Press round-up from ShareCast

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Heathrow, InstaDeep, LNG

Wed 12 November 2025 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world's energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels "inevitable", despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe. Th

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Gambling tax, Warren Buffett, Legal & General

Tue 11 November 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - The Gambling Commission has demanded a UK bookmaker hand over a trove of financial documents after the company accidentally disclosed information suggesting it may be running an illegal offshore betting operation. The Guardian understan

Monday newspaper round-up: Drax, Royal Mail, Ovo Energy

Mon 10 November 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Drax power plant has continued to burn 250-year-old trees sourced from some of Canada's oldest forests despite growing scrutiny of its sustainability claims, forestry experts say. A new report suggests it is "highly likely" that Britain

Friday newspaper round-up: Pension funds, OpenAI, Goodwin Procter

Fri 07 November 2025 07:11

(Sharecast News) - More than 250 British company bosses have urged Rachel Reeves to use her budget to make UK pension schemes channel extra funds into domestic businesses, increasing private investment by as much as £95bn. In a letter to the chancellor,

Thursday newspaper round-up: Fired Earth, Nick Candy, Nvidia boss

Thu 06 November 2025 07:23

(Sharecast News) - The firm linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone that was found last month to have supplied unusable personal protective equipment during the pandemic owes £39m in unpaid taxes, according to company documents. PPE Medpro,

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Worklessness crisis, telecoms companies, fuel duty

Wed 05 November 2025 07:21

(Sharecast News) - Employers have been told in a landmark government review that fixing Britain's health-related worklessness crisis will require them to spend £6bn a year on support for their staff. In a major report before this month's budget, Charlie

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Ofwat, Budget, law firms

Tue 04 November 2025 07:21

(Sharecast News) - More than $70tn (£53tn) of inherited wealth will pass down the generations across the world over the next decade, widening inequality and highlighting the need for intervention by the G20 group of leading nations, a group of economists

Monday newspaper round-up: Tax rises, US billionaires, national debt

Mon 03 November 2025 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The prospect of looming tax rises and a fall in business investment will restrict the UK's economic growth rate next year to less than 1%, according to a health check of the economy by a leading consultancy. With less than four weeks be

Sunday newspaper round-up: Car loans scandal, L'Oreal, Cambridgeshire stabbing, Ukrainian drone strike, ZTE Mobile, JLR, council

Sun 02 November 2025 09:00

(Sharecast News) - Victims of the car loans scandal could miss out on more than £4bn in compensation if the City regulator ploughs ahead with plans for an "insulting" interest rate in its redress scheme, consumer groups and claims firms say. The Financia

Friday newspaper round-up: Energy customers, Apple, copper prices

Fri 31 October 2025 07:22

(Sharecast News) - Almost 2 million energy bill payers could be owed a share of £240m from old accounts that were closed while still in credit, according to the regulator. The latest figures from Ofgem show that about 1.9m energy accounts were closed ove