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Press round-up from ShareCast

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Tuesday newspaper round-up: HS2 trains, renewable energy, Anthropic

Tue 14 April 2026 07:19

(Sharecast News) - Plans to change the size of HS2 trains to maximise capacity are likely to inflate costs and mean fewer seats and slower services north of Birmingham, a senior government and rail industry figure has warned. The £2bn order for 54 high-s

Monday newspaper round-up: Electric cars, Richard Caring, Starbucks

Mon 13 April 2026 07:10

(Sharecast News) - Ministers are planning to fundamentally reshape Britain's relationship with the European Union, with new legislation that could result in the UK signing up to EU single market rules without a normal parliamentary vote. In a major develo

Sunday newspaper round-up: US-Iran talks, Palestine Action protest, UK wholesalers, Heck, Chagos Islands, Hungarian election

Sun 12 April 2026 07:44

(Sharecast News) - US vice‑president JD Vance left Islamabad on Sunday after more than 21 hours of talks failed to produce an agreement with Iran, according to the Guardian.

Friday newspaper round-up: Tata battery factory, tech firms, UK tax rules

Fri 10 April 2026 07:11

(Sharecast News) - The Somerset battery factory due to supply Jaguar Land Rover is to receive £380m in UK government funding as it pushes ahead with construction despite delays. JLR, Britain's largest automotive employer, is due to receive batteries from

Thursday newspaper round-up: Subsidised energy, John Lewis boss, Anthropic

Thu 09 April 2026 07:10

(Sharecast News) - In order to cut rising bills all UK households should receive a minimum amount of energy at rates subsidised by the government through North Sea taxes, a thinktank has suggested. Providing all homes with enough energy to heat two rooms,