Jamie Young is Senior Reporter at Business Matters, covering SME finance, employment law and Westminster policy since 2016. He has reported on every Budget and Autumn Statement since 2018, helped make sense of the 'covid era' and the bounce-back loan scheme from launch through the fraud investigations, and broke the magazine's coverage of the 2024 late-payment reforms. He joined Business Matters straight from completing his BA in Administration from Exeter University and is NCTJ-qualified. Reach him at jyoung@cbmeg.co.uk
Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has raised $20bn even as its Grok chatbot faces global backlash over sexualised deepfake images and regulatory scrutiny.
Ofcom has contacted X and xAI after reports Grok AI generates sexualised images of children and non-consensual deepfakes.
Gary Neville has sold a majority stake in The Overlap to Global as the sports media brand targets global growth.
An employment tribunal has ruled the Salvation Army was justified in dismissing a refugee support worker over inflammatory comments about migrants.
UK credit card spending rose at its fastest pace in nearly two years before Christmas, highlighting pressure on households despite resilient housing demand.
UK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025.
Farmers block Tesco and Sainsbury’s distribution centres overnight in protest over low farmgate prices and rising production costs.
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Brighton Palace Pier has been put up for sale after declining profits, highlighting the cost pressures facing UK leisure and hospitality businesses.
HSBC has launched bankruptcy proceedings against Aidan and Howard Barclay after recovering just £1.1m of a £143.5m loan from their collapsed logistics business.
China’s BYD is on track to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest electric vehicle seller after reporting sales of more than 2.25 million EVs last year.
UK ministers face mounting pressure to curb gambling advertising as polling shows 70% of the public support tougher restrictions on promotions and sponsorship.
ITV has agreed to invest up to £3m in Joe Wicks’ Body Coach fitness app, with the partnership including advertising across ITV and ITVX.
Richard Walker, executive chairman of Iceland, says a lack of commercial literacy in government is holding back UK growth and calls for a focus on everyday…
Britain’s broadcasting regulator is under mounting pressure to investigate a GB News interview with Donald Trump, after critics claimed the channel failed to challenge a series…