Estate Planning

There is a “productivity argument” against treating family businesses “generously”, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) director has argued, when asked about inheritance tax. Economist Paul Johnson addressed the National …

Monument Bank has entered a partnership with fintech Firenze to boost the lender’s stronghold among its mass-affluent consumer base. The challenger bank gave Firenze a £160m backing with the aim …

Stocks in UK weapons manufacturers are having another strong week after Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase British defence spending to its highest in decades. Starmer announced the “biggest …

Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has hailed the Stamford Bridge tenure of Roman Abramovich and appeared to draw unflattering comparisons with current Old Trafford owners the …

Otherland | Almeida | ★★☆☆☆  Chris Bush’s best-known play to date, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, divided opinion at City AM. I found this strange musical about a Sheffield housing …

Strikes planned by train drivers on the London Elizabeth Line this week have been called off, a union has announced. Aslef said on Tuesday the walk-outs would not take place …

Rugby league club London Broncos’ future at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane has descended into uncertainty after the former Super League team chose to activate a break clause in their contract.  …

Sir Keir Starmer has announced the “biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War” as he confirmed the UK would spend 2.5 per cent of …

Rain Newton-Smith, head of Britain’s largest business group, attacked Rachel Reeves’ tax raid on farmers, arguing that it risks endangering food security and hampering economic growth. Speaking at the National …

The legal regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), said it would examine the business secretary’s claim to be a solicitor again after it became “aware of further information.” Jonathan Reynolds …