Amy Ingham is a reporter at Business Matters, covering UK business news with a focus on breaking news, business policy, late payments and insolvency. She joined the magazine in 2026 after completing the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism at Harlow College's journalism school. Her recent reporting includes British Steel's nationalisation and its impact on SME suppliers, the decline in late payments by large firms, and Insolvency Service director disqualifications. Reach her at aingham@cbmeg.co.uk.
Lloyds Banking Group is reportedly preparing to retire the Halifax brand after 173 years, in one of the biggest shake-ups of the UK high street in…
UK property taxes have hit 3.7% of GDP, the heaviest burden in any major economy, with business rates revaluations putting SME investment at risk, warns Ryan.
UK AI investment hit a record £8.3bn in 2025, with London home to nearly three quarters of Britain's AI fintech firms, Barclays Eagle Labs research reveals.
UK bookmakers are preparing High Court action over the Gambling Commission's affordability checks, warning of "serious failings", lost tax receipts and a fast-growing black market.
Treasury sources signal Rachel Reeves will drop the Autumn Budget fuel duty hike after FairFuelUK lobbying, a 148,000-signature petition and SME pressure.
The Treasury has ordered an independent review into the impact of 6,700 UK bank branch closures, paving the way for tougher rules on face-to-face banking for…
Tate & Lyle confirms £2.7bn takeover talks with Illinois-based Ingredion, with a 615p-a-share bid sending shares up 45% and raising fresh fears over the London market.
UK Export Finance insurance has unlocked an HSBC UK credit lift, allowing Hertfordshire SME Masters Speciality Pharma to ship £2.3m of lifesaving medicines to Saudi Arabia.
Thousands of British exporters chasing US tariff refunds through the CAPE system may walk away empty-handed, warns Blick Rothenberg, as ineligibility and filing errors plague claims.
eBay has rejected a surprise $55.5bn takeover bid from GameStop, calling it "neither credible nor attractive". Ryan Cohen may now go direct to shareholders.
UK GDP rose 0.3% in March and 0.6% over Q1 2026, ONS data shows, but economists warn Iran war fallout and political instability threaten the months…
Global oil inventories are draining at the fastest rate on record after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The IEA warns of a 1.8m barrel-a-day…
GB News Radio has posted the fastest year-on-year growth of any UK network station, with reach up 21% to 676,000 listeners, leaving Times Radio and Talk…
Britain's AI scale-up Wayve signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Business and Trade to fast-track self-driving vehicles, anchor manufacturing jobs and cement the…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Grenadier enters the £900m race to replace the British Army's 5,000 ageing Land Rovers, taking on JLR, BAE Systems and Supacat for…