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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

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Wind and solar farms, Amazon, energy debt

Tue 21 April 2026 07:20

(Sharecast News) - The government has confirmed plans to move older wind and solar farms which make up almost a third of Great Britain's power market on to fixed-price contracts to help protect households and businesses from future gas market shocks. Unde

Monday newspaper round-up: Job losses, net zero, Blue Origin

Mon 20 April 2026 07:12

(Sharecast News) - A quarter of a million people could lose their jobs by the middle of next year as Britain "flirts with recession", analysis suggests, after business confidence was shattered by the US-Israel war on Iran. As the chancellor, Rachel Reeves