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.
Matt Clifford, architect of the UK’s AI action plan, warns that British firms risk losing ground to global competitors as AI adoption lags across key sectors.
US tariffs on UK goods have surged sixfold to $1.36bn in four months, with British manufacturers squeezed despite a new trade deal. China remains the top…
Blackburn businessman Raja Imtiaz has been jailed for over two years after fraudulently securing two £50k Bounce Back Loans during the Covid pandemic.
Workplace sickness now costs UK businesses £103bn annually, with presenteeism a major factor. Bupa partners with GoJoe to boost employee health and productivity.
Public sector hiring has surged to a 14-year high despite weak productivity, forcing Chancellor Rachel Reeves towards further tax rises in her November Budget.
APSCo UK warns that rejecting amendments to the Employment Rights Bill risks creating barriers for employers and recruiters, hindering growth and worsening the UK labour market.
Rare books are booming in value, with first editions of Harry Potter, Enid Blyton and classics like Ulysses selling for up to £275,000. Pawnbrokers report a…
Tesla shares have soared nearly 50% since Elon Musk’s public feud with Donald Trump. Insider buying, strong Q2 results and FSD progress fuel the EV maker’s…
New research shows women in the UK risk missing out on £93,000 in lifetime earnings due to the gender pay gap, with disparities widening most between…
Ocado has deployed Sunswap’s battery and solar-powered Endurance refrigeration units on its double-deck trailers, eliminating diesel, cutting 20.5 tonnes of CO2 a year, and supporting its…
UK inflation held at 3.8% in August, nearly double the Bank of England’s target. The data reinforces expectations that rates will remain at 4% as Chancellor…
Microsoft is investing £22bn to build Britain’s biggest AI supercomputer and expand UK data centres, part of £31bn in US Big Tech funding unveiled during Trump’s…
French deeptech firm Cailabs has raised €57m, led by the EIB, to scale production of optical ground stations, expand globally, and advance sovereign space communications.
Tottenham-based Vanquish Fitness has secured a £1m trade loan from NatWest, guaranteed by UK Export Finance, to expand its athleisure business and scale in the US…
Google will invest £5bn in the UK to expand AI, create over 8,000 jobs and open its first Hertfordshire datacentre, in a boost hailed by Chancellor…