Jiří Viktor Daneš was Czechoslovakia’s first consul to Australia. His restored photos are now in a new book.  We spoke with ...

Writer/director Christopher Nolan once said about his film “Tenet” that it is “not all comprehensible” and is an experience to be had, not a puzzle to be unpacked. I feel similarly about “An Arcane ...

The UK Government said the reforms will make the tax system fairer for family farms by ensuring only the largest estates face higher bills. Photo / Supplied The British Government said today that it ...

The Government will raise the inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers from £1 million to £2.5 million in a climbdown following months of protest. The change to the reforms initially unveiled at ...

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Maria Warne-Elston said the previous tax threshold would have resulted in her family selling the farm Farmers in Cornwall have said the government's climbdown on inheritance tax has not gone far ...

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The government has today announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold will be increased from £1m to £2.5m when it is introduced in April 2026. This allows ...

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No 10 has largely played down health secretary’s comments In an interview published at the weekend, Wes Streeting, the health secretary, suggested that he would like Britain to join a customs union ...

With a background in financial journalism across national titles, Ruby loves helping people take control of their money and specialises in pensions, tax, banking and benefits. Giving cash in 2026 is a ...