Press round-up from ShareCast

Monday newspaper round-up: Wizz Air, Energy debts, Thames Water

Mon 17 November 2025 07:16

(Sharecast News) - The City watchdog has said the UK needs to "strengthen" its grip on foreign tech firms providing critical services to banks, amid growing concerns over outages and cyber-attacks. Sarah Pritchard, who was appointed the Financial Conduct

Sunday newspaper round-up: UK asylum, Mexican protest, BBC, WPP, Angela Rayner, HSBC, Marjorie Taylor Greene

Sun 16 November 2025 06:40

(Sharecast News) - Home secretary Shabana Mahmood was expected to unveil a series of changes to the UK's asylum system on Monday, aimed at addressing growing public concern over immigration levels, according to The Guardian.

Friday newspaper round-up: Income tax, Ineos, Virgin Atlantic

Fri 14 November 2025 07:24

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves is set to abandon a plan to raise income tax in her budget with the chancellor reportedly "ripping up" the main measures in the wake of turmoil in the party. A source told the Guardian that plans to break the manifesto ple

Thursday newspaper round-up: Stamp duty, pensions, Tate galleries, Flutter

Thu 13 November 2025 07:28

(Sharecast News) - Rachel Reeves has been urged to abolish the "sin tax" of stamp duty in the budget by property experts including TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp, as the chancellor faced calls to replace it with an annual property tax. Allsopp, presenter of

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,