• Friday newspaper round-up: UK car industry, Hugo Boss, Swiss trains, Microsoft

  Friday 13 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The world has left behind the age of coal, oil and gas and is now firmly in "the age of electricity", the world's leading energy economist has said. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said more than twice as much electricity generation would be added to the global economy in the next decade than in the last, as countries scramble to secure their energy supplies against fossil fuel price volatility and supply shocks, such as the Iran war. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: Poundland, Heathrow, London luxury home sales

  Thursday 12 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The boss of Nats has said he was "the most disliked person in the UK" after air traffic control systems failed twice in September, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers. He told an aviation industry conference: "My name is Martin Rolfe, I'm the CEO of Nats - or as I like to think of myself, the most disliked person in the UK in September." - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Aldi, Bank of England, Nvidia

  Wednesday 11 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Aldi's UK business is cutting hundreds of head office and logistics roles as part of a global effort to trim costs at the budget grocer. The retailer is consulting with its technology team on the loss of up to 150 roles after 103 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and almost 20 more redundancies among buying directors. One affected worker described the cuts as "shortsighted" and said they showed that "upper management [are] woefully out of touch with the reality". - Guardian

• Tuesday newspaper round-up: European manufacturers, Rosneft, Darktrace, Mars

  Tuesday 10 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Young people in Britain are bearing the brunt of a "low-gear economy" as employers hold back from hiring amid the fallout from the war in the Middle East, a deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned. Clare Lombardelli, the Bank's deputy governor for monetary policy, said the unfolding conflict, which has triggered a surge in energy prices and clouded the outlook for the economy, was contributing to an increase in youth unemployment. - Guardian

• Monday newspaper round-up: Youth jobs crisis, 79th Group, Hargreaves Lansdown owners

  Monday 09 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Fixing Britain's youth jobs crisis will require ministers to drastically increase investment in employment support while avoiding arbitrary cuts to benefits, the head of the trade union movement has said. Before an important official report expected next week, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Paul Nowak, said the government had a "once in a generation chance" to secure young people's futures. - Guardian

• Sunday newspaper round-up: Dana White, EU ties, digital tax, UK banks, Whitbread, JLR

  Sunday 08 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Donald Trump has offered the role of White House press secretary to UFC chief executive Dana White, according to a social media post made over the weekend.nTrump described White as a "fighter and warrior" and said he wanted the long-time ally to join his administration, adding that six UFC fighters should accompany him as press aides. The proposal comes just days after Republicans suffered heavy losses in the US midterm elections. According to The Guardian, it was unclear whether the offer represented a genuine appointment attempt or a political stunt designed to shift attention away from the election setback. White has not publicly responded, with observers noting he would be trading a lucrative leadership role at the UFC for a government position paying roughly $195,000 a year.

• Friday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, National Lottery owner, FCA

  Friday 06 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - An energy minister has told the bosses of Great Britain's biggest energy suppliers to do more to help households get on top of their unpaid energy bills this winter, before the government spends almost £2.5bn to help write off the country's record high debts. Energy bosses were summoned to a roundtable meeting on Thursday to discuss the government's plan to pay down the energy debts of about 2.4m of the hardest-hit households. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: North Sea drilling, Poundland, ESG funds

  Thursday 05 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The UK is "dangerously" dependent on China for critical raw materials needed for the military, renewable energy infrastructure and AI, a parliamentary investigation has found. MPs on the business select committee called for an urgent centralised policy and the creation of a "critical minerals finance facility" to help fund rare earth and other critical mineral mines, and deploy grants, equity and debt to accelerate a diversification programme. - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Trade deals, fridge hacks, AMD

  Wednesday 04 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham is preparing to announce billions of pounds of trade deals with the EU covering everything from youth visas to pet passports under his vision of a much closer relationship with the bloc. With the prime minister scheduled to meet his European counterparts in Brussels on 20 November, officials have all but agreed three deals that would allow farmers to sell freely to the continent and travellers to take their animals abroad more easily. - Guardian

• Tuesday newspaper round-up: Poundland staff, Apple, Anthropic

  Tuesday 03 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The founder of Poundland has warned that staff at the retailer could be out of work for "years" if it collapses, as he called on the owners of the troubled chain to accept a proposed buyout deal. Steve Smith, who set up the firm with a store in Burton upon Trent in 1990, said: "Once these jobs are lost, they are lost" from Britain's struggling high streets. His warning comes as the chain's 12,000 employees face uncertainty over their future in the run-up to Christmas. - Guardian

• Monday newspaper round-up: Oil companies, mortgage payments, Chery Automobile

  Monday 02 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The world's biggest oil companies are on track to amass profits of more than $95bn (£71bn) in the third quarter as the war in the Middle East drives up the price of fossil fuels. The windfall war profits have sparked calls for oil corporations such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for environmental damage and help the world transition towards renewable energy. - Guardian

• Sunday newspaper round-up: Heathrow, Modella Capital, UK tax increases, Trump lawsuit, Binance, slot farms

  Sunday 01 Nov 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Richard Branson has criticised Heathrow's decision to separate Virgin Atlantic from partner Delta, calling the move "ill‑judged and short‑sighted" and warning it could push fares up by as much as 20%, The Sunday Times reported. The airport plans to shift Delta from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4, a change Branson said would make it easier for passengers to switch to rivals such as British Airways. He argued the split would weaken Virgin and Delta's ability to compete, adding that strong competition at Heathrow supports lower fares, better connections and wider economic benefits.

• Friday newspaper round-up: Binance, water bosses, entrepreneurs, Amazon

  Friday 30 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The amount Britons can earn from a side hustle without paying tax will rise to £3,000 next year in a fillip for those who make extra cash from hobbies or reselling. Up to 1.4 million people could benefit from the change announced in the budget, with the chancellor confirming the tax-free "trading" allowance will increase from £1,000 to £3,000 in April 2027. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, Toblerone, Rolls-Royce

  Thursday 29 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - A group of creditors to troubled Thames Water are poised to vote on whether to grant an emergency £2.4bn loan to keep the company afloat, as campaigners raise concerns it could add £40 to each household's bills in interest alone. A consortium of creditors, called London & Valley Water, will vote on Thursday on whether to increase a funding facility for the debt-laden utility company to £5.4bn to keep it operating to autumn 2027. - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Sizewell plant, Rosebank oilfield, Google

  Wednesday 28 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The government's plan to fund a multibillion-pound nuclear plant at the Sizewell site in Suffolk represents a "terrible deal" for the UK taxpayer over the rest of the century, according to the government's spending watchdog. MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC) have warned the government that the cost of the Sizewell C nuclear reactor could spiral to almost £48bn, leaving bill payers on the hook to provide an extra £9.8bn to construct the plant before 2040 and a further £12bn over its 60-year operating life. - Guardian

• Tuesday newspaper round-up: Shop price inflation, Microsoft, Helsing

  Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Shop price inflation has risen to the highest level in two and a half years, according to the British Retail Consortium, which warned that "the dam is starting to break" when it comes to retailers trying to limit price rises for customers. The lobby group said shop price inflation was 2.1% year on year in October, a sharp rise compared with 1.4% in September, and an indication that retailers were beginning to pass on the rising costs of energy and food ingredients since the Middle East conflict broke out. - Guardian

• Monday newspaper round-up: Pensioners and the Budget, interest rate expectations, Audi US factory

  Monday 26 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The chancellor will use his Budget this week to protect pensioners and those saving for their retirement, as he announces plans to shield nearly 1m people from paying income tax. John Healey is expected to confirm on Wednesday that the full state pension will rise by £489 to £13,036 - equivalent to 3.9%. However, the rise will push about 1m people on low incomes who rely on the state pension above the £12, 570 personal allowance threshold, meaning they would be dragged into paying income tax. To retain the principle that the state pension is not taxable, Healey is expected to announce a rise in the tax-free allowance for low-income pensions to £13,036. The move will cost taxpayers £200m a year by 20230 - The Times

• Sunday newspaper round-up: EU, Poundland, Cumberland Farms, Pip & Nut, Skydance, Starlink

  Sunday 25 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham has said the UK needs an "evidence‑based debate" on freedom of movement as he considers options for reshaping Britain's relationship with Brussels. The Prime Minister told The Telegraph that any future model - including single‑market membership or even full EU re‑entry - would require a frank discussion about migration flows. Burnham, who worked in Germany under free movement rules in the 1990s, said the system had "significant challenges" but noted that earlier patterns of "revolving‑door migration" were less disruptive than today's pressures. He argued that younger workers often stayed only a few years before returning home, and that the arrangement benefited British citizens too.

• Friday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk/Skydance, North Sea wealth fund, retiring entrepreneurs

  Friday 23 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Elon Musk has reportedly invested approximately $1bn in Skydance, the new media empire led by David Ellison. The deal comes alongside fresh equity infusions from existing investors, including board member Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs's widow. Semafor first reported the news. The investment follows Paramount's recent $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery, a huge acquisition that brought the media companies together under the Skydance name. At the head of the new media empire is David Ellison, the son of billionaire Oracle co-founder and Donald Trump ally Larry Ellison. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: AI companies, Waitrose, gas standing charges

  Thursday 22 Oct 2026

  (Sharecast News) - AI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off public opposition to datacentres in the UK or risk US-style protests that could threaten their construction. Successive dry summers and rising energy bills are increasing public scrutiny of plans for the huge computer warehouses that are used to train and run AI models, says a submission to the Labour government from a group including the AI infrastructure companies Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco. - Guardian

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