Victoria Atkins says announcement to raise tax threshold from £1m to £2.5m days before Christmas ‘seems very odd’ UK politics live – latest updates Ministers “snuck out” the announcement that they had ...

The Government will raise the inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers from £1 million to £2.5 million in a climbdown following months of protest. The change to the reforms initially unveiled at ...

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Rachel Reeves has been urged to scrap an inheritance tax raid on family firms altogether after a massive U-turn. Businesses cheered Labour’s climbdown, which will see a rise in the threshold for death ...

08:00, Wed, Jan 7, 2026 Updated: 11:37, Wed, Jan 7, 2026 Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice have missed out on a £30million inheritance after King Charles wilded the axe on their father Andrew ...

The wisdom has long been that Budget day is an excellent opportunity to bury bad corporate happenings. Christmas Eve is the best day for dodgy firms to hold their annual general meetings. There are no ...

The Florida Gators may not have to wait long to receive its first transfer commitment under new head coach Jon Sumrall. Former Georgia Tech quarterback Aaron Philo, a rumored target for Florida since ...

FORT WORTH - Texas State football has made a habit of setting records since hiring head coach GJ Kinne. In a 41-10 victory Friday over Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl, the Bobcats added a few more to ...

TIOBE Index for January 2026: Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages Your email has been sent January’s TIOBE Index begins the year with familiar names still setting the pace, but the underlying ...

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