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Catch the latest Financial News EventsInheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m in government U-turn – UK politics live
Previous policy would have led to inheritance tax being levied on farms valued at over £1mAnnouncing the inheritance tax change (or U-turn – although she is not calling it that), Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, says:Farmers are at the heart of our food...
Andy Burnham apologises for past police LGBTQ+ discrimination
Greater Manchester mayor acknowledges ‘pain and suffering’ after region’s police chief declined to apologiseThe mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has apologised for past police failings towards LGBTQ+ people, acknowledging “unacceptable discrimination and the...
Bad blood between the Beckhams at Christmas might seem trite. But here’s why it’s important | Jason Okundaye
It’s celebrity catnip, but beyond the headlines this is also a tale of family dysfunction. At this time of year, so many people know about thatThere is not one saga I have been more invested in this year than the Beckham family feud. In case you are not as shamelessly...
‘A sense of anarchy and misrule’: the osses, warring oaks and lobbed sprouts of Penzance’s Montol festival
On the winter solstice, the Cornish town transforms into a rambunctious festival full of dance, delinquency and Morris dancers. Our writer dodges the vegetable missiles – and learns how to get the best out of a horse skullIncense burners as big as basketballs send...