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Bosses at the firm said the group had been boosted by its recent growth strategy.

Critics see inheritance tax, charged on estates valued at more than £325,000, as being a wealth tax in all but name

Volodymyr Zelensky is reported to have said Ukrainian territory seized by Russia could be ceded as part of peace deal

‘If Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire here, it's agreeing to its new border with Russia, effectively,’ John Bolton says

COMMENT: After the groundbreaking dating app where women can red-flag men who have lied about their status or are abusive was targeted in a devastating data breach, Olivia Petter fears that such well-intentioned platforms may be causing more problems than they solve

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s latest round of protectionist tariffs will prove as damaging to global trade and economic growth as those imposed in the 1930s, which exacerbated the Great Depression. Everything he does seems only to weaken his country’s power and prosperity

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Scathing rightwing coverage contains a revealing note of alarm: this is more than just a rebellion, and it’s gaining supporters fast, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

There are growing questions over how the government will fill a black hole in the public finances at the next budget