To make the inheritance process simpler, the government has withdrawn the mandatory clause to probate a Will. A validly executed Will can now be acted upon directly by heirs and institutions such as ...

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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 ...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has published the draft electoral roll of voters in Tamil Nadu on Friday (December 19, 2025), after carrying out the much-debated Special Intensive Revision (SIR ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The New Year and Pongal settle into our lives almost simultaneously. While one beckons us to look ahead with renewed zeal and excitement for all that it brings, the other subtly reminds us to take a ...

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 ...

An important initiative by the Election Commission of India is called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, which aims to bring the electoral rolls up to date prior to ...

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 ...