42 m. ago Should YOU copy Angela Rayner and put your house in a trust? The  tactic to reduce your inheritance tax

Putting assets into trust can offer many benefits, for example to reduce your inheritance tax bill or to create a legacy for loved ones.

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1 hour ago The secret role the Duke of Kent played in the run up to World War II revealed: How the patriotic royal directly violated Neville Chamberlain's wishes acting as a rogue secret agent

He was written off by history as a playboy with a fatal taste for martinis and morphine. But the Daily Mail can reveal there was an astonishing other side to the late Queen's uncle, the Duke of Kent.

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1 hour ago Women behind the lens: ‘A quiet act of resistance where words are silenced’

Fatimazohra Serri’s photography grew from a desire to question and resist roles imposed on Moroccan womenThis photograph is titled The Swing of Life. My aim was to illustrate the deep connection between a woman and a man, a relationship shaped by care and burden, intimacy and distance. The man swings from the flowing black dress of the woman above him. The clothing becomes the bridge between the two figures, soft yet unbreakable.It’s a visual metaphor for how men, knowingly or not, often rest on the invisible emotional strength of women. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Nato says it is working to counter Russia’s GPS jamming after EU leader’s plane incident

Nato is working to counter Russian jamming of satellite navigation systems on civilian flights, according to the alliance's chief

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2 h. ago Motherwell hit man sets his sights on European football at Fir Park

Regan Charles-Cook says the Lanarkshire club matches his ambitions

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3 h. ago Students without legal status are dropping out or delaying college as states revoke tuition breaks

Across the country, tens of thousands of college students without legal status are losing access to in-state tuition as part of an immigration crackdown carried out by President Donald Trump and his allies

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3 h. ago Crypto scandal sinks Russian elite’s $8.5mn polar party cruise

Company owned by France’s billionaire Pinault family sued by Russian-owned travel agency after trip collapses following payments chief’s arrest

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4 h. ago They fantasized about a 'fortress of Christianity'. Now US expats in Russia reveal harrowing details of their new lives... and what they're forced to do

From Moscow suburbs to windswept Siberia, a trickle of westerners have arrived, waving Bibles and clutching dreams of raising their children in a fortress of Christian order.

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5 h. ago Arne Slot faces crucial Liverpool decision on Alexis Mac Allister post

Liverpool have a two-week break before their next Premier League game and Arne Slot will be hoping for a few changes

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6 h. ago Could NATO stand up to President Xi's 'Axis of Upheaval'? As China pushes for a new world order, how the alliance's military forces compare to combined might of Beijing, Russia and North Korea

After three and a half years of devastating conflict, Putin is showing no signs of relenting on his military ambitions, and there are growing fears that his target stretches beyond Ukraine.

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7 h. ago ANDREW PIERCE: The knives are out for Rayner from within Labour, but she holds one ace to be next PM

A senior minister was overheard saying to an aide: 'I'm sick to death of going into battle for Ange. How many more times do I have to defend her?'

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes

US president ‘very disappointed’ in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288Donald Trump took no apparent action at the passing of his latest deadline for Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He was “very disappointed” in the Russian ruler, and was planning on “doing something to help people live”, said the US president, without any specifics. He was speaking on the radio show of Scott Jennings, a US conservative pundit.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia was engaged in a new troop buildup in certain sectors of the frontline and still launching strikes on Ukrainian targets. “Now we see another buildup of Russian forces in certain sectors of the front. [Putin] refuses to be forced into peace Russia continues to launch strikes. Of course, we will respond to this,” said the Ukrainian president in his nightly address.European allies are ready to contribute to po...

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8 h. ago Scandals could wreck Rayner's leadership ambitions, allies say... as they reveal why her desire for privacy could be to blame

Allies of Angela Rayner have said her tendency to attract scandal could damage her leadership ambitions.

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10 h. ago Should YOU copy Angela Rayner and put your house in a trust? The new tactic to reduce your inheritance tax bill

Putting assets into trust can offer many benefits, for example to reduce your inheritance tax bill or to create a legacy for loved ones.

Economics

10 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon made the union 'safe for a long time', claims former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

The former Prime Minister said his old political foe had set back the independence cause with her record in office and leading the SNP through a financial scandal.

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10 h. ago Woman at centre of Christian Horner scandal 'back working in F1' after Red Bull departure

The 'female employee', as she was usually referred to in media reports, made accusations of inappropriate and coercive behaviour of a sexual nature against then Red Bull team principal Horner.

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12 h. ago Bake Off’s biggest scandals from Prue’s spoiler blunder to Paul Hollywood ‘affair’ drama

The Great British Bake Off may look sweet on the surface, but behind the cakes lies a history of walkouts, betrayals, and on-set scandals that have stirred up just as much drama as the competition itself

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13 h. ago Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center

The Vatican is inaugurating an ambitious educational center inspired by Pope Francis’ ecological legacy

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13 h. ago Local government reforms backed by MPs despite ‘power grab’ concerns

Transport, planning and housing will be devolved to new unitary local authorities, under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

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13 h. ago UK in advanced talks to build warships for Denmark and Sweden

Discussions come as London deepens alliances with Scandinavia in face of Russian threat in the Arctic

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