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.
EY reports a three-year high in profit warnings citing weak consumer confidence, as uncertainty spreads from businesses to households ahead of November’s Budget.
The UK government plans to create 400,000 green energy jobs by 2030, with major investment in skills training for trades, veterans, and workers transitioning from fossil…
Betfred has warned that proposed gambling tax rises could force the closure of all 1,300 of its UK betting shops, threatening 7,000 jobs. The company says…
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NatWest’s latest UK Business Growth Tracker shows mid-market firms sustaining solid activity in Q3 2025 despite weaker manufacturing and subdued consumer demand, with easing cost pressures…
A government-built AI tool has slashed consultation analysis times from weeks to hours, saving taxpayers millions and freeing civil servants for frontline work. The system, part…
Grateful, the Harrogate and London-based fintech simplifying digital tipping and tronc management, has raised £1.5m from Calculus Capital to scale its platform, enhance AI tools, and…
Andy Haldane, former Bank of England chief economist and advisor to the Treasury, will become president of the British Chambers of Commerce in February, succeeding Baroness…
Thousands of UK businesses urged to join a £2 billion collective action accusing Microsoft of overcharging firms that ran Windows Server on rival clouds such as…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted both tax rises and spending cuts are being weighed for her 26 November Budget as she confronts a £30bn fiscal shortfall…
Meltwater and We Are Social’s Digital 2026 report shows social media now reaches 68.7% of the world, over one billion people use AI monthly, and digital…
Instagram will roll out a PG-13-style content rating for teens, automatically placing under-18s into stricter settings that limit access to adult and harmful content. Meta says…
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has committed a further £890m to expand his Oxford institute into a 2m sq ft research campus for 7,000 people — one…
Fujitsu’s UK chief has received a 50% pay rise to £591,000 as the company faces ongoing scrutiny and lawsuits linked to the Post Office Horizon scandal,…