SA’s Constitution is distinctive because it begins from the person. It does not say that dignity belongs only to citizens, only to voters, only to the documented, only to the economically useful, or ...

Millions of Britons could be missing out on a little-known inheritance tax exemption that allows some gifts to be passed on without any inheritance tax liability. New research from Canada Life found ...

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New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human violence, suggesting that everyday aggression does not inevitably lead to ...

Inheritance tax is the gift that keeps on giving to the chancellor but for families mourning loved ones it can be a complicated minefield to get right at an already difficult time, with an avalanche ...

There are few parts of the law quite as fraught as succession. As the great wealth transfer gets under way, wrangling about who gets what is tearing families apart Get our breaking news email, free ...

09:32, Mon, Feb 9, 2026 Updated: 09:33, Mon, Feb 9, 2026 Millions of families are being dragged into the inheritance tax net as frozen thresholds collide with soaring house prices. But parents can ...

Scan the headlines and you might think that Western economies are on the verge of an ‘inheritance explosion’. Popular narratives warn of a looming ‘great wealth transfer’ as baby boomers pass down ...

China is harnessing cutting-edge science and technology to preserve and study its rich cultural heritage, with national research bases leading groundbreaking work in fields ranging from ancient mural ...

Inheritance tax is widely loathed. It’s a tax on death, property and the natural desire to pass wealth down the generations. Anxiety among families who already hated the idea of loved-ones getting ...