consumer watchdog, w

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Trump tariffs, TikTok, Barbour family

Tue 27 January 2026 07:13

(Sharecast News) - A new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a €40bn (£35bn) regeneration programme it claims will mirror the second world war resilience

Monday newspaper round-up: Wind power, JLR, business rates, Heathrow

Mon 26 January 2026 07:08

(Sharecast News) - The UK and nine other European countries have agreed to build an offshore wind power grid in the North Sea in a landmark pact to turn the ageing oil basin into a "clean energy reservoir". The countries will build windfarms at sea that d

Sunday newspaper round-up: Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, Chagos Islands, Canada tariffs, China-Ireland diplomacy, Minneapolis sho

Sun 25 January 2026 11:21

(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham signalled his intention to return to Westminster on Saturday, announcing plans to seek Labour's nomination for the Gorton & Denton by‑election, according to the Sunday Times.

Friday newspaper round-up: JPMorgan Chase, Apple, Nigel Farage

Fri 23 January 2026 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump has sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, for at least $5bn after accusing America's largest bank of "debanking" him. The US president alleged that the bank stopped offering him banking services in the wake of the C

Thursday newspaper round-up: AI, BBC, KPMG

Thu 22 January 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Jamie Dimon, the boss of JP Morgan, has said artificial intelligence "may go too fast for society" and cause "civil unrest" unless governments and business support displaced workers. While advances in AI will have huge benefits, from in

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Super-rich taxes, fossil fuel companies, farmers

Wed 21 January 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence. An open letter, released t

Tuesday newspaper round-up: City & Guilds, water companies, home ownership

Tue 20 January 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The new owners of the vocational training body City & Guilds appear to have more than tripled the pay of its top six executives right at the moment the company is cutting £22m of costs and shrinking its UK workforce. The large increase

Monday newspaper round-up: Scottish Power, South East Water, Elon Musk

Mon 19 January 2026 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Scottish Power has been ranked Britain's worst energy supplier for customer service in a survey from a leading consumer body that placed many of the UK's biggest suppliers at the bottom of the league table. British Gas and EDF Energy we