Estate Planning

The flexible jobs market is booming with adverts up by more than 60 per cent,compared to this time last year, in a renewed sign that employees won’t compromise on their …

A group of nearly two dozen Conservative MPs, led by former leader Iain Duncan Smith, has warned that Joe Biden’s decision to curb US energy exports to the UK and …

The UK is one of a number of major economies that need to address “fundamental imbalances” with their fiscal policy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. The global fiscal …

UK MPs have taken a step toward creating a “smoke-free generation” by backing the government’s landmark plans to tighten restrictions on smoking. Under the legislation, known as the Tobacco and …

Train manufacturer Alstom is in “intense discussions” with the government over possible new train orders to save its struggling Derby plant. The government has “secured approval in principle” for Alstom …

Premiership Rugby must find a way to make their own “Fortnum and Mason” signings like All Blacks star Jordie Barrett, says Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter.  Barrett will …

It’s difficult to know whether Civil War’s timing is brilliant or just macabre. Alex Garland’s action thriller imagines an America in the latter stages of civil war, where the states …

A school becomes an allegory for society in tense German drama The Teacher’s Lounge, which was nominated for Best International Film at this year’s Oscars.  Leonie Benesch stars as Carla, …

House prices continued to fall in February, but private rents hit their highest level on record, the latest readings from the ONS have found.  UK house prices fell by the …

Traders at major US hedge funds are betting against the debt and equity of British water companies amid fears over their levels of debt and the risk of contagion across …