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Britain deserves far better than this fiscal fantasy: Shadow Chancellor MEL STRIDE on the farce of the Spring Statement

Today

Thanks to her choices, unemployment has been soaring. Yet, despite the growing numbers losing their jobs, somehow Rachel Reeves still has hers.

We're in our 40s, can we split our house with our two children now to avoid an inheritance tax bill?

Today

Could we add our children's names to our deeds and put the house equally in all four of our names now? After seven years, would this gift then be free of inheritance tax?

Jupiter is the fund that transforms companies, then waits for their shares to rise

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The performance numbers, albeit short term, are impressive with attractive returns since October 2024 - the date at which new manager Alex Savvides was installed - of 34 per cent.

'Widest in the UK' road bridge is being built - but £460m project is not to improve traffic flow

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The scheme aims to deliver four miles of a safer road with free-flowing traffic while 'conserving and enhancing the special character and natural beauty the local landscape'.

Enjoy the stock market bull run but beware when signs show something is about to give: HAMISH MCRAE

Today

We know an end will come, just as we know the sun will rise in the morning and that there is a global economic cycle.

Thames Water sewage spills set for record high, despite inflation-busting bill hikes

Today

Thames Water is on course to dump more raw sewage into its polluted rivers than at any time this decade, according to the stricken supplier's own data.

Nationwide pumps £1bn into Clydesdale Bank after Virgin Money deal

Today

The huge injection is far higher than the £650 million previously reported, and will raise concerns that Nationwide may have bought a much lower-quality business than it thought.

Susan Langley is the East End girl in the Mansion House

Today

Dame Susan Langley, whose office began in 1189, is addressing modern issues. One is the social media narrative depicting London as a crime-infested hellhole.

I once got a shock tax bill for £140,000, reveals comedian RUFUS HOUND

Today

Rufus Hound is an actor, comedian and presenter. He was a regular panellist on the ITV show Celebrity Juice and won the 2013 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.

The UK stockmarket's still full of hidden gems: JEFF PRESTRIDGE on the dirt cheap potential winners

Today

THE UK stock market is on a roll. Despite all the gloom and doom on the employment front, and an inept government in charge of the UK, the FTSE100 Index is roaring away like a late winter fire.

The well-paid industries that are DESPERATE for workers. These little-known niches boast excellent starting salaries, fast advancement and training's simple, revealed by experts

Today

There are now as many as 739,000 people aged 16 to 24 who can't find employment - up 100,000 in just the past year.

Tony Blair think-tank urges: Take brakes off growth

Yesterday

Ahead of the Spring Statement, the Tony Blair Institute said Labour's policies have 'added friction at the moment the UK needs greater agility'.

Activists turn tables on US raider Boaz Weinstein

Yesterday

Gamco has cited the same argument that Weinstein uses in his bid to oust the boards of UK investment trusts and install his own nominees.

Lady Mayor of London: We MUST speak up for the City or the whole of the UK will suffer

Yesterday

I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked, often in all seriousness, whether London is still safe, says Dame Susan Langley.

Traders ramp up bets against Greggs as fat jabs eat away profits

Yesterday

The bets, which makes holders money if the stock falls, have soared on fears that the popularity of hunger-suppressing jabs could hit sales at the sausage roll seller.

ALEX BRUMMER: Winning move still obscure on global media chessboard

Yesterday

Settling the future of Warner Bros should be good for the Hollywood studio system, and there is enormous political and British creative interest in the transaction.

SpaceX merges Elon Musk's AI firm - will the shares rocket?

Yesterday

Musk says that 'it is time to go forth, be out there among the stars, expand the scope and scale of human consciousness.' His latest deal may inspire investors to follow his call.

Aircraft parts maker Senior could be latest foreign takeover victim

Yesterday

Senior confirmed takeover chatter and said it had received two offers and discussions were 'ongoing'.

Elliott ratchets up pressure on London Stock Exchange

Yesterday

The feared New York-based activist investor, which is led by billionaire Paul Singer, went public for the first time since it emerged that it has taken a stake in LSEG.

IAG rebound fails to prevent shares slump

Yesterday

Analysts point to a lack of profit guidance and fears over potentially higher fuel prices as possible factors for the 7.4 per cent drop.

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