Press round-up
Monday newspaper round-up: House prices, German economy, ChatGPT, Capita
01 Sep, 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 includeSunday newspaper round-up: Fertiliser shortages, Loungers, Alex Gerko, delivery drivers, South West Water, French credit rating
30 Aug, 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 TrumpFriday newspaper round-up: Anthropic, BBC, crypto investors
28 Aug, 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 "maThursday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Epstein, Macquarie Group
27 Aug, 2026 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Levels of a toxic "forever chemical" rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of treated sewage into the River Thames durWednesday newspaper round-up: Canada tariffs, national lottery boss, Meta glasses
26 Aug, 2026 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Canada has announced it will impose tariffs on a wide range of key American industries including cosmetics, dairy, wood products and outdoor equipment in the coming weeks, as it retaliates roughly "dollar for dollar" against levies impoTuesday newspaper round-up: Trump tariffs, European insurers, high streets
25 Aug, 2026 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on automobiles and crucial raw materials from Canada, the latest deterioration in trade relations between the two neighbours with historically strong economic ties. The US president said that theMonday newspaper round-up: UK productivity, Shein, Poundland
24 Aug, 2026 07:22
(Sharecast News) - Productivity in the UK - a vital measure of economic health - is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation. The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inhSunday newspaper round-up: Mayoral powers, wind farm applications, Iranian hackers, Reform-Conservative coalition, JLR, WPP, Ref
23 Aug, 2026 08:56
(Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham was poised to hand England's devolved mayors sweeping new powers to take control of major planning decisions, enabling them to "call in" largescale developments and grant upfront permission for projects to proceed. AccorFriday newspaper round-up: Cash stocks, Specsavers, TfL
21 Aug, 2026 07:21
(Sharecast News) - The number of banknotes in circulation in the EU is increasing despite widespread smartphone payments, new data shows, with wildfires ripping through parts of Europe fuelling demand for an emergency stash of cash. While cash plays seconThursday newspaper round-up: US debt, Oxfam, Mark Zuckerberg, KPMG
20 Aug, 2026 07:17
(Sharecast News) - US debt reached $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, the US treasury department said, after the government deficit doubled over the last decade. The treasury's latest debt balance showed $40.047tn on Tuesday afternoon, the highest in
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