• Friday newspaper round-up: Food and drink trade deficit, datacentre project, Meta, Morgan Stanley

  Friday 25 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The gap between Britain's food and drink exports and imports has neared its highest this century, as a combination of Brexit, war in the Middle East and US tariffs dented deliveries overseas while imports soared. The UK's food and drink trade deficit has risen to more than £21bn - the largest since 2000 - in what industry leaders said was a "wake-up call" for the government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: Defence contractors, Bentley, McDonald's

  Thursday 24 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Defence contractors have promised to create 40,000 apprenticeships, work experience placements and jobs for young people each year, as Wes Streeting claimed to be overseeing a "ministry for growth". Labour is keen to demonstrate that the rapid increase in defence spending planned for the coming years, which may necessitate tax rises, will result in jobs in the UK. - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: state pension, pharmaceutical companies, BMW

  Wednesday 23 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - A thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax cuts in a "radical" report likely to influence the party's platform for the next election. The Centre for a Better Britain's (CFABB) report - which also calls for weaker rules for UK banks and Trump-style investment accounts offering £1,000 to newborns - will be formally launched at a private event with City executives on Wednesday. - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: state pension, pharmaceutical companies, BMW

  Wednesday 23 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - A thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax cuts in a "radical" report likely to influence the party's platform for the next election. The Centre for a Better Britain's (CFABB) report - which also calls for weaker rules for UK banks and Trump-style investment accounts offering £1,000 to newborns - will be formally launched at a private event with City executives on Wednesday. - Guardian

• Tuesday newspaper round-up: Airlines, Paramount, Bank of England office

  Tuesday 22 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Airlines have called for "action and accountability" over the UK's air traffic control services after a technical issue led to flights being disrupted for the second time in a fortnight. Dozens were cancelled and others severely delayed after a fault on Monday morning at National Air Traffic Services (Nats), this time at its second control centre at Prestwick in South Ayrshire. - Guardian

• Monday newspaper round-up: Meta, capital gains, rare earth minerals...

  Monday 21 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Meta has launched a fresh legal challenge against Britain's media regulator in the latest of a slew of actions by social media companies who are accused of using the courts to slow down implementation of the Online Safety Act. Lawyers for the parent company of Facebook served notice during the week in an appeal against placing WhatsApp and Instagram, which are also owned by Meta, in a category that subjects them to additional duties. - The Guardian

• Friday newspaper round-up: Thames Water, British Steel, OITS

  Friday 18 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham is under further pressure to take control of ailing Thames Water from a cross-party group of MPs who are calling for ministers to break off talks with the US hedge funds who are effectively running the company. Adding their voices to demands that the prime minister takes public control of the company, which has debts of £20bn and is being controlled by a group of 100 hedge funds and distressed-debt investors, the MPs said in a report that ministers should consider emergency legislation to take control of its financial affairs to stabilise the company. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: Gambling advertising, diesel prices, Revolut founder

  Thursday 17 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The UK should introduce a ban on almost all gambling advertising to protect public health, a cross-party group of peers has urged, prompting fury from the lobby group for bookmakers and casinos. In a 173-page report, the House of Lords liaison committee said the government had been "too passive" in response to an explosion of digital advertising and social media influencers promoting the gambling sector. - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Global defence bank, KPMG, Frasers Group

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - John Healey is in talks with the Canadian government about joining a new global defence bank intended to help allies rearm to counter mounting security threats, just weeks after Rachel Reeves rejected the move. The chancellor is understood to be actively considering a bid to join the proposed Canada-led defence, security and resilience bank (DSRB), which proponents say could help the UK fund defence projects at lower cost, before planned talks with his Canadian counterpart this week. - Guardian

• Tuesday newspaper round-up: Red Sea islands, BoE bond selling, energy imports

  Tuesday 15 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Yemen's Houthi militants have seized two strategic islands in the Red Sea, reinforcing the Iran-backed group's ability to control a key shipping route, as concerns mount that the world is facing a new oil supply crisis. The seizure of the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish is the latest in the militant group's swift advance across Yemen's Red Sea coast, after the capture of the port of Mokha and Perim island in the Bab al-Mandab strait. - Guardian

• Monday newspaper round-up: hospitality businesses, rail passengers, Battersea Power Station

  Monday 14 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Hundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked Andy Burnham to lay out plans to lower VAT for the sector, urging him to make good on his previous pledge. More than 800 businesses have written an open letter to the prime minister as part of the #VATsTheProblem campaign, to warn that without a "fairer tax burden for hospitality", there will be more closures and job losses, and fewer opportunities for young people. - Guardian

• Sunday newspaper round-up: Cardiff summit, Reform UK, Nats, JLR, Anthropic, Tesco

  Sunday 13 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff on Monday to sign a joint declaration calling for the right to hold independence referendums, according to The Telegraph. The paper said the unprecedented summit will see the three first ministers formally demand powers to trigger votes on leaving the UK, amid renewed constitutional pressure on Westminster. The meeting follows comments from Andy Burnham suggesting he would permit another Scottish referendum if there were a "clear consensus" in favour. The gathering also comes shortly after Donald Trump told reporters in Dublin that he would "love" to see a united Ireland, describing Northern Ireland joining the Republic as "a great thing".

• Sunday newspaper round-up: Cardiff summit, Reform UK, Nats, JLR, Anthropic, Tesco

  Sunday 13 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff on Monday to sign a joint declaration calling for the right to hold independence referendums, according to The Telegraph. The paper said the unprecedented summit will see the three first ministers formally demand powers to trigger votes on leaving the UK, amid renewed constitutional pressure on Westminster. The meeting follows comments from Andy Burnham suggesting he would permit another Scottish referendum if there were a "clear consensus" in favour. The gathering also comes shortly after Donald Trump told reporters in Dublin that he would "love" to see a united Ireland, describing Northern Ireland joining the Republic as "a great thing".

• Friday newspaper round-up: Energy bills, triple lock, ONS data crisis

  Friday 11 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Consumers will pay higher energy bills unless the UK government speeds up work on a vast programme of upgrades to the electricity grid to enable the switch to renewables, the public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said that without faster action the extra costs associated with managing the ageing power network, which are ultimately passed on to the public, could reach £7.8bn a year by 2030. - Guardian

• Thursday newspaper round-up: Migration, air traffic control, triple lock

  Thursday 10 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Andy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmood's migration reforms or risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentiment, the TUC general secretary, Paul Nowak, has warned. Speaking ahead of the TUC's annual congress in Brighton next week, Nowak welcomed the "sense of optimism" around Burnham's fledgling government, but he urged the PM to act in a series of areas, including migration and the cost of living. - Guardian

• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Air traffic control breakdown, Bet365, consumer finance claims

  Wednesday 09 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Flight delays and cancellations were expected to continue into Wednesday at UK airports after another air traffic control failure kept planes grounded for hours, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. At least 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday to and from UK airports had been cancelled, plane tracking site Flightradar24 said, "nearly all at London Heathrow". More than 1,000 were cancelled by about 8pm on Tuesday. - Guardian

• Tuesday newspaper round-up: UK retailers, Volkswagen, stock market funds

  Tuesday 08 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - UK retailers plan to create up to 100,000 short-term placements for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years to give them a first step on the ladder to paid work. In partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), more than 40 retailers, including Marks & Spencer, Pets at Home, Asda and the John Lewis Partnership, will offer Neets aged 18-24 placements of two to four weeks to gain "the skills and confidence needed to take their first step into work". - Guardian

• Monday newspaper round-up: JLR, family-owned manufacturing businesses, airline passengers

  Monday 07 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - Professional designers should not feel "threatened" by the rapid growth of generative AI, according to business leaders, despite fears over job losses in the sector. With design and film production companies and manufacturers all adopting AI at an accelerating pace, industry bodies said the technology would be used to enhance the work of designers rather than replace them. - Guardian

• Sunday newspaper round-up: US-Iran strikes, EU border delays, Jaguar Land Rover, UK taxes, M&S, TG Jones

  Sunday 06 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The US military said it had struck three Iranian oil tankers after American warships came under missile attack, warning it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet" as tensions in the region escalated. According to the Guardian, citing officials, a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer avoided "multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks" while patrolling, with no injuries reported among US personnel. The Pentagon said two of the tankers were "permanently disabled", while a third, which was unladen, was destroyed. Washington described the vessels as part of a covert network used to finance Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxy groups operating across the Middle East.

• Friday newspaper round-up: Volkswagen, Very Group, Harvey Nichols

  Friday 04 Sep 2026

  (Sharecast News) - The car company Volkswagen has announced it will shed 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade after being hit by US tariffs and fierce competition from Chinese rivals. The German manufacturer said management and unions had agreed as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan to cut a further 50,000 positions by 2030, bringing total job losses in the pipeline to 100,000. - Guardian

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