The Exchequer raked in a record £6.7bn in inheritance tax between 2022 and 2023, as a longstanding freeze on the tax-free threshold and ballooning asset prices meant more estates were …
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Inside The National Gallery’s intriguing new restaurant with food inspired by Caravaggio
With multiple London restaurants opening every week, it’s a food writer’s dream when one comes along and offers something different. Locatelli, the new opening within The National Gallery on Trafalgar …
Big tech hits back as CMA flags ‘harmful” cloud dominance by Microsoft and AWS
Big Tech companies have pushed back against a damning report from the UK’s competition watchdog, which warned that Microsoft and Amazon’s dominance in the £10.5bn cloud computing market is stifling …
A massive burger festival is coming to London – and you can vote for the UK’s best bun
“London, get ready to loosen your belts,” is the message from the team at Burger Fest UK, taking place at Signature Brew in east London on 13 and 14 September, …
Investors put off by complicated wealth management tools
Half of people who want help investing, feel “dissatisfied” with traditional wealth management tools, believing them to be too expensive or complex, a new survey has found. Two thirds of …
Another blow to London as Just Group goes to Canadian manager
The London Stock Exchange lost yet another constituent to foreign ownership on Thursday, after pension insurer Just Group agreed a bumper takeover deal from Canadian asset manager Brookfield Wealth Solutions …
Inside incredible new Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse in Los Angeles that sets a new standard
It was only a matter of time before Virgin Atlantic opened its very own Clubhouse at Los Angeles International Airport. After all, it’s the only airline that can claim its …
Investors continue to opt for gold driving global demand
Global demand for gold shows no sign of slowing down as investors and central banks continue to hoover up the safe haven asset. The precious metal rallied over the first …
Rachel Reeves could use bank windfall tax to plug Labour’s U-turns
Rachel Reeves could launch a fresh tax grab on banks to plug the spending holes left by Labour’s recent U-turns, new analysis has found. The Chancellor is poised to hike …
FTSE 100 giants Rolls-Royce and Shell lead City market rally
A fleet of corporate news helped the FTSE 100 edge up in early trading on Thursday with a number of rallies from the index’s heavyweights. Positive updates from Rolls-Royce and …