paperboy
Alice Hancock
Journalist Spotlight

Alice Hancock

@alicemhancock4.7K followers

Shipping and industry correspondent @FT // Occasional @spectator_LIFE // Views own. DMs open. Email [email protected]

Front-Page Stories2Last 30 Days
Lead Stories2Last 30 Days
Papers Covered1Last 30 Days
Last Front PageJUL 14, 2026Latest appearance
Front Pages — Last 30 DaysLeadFront page

Papers Covered

Financial Times

Featured Story

Featured Lead Story

Dubai’s DP World planning new east coast port to bypass Hormuz strait

Logistics group in talks ● Seismic strategy shift ● Site on Gulf of Oman ● Overland routes to neighbours

View Front PageFinancial Times • JUL 14, 2026

FRONT-PAGE HISTORY

Filter
Financial Times front page

Dubai’s DP World planning new east coast port to bypass Hormuz strait

Logistics group in talks ● Seismic strategy shift ● Site on Gulf of Oman ● Overland routes to neighbours

With:Andrew England
FT
Financial Times•JUL 14, 2026•Lead Story
Financial Times front page

Shipping chiefs warn US-Iran deal could lead to Hormuz fees

Industry fears Tehran will charge tolls Use of vital strait was free before war

With:Andrew England,Najmeh Bozorgmehr
FT
Financial Times•JUN 19, 2026•Lead Story
Financial Times front page

Shipping magnate Marinakis ready to pay fee for transiting Strait of Hormuz

FT
Financial Times•JUN 3, 2026
Financial Times front page

Iran warns US not to enter Hormuz strait and launches drones at UAE

Ceasefire comes under strain ● Tehran threatens American warships ● Response to new Trump plan

With:Najmeh Bozorgmehr,Raya Jalabi
FT
Financial Times•MAY 5, 2026•Lead Story
The paper presents the escalation as a geopolitical and macroeconomic event, focusing on the strategic actions of state actors and the immediate threat to global shipping lanes and oil markets.
Financial Times front page

Iran seizes two ships in show of force as bid to revive peace talks founders

Tehran refuses to submit ● Trump extends ceasefire ● US blockade persists ● Oil rises above $100

With:Andrew England
FT
Financial Times•APR 23, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames the naval escalation primarily through its geopolitical and macroeconomic impacts, explicitly linking diplomatic gridlock and military maneuvers to the resulting spike in global oil prices.
Financial Times front page

Oil prices spike above $100 a barrel as shut strait strains fragile ceasefire

Iran keeps grip on Hormuz ● Netanyahu approves Lebanon talks ● US envoys head to Pakistan

With:Najmeh Bozorgmehr,Verity Ratcliffe,Jamie Smyth
FT
Financial Times•APR 10, 2026•Lead Story
The paper leads with the macroeconomic impact of geopolitical instability, prioritising the threshold-crossing of global oil prices while detailing the underlying diplomatic and military strains in the subheadlines.

About this page

Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Alice Hancock in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.