3 h. ago Inheritance Tax rule change means your pension could be raided if you die young

From April 2027, inherited pensions will be subject to Inheritance Tax and included in the 'estate' - which also includes property, possessions and money - of someone who has died

Economics

12 h. ago Inheritance tax will apply to pension pots... even if workers die before retirement as Rachel Reeves tries to fill financial black hole

The Chancellor announced last year that retirement savings will be subject to the levy from April 2027.

Economics

12 h. ago Brit tourist, 61, dies after being run over twice by 'drunk driver' while celebrating anniversary

Lisa Di Palma, 61, was on holiday with her husband Keith to celebrate their wedding anniversary, when she tragically died after being hit by a car in Fethiye, Turkey, on August 6

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14 h. ago Brit woman dies in Turkey after being run over by 'drunk driver' twice

Lisa Di Palma died after she was hit twice by a car in Turkey. She was on holiday with her husband celebrating their wedding anniversary.

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15 h. ago Brit tourist, 61, dies in Turkey after being run over by 'drunk driver' TWICE

Lisa Di Palma, from east London, died after she was hit twice by a car in Turkey

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17 h. ago 'I have nightmares over pocket bully dog attack which left me in hospital for days'

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Gina Evans was left needing 22 stitches after the out-of-control 'pocket bully' charged at her and sank its teeth into her left calf while she was walking her own dog

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18 h. ago Pensioner, 77, died during heart surgery when hospital suffered a ten

Jean Dye, 77, was at the crucial stage of the procedure when the electricity went down - meaning doctors had to delay the process as they couldn't see vital X rays.

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26 h. ago Adult star driver nearly killed by psycho pigeon gives horror 'memory loss' update

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Model Mercedes Valentine, 25, smashed her motorbike into a parked car after the winged terror swooped and hit her on the head as she rode home last year, causing a brain injury

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28 h. ago Air ambulance lands after boy hit by car on busy Greater Manchester road

Police were called out to the scene

Transport

28 h. ago Gaza’s sick children wait in torturous limbo for medical evacuations

For some the only hope is treatment abroad, but not all survive the long, desperate wait for Israel’s approvalAbdel Karim Wahdan no longer has the energy to speak. When visitors arrive, the eight-year-old pretends to be sleeping so that no one looks at him. Between his frequent dialysis sessions, he cries. His bones hurt, he says.Abdel Karim is dying. His death should be preventable but because he lives in Gaza he cannot access the treatment that would save his life. What started as acute kidney failure is now chronic: his small body has begun to swell and he spends his days between hospital beds and injections that he hates. Continue reading...

Politics

33 h. ago Family's car bursts into flames in front of horrified shoppers as temperatures hit 30C

Footage shows a black Vauxhall Insignia being engulfed by an engine blaze in Bournebrook, Birmingham , at 5.45pm on Monday.

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39 h. ago Cyclist rushed to hospital after being struck by car on Edinburgh street

The news comes as a cyclist was left seriously injured after being hit by a car on Nicolson Street in the Southside of the city yesterday at around 9.30pm.

Transport

40 h. ago Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed last July and was taken to hospital where she died five days later having earlier declined cancer treatment.

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40 h. ago Teenager died after police were called to her flat, but could not be saved after 'frustrating' delay

As police tried to find clues as to what could have happened to Alex Duce she was inside her flat. When she was found later that day she had hanged herself and died days later in hospital

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42 h. ago Moment family's car bursts into flames in front of horrified shoppers as temperatures hit 30C

Footage shows a black Vauxhall Insignia being engulfed by an engine blaze in Bournebrook, Birmingham , at 5.45pm on Monday.

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44 h. ago Families of people dying too young to access pensions not spared in inheritance tax raid

Taxing pensions of anyone who dies before 55 - the minimum age to access private pots - has been decried as 'unbelievably unfair' and 'abhorrent' by some money experts.

Economics

45 h. ago Man released after arrest in connection with death of 'popular' Aberdeen man

Austin Ironside was found badly injured at a property in the city and died in hospital two days later.

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5 d. ago Adult film star dies aged 28 days after family asked for ‘prayers’

Vitoria Beatriz had been in hospital in critical condition for a number of days before her death.

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6 d. ago World Rally Championship star handed severe punishment for hitting FIA official with car

One World Rally Championship star is walking a points deduction tightrope after an accident while competing saw him hit an FIA scrutineer with his car, causing minor injuries

Politics

6 d. ago Pensioner dies after his mobility scooter was involved in collision with car in Airdrie town centre

Road policing officers are appealing for information following the tragic incident on Gartlea Road last Friday afternoon.

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