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Corporate Lawyer Loses Court Battle After Gifting Nephew £560,000 by “Mistake”

A senior aviation lawyer has lost a High Court battle against her nephew after claiming she mistakenly gifted him a third of her late mother’s £1.7 million estate. Marie Ginette Gauchenot, 75, an aviation law specialist who worked for Novus Aviation Capital, re-established contact with her nephew, Jean-Michel Canarapen, 50, during her mother’s funeral in […]

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Number of Children Awaiting Adoption Soars amid Decline in Adopter Numbers

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The number of children waiting to be adopted in England has surged by 45 per cent over the past three years, while the number of approved adopters has dropped sharply, according to new government data. The Adoption and Special Guardianship Quarterly Data Collection, published by Coram i for the Department for Education (DfE), shows that

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Care England Launches Reports Offering Cost-Effective Measures for Social Care Sector

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Care England has released two new publications encouraging social care providers to adopt readily available, cost-effective solutions to navigate growing financial pressures within the sector. The first report, Short-term Pain, Long-term Gain, examines how shrinking budgets are eroding long-term investment and driving up care costs in the years ahead. The second, Restoring Stability: Practical Measures

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Grooming Gang Relatives ‘Applying for Charity Jobs to Intimidate Victims’

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Relatives of convicted grooming gang members have been applying for roles at UK charities that support sexual exploitation survivors in an effort to intimidate victims and interfere with investigations, according to new revelations. Paul O’Rourke, managing director of Next Stage Youth Development in Rochdale, said his organisation has uncovered multiple infiltration attempts from individuals linked

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Keir Starmer Rules Out NHS Use for Digital ID in UK Rollout

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that digital ID will not be mandatory for NHS access, insisting it will only apply to right-to-work checks as part of efforts to tackle illegal immigration and cut bureaucracy. Digital ID to Remain Voluntary, Except for Right-to-Work Checks Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has moved to reassure the

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UK Health Agency Urges Brits to Wear Masks as Winter Illnesses Spread

UKHSA Urges Brits to Wear Masks as Winter Illnesses Spread

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is advising people across the country to consider wearing face coverings as the autumn and winter season brings a surge in illnesses. Four main infections are currently circulating — flu, Covid, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), all of which tend to spike during colder months. In

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Scientists Discover How Breastfeeding Protects Women from Breast Cancer

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Breastfeeding may provide long-term protection against breast cancer by activating immune cells that act as “local guards” within breast tissue, according to groundbreaking new research from Melbourne. Scientists at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre found that women who breastfed had higher levels of specialised immune cells known as cytotoxic T lymphocytes. These cells remain in

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Inheritance Tax Hits Record High of £4.4bn — Here’s How to Legally Reduce Your Bill

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HMRC has collected a record-breaking £4.4 billion in inheritance tax (IHT) between April and September, with receipts up £100 million from the same period last year, a 2.3 per cent increase that signals another bumper year for the Treasury. “The Treasury is on course for another record-breaking year of revenues from IHT,” said Ian Dyall,

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Reeves Shifts Blame to Brexit as Looming Budget Forces Fresh Tax Rises

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Brexit is back in the political spotlight as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for next month’s budget, facing the difficult task of selling another round of tax increases to voters already weary of financial pressure. In what marks a significant change of tone, Reeves is expected to argue that the economic damage caused by the Conservatives’

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Amazon Web Services Outage Causes Major Disruption Across UK, Global Platforms

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Dozens of major websites, banks, and mobile apps have been hit by a widespread internet outage linked to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The disruption, which began on Monday morning, has affected online platforms worldwide, including key UK government services and several high-street banks. According to Downdetector, which tracks real-time outages, more than 2,000 reports of

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