These are the top stories making the headlines across The Business Magazine website today:South East sees spike in insolvency-related activityInsolvency-related activity in the South East has surged significantly from 173 cases in September to 293 in October, according to data from Creditsafe analysed by R3.Full story here: https://thebusinessmagazine.co.uk/companies/south-east-sees-spike-in-insolvency-related-activity/ Freeths advises on 70 deals ahead of Chancellor's BudgetNational law firm Freeths completed 70 corporate transactions for clients in October, averaging two deals per day, and finalized over 15 transactions on the eve of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget statement.<