Press round-up
Friday newspaper round-up: Hinkley Point, HICL/TRIG, Heathrow
28 Nov, 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has been warned that her plans for tax rises and spending restraint in the run-up to the next general election resemble a work of "fiscal fiction", as MPs expressed concern about the impact of her budget on their constitueThursday newspaper round-up: Retailers, first-time buyers, Kevin Hassett
27 Nov, 2025 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Retailers have breathed a sigh of relief after changes to their business rates bills in the budget were not as bad as feared, after the industry had warned for months that more punitive measures could lead to shop closures and jobs lossWednesday newspaper round-up: BP, Tesla, Advent International
26 Nov, 2025 07:20
(Sharecast News) - The UK government has been accused of caving-in to pressure from the British Virgin Islands by allowing it to limit access to a register of company share ownership to only those deemed to have a legitimate interest. The restriction, toTuesday newspaper round-up: AI, social media platforms, Heathrow Airport
25 Nov, 2025 07:24
(Sharecast News) - Up to 3m low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 because of automation and AI, according to a report by a leading educational research charity. The jobs most at risk are those in occupations such as trades, machine operationsMonday newspaper round-up: Benefit fraud, nuclear reactors, state pensions
24 Nov, 2025 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves will launch a fresh crackdown on benefit fraud at the same time as lifting the two-child limit for universal credit at a cost of £3bn, as ministers seek to head off criticism over rising welfare spending in the budget. ThSunday newspaper round-up: Boris Johnson, COP30, Ukraine, Kemi Badenoch, SafeCall, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, twochild benefit c
23 Nov, 2025 05:55
(Sharecast News) - Boris Johnson took four days away from official duties during a critical period of the UK's Covid preparations, according to disclosures highlighted by the Covid inquiry, according to the Guardian. Records show the former prime ministerFriday newspaper round-up: Unilever, Eurotunnel, American law firms
21 Nov, 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has arrested two men as it launched an investigation into a suspected £20m cryptocurrency fraud. The law enforcement agency raided two sites in West Yorkshire and London as it appealed for information aboThursday newspaper round-up: Tariffs, Telegraph sale, Border to Coast
20 Nov, 2025 07:22
(Sharecast News) - US officials are privately saying that they might not levy long-promised semiconductor tariffs soon, potentially delaying a centerpiece of Donald Trump's economic agenda. Officials relayed these messages over the last several days to stWednesday newspaper round-up: Amazon, UK power grid review, HP
19 Nov, 2025 07:23
(Sharecast News) - The start of passenger services on the new East West Rail line will be delayed until at least 2026 with no start date confirmed, the operator has said, partly due to a row over guards on the trains. Passenger trains were supposed to comTuesday newspaper round-up: Ticket reselling, bank customer protection, Axa Investment Managers
18 Nov, 2025 07:26
(Sharecast News) - Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Mi
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