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Man Loses £400,000 Legal Battle After Being Disinherited Over Care Home Suggestion

A man has lost a £400,000 legal battle after being disinherited by his great-aunt over a suggestion that she should move into a care home. Doreen Stock, who passed away aged 86, had originally intended to leave her entire estate to her 39-year-old great-nephew, Ben Chiswick, who was living in the United States. The will […]

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Pensioners, Low Earners Face Biggest Hit as Threshold Freeze May Extend to 2030

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Close to one million people could be forced to pay income tax for the first time if the Labour Autumn Budget goes ahead with plans to extend the freeze on tax thresholds. Pensioners and low earners are expected to be among the hardest hit as Chancellor Rachel Reeves searches for ways to plug an estimated

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Bird flu spreads in East of England With New Cases Detected in Norfolk

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A fifth case of bird flu has been confirmed at a commercial poultry site in Norfolk, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Defra said the H5N1 virus had been detected at a premises near Poringland in Norfolk and at another location near Feltwell on Friday. As with earlier outbreaks, officials have

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Mother Criticises Hospital Staff Following Daughter’s Suicide

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The mother of a young woman who died by suicide in a hospital mental health unit has criticised staff for what she described as indifference, ignorance, and at times cruelty. Jane Figueiredo spoke out following the death of her 22-year-old daughter, Alice Figueiredo, at Goodmayes Hospital in Redbridge, east London, in July 2015. Alice had

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Jo Farrell Signals Major Policy Change on Gender, Rape Offences

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Police Scotland has announced that rapists will no longer be allowed to self-identify as women, in a significant policy change following years of debate. Chief Constable Jo Farrell said the national force will now ensure that the biological sex of anyone accused of rape is accurately recorded, rather than relying on self-declared gender. Under Scottish

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Demolition Begins at Anglia Square as £350 Million Norwich Regeneration Project Launches

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Demolition has begun at Anglia Square in Norwich, marking what local leaders have described as a “historic day” for the city’s regeneration. The once bustling shopping centre, built between the late 1960s and early 1970s, is being cleared to make way for a new £350 million mixed use development. The ambitious plan will see the

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InstaDeep Founder Karim Beguir Leaves UK for Switzerland

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One of Britain’s leading artificial intelligence entrepreneurs has moved his residency to Switzerland, according to new company filings, amid growing concern over the departure of high net worth individuals from the UK. Karim Beguir, the cofounder and chief executive of InstaDeep, the London registered AI firm acquired by BioNTech for up to £562 million two

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UK Jobless Rate Climbs to 5% in Latest ONS Figures

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The UK unemployment rate has climbed to 5% in the three months to September, reaching its highest level since early 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The increase marks a sharper rise than expected, surpassing the 4.9% projected by analysts ahead of the 26 November Budget. It signals that the UK labour

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Defendant Denies Threatening Victims in £7,000 Blackmail Trial

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A man accused of blackmailing three people out of thousands of pounds has told a jury why they made large transfers to his bank account. Twaha Kaana, 26, allegedly pressured a couple into paying him £7,000 between 2020 and 2021 after turning up unannounced at their flat in Rednal and initially asking for £100 to

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Over 150 Business Leaders Criticise Proposed Exit Tax on Wealthy Emigrants

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More than 150 business leaders have warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plan to impose an exit tax on wealthy emigrants could push investment away from Britain and deter entrepreneurial activity. Founders of some of the UK’s most successful start-ups and investors wrote to Reeves saying the tax would “not only tell founders that their ideas

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