Inheritance tax rules on gifts ‘should be replaced with single personal allowance’

The confusing array of inheritance tax rules on giveaways to loved ones should be swept away and replaced with a single ‘personal gift allowance’, say Government officials. The ‘seven-year’ rule for large gifts, which means that if you survive the money gradually becomes free of inheritance tax, should be axed in favour of a set … Read more

Early spring sunshine is set to disappear and be replaced by SNOW within days

Early spring sunshine is set to disappear and be replaced by SNOW within days… as National Trust launches campaign to lift the gloom by celebrating trees in blossom Temperatures will plunge and snow will appear as far south as Kent this weekend Weak weather front moving south is likely to bring increasing cloud on Sunday … Read more

How handshakes are being replaced by the ‘Vulcan’

The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more