Press round-up from ShareCast

Friday newspaper round-up: Claire's, pensions triple lock, FT journalists

Fri 01 May 2026 07:18

(Sharecast News) - The jewellery and accessories chain Claire's is expected to return to UK high streets with about 50 stores to be reopened from June onwards by the operator of its shops in France, Austria, Portugal and Spain. Julien Jarjoura, the French

Thursday newspaper round-up: Co-op, Jerome Powell, Elon Musk

Thu 30 April 2026 07:17

(Sharecast News) - Co-op is secretly marking commonly stolen items including alcohol and laundry detergents with invisible "forensic spray" to track them, in the latest crackdown on shoplifting as a new law on retail crime kicks in. The supermarket aims t

Wednesday newspaper round-up: Rent freeze, Barclay brothers, interest rates

Wed 29 April 2026 07:09

(Sharecast News) - Britain is facing a £35bn economic hit and the risk of a recession this year as the fallout from the Iran war adds to the pressure on Keir Starmer's government, a leading thinktank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Soc

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Fiscal rules buffer, rent freeze, Next boss

Tue 28 April 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves should aim to run a "significantly larger" buffer against her fiscal rules, according to a report from a House of Lords committee that says the UK's public debt is on an unsustainable trajectory. The chancellor raised taxe

Monday newspaper round-up: Trade bazooka, shoplifting epidemic, John Lewis

Mon 27 April 2026 07:17

(Sharecast News) - UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style "trade bazooka" to protect Britain's economic interests in response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump. As transatlantic tensions rise, the British Chamb

Sunday newspaper round-up: WH Smith, executive pay, Washington gunman, Ovo Energy, Mitie, Iran talks

Sun 26 April 2026 07:31

(Sharecast News) - Modella Capital, the Mayfair investment firm that acquired WH Smith's former high‑street estate last year, is working on a make‑or‑break restructuring that could see up to 100 TG Jones stores shut, according to the Times. Modella

Friday newspaper round-up: Essar Energy, M&S, Intertek

Fri 24 April 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - Days after the first wave of Russian tanks surged over the border into Ukraine in March 2022, dockers at a port in northern England took a stand. Appalled by Vladimir Putin's brutality, workers at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire vowed never

Thursday newspaper round-up: Medicine prices, ticket touting, Ryanair

Thu 23 April 2026 07:23

(Sharecast News) - The war in Iran has pushed up the price of widely used medicines in England, including painkillers and hay fever medication, leading pharmacists have warned. Community chemists are charging customers 20-30% more for paracetamol than the

Wednesday newspaper round-up: SpaceX, airlines, PM Law, Kevin Warsh

Wed 22 April 2026 07:11

(Sharecast News) - The UK could face "hacktivist attacks at scale" if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country's online security agency. Richard Ho

Wednesday newspaper round-up: SpaceX, airlines, PM Law, Kevin Warsh

Wed 22 April 2026 07:11

(Sharecast News) - The UK could face "hacktivist attacks at scale" if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country's online security agency. Richard Ho