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Martin Lewis has warned savers that junior ISAs do not protect money from inheritance tax, despite their tax‑free benefits. Speaking on his BBC podcast, he said the accounts are designed to shield returns from income tax and capital gains tax but offer no exemption from inheritance tax rules.“The tax‑free element of junior ISAs is all about the income – on savings that’s interest, on shares that’s dividend and the capital gains on any growth,” he said. “It is not a protection from inheritance tax.”Junior ISAs allow parents, grandparents and others to save or invest up to £9,000 a year for…

Alex Scott is determined to end Football Focus on a high note as she presented its first show since news of the programme being axed.The broadcaster made a note of the show being cut at the start of the episode after plummeting viewership figures forced the BBC to remove it from its schedules.The former England international said: “Hello and welcome to Football Focus. In the words of Declan Rice: ‘It’s not done, it’s not done yet.'”We’ve got five games left to decide the Premier League title and five shows left in the proud history of Football Focus.Alex Scott is determined…

UK Midlands businesses supported by coach Anu Khanna have made a significant mark at the BizX Awards 2026, with two client companies winning their categories and a further 11 reaching the finals on the strength of their performance and growth. The two category winners were ACT, led by John Courtenay, which claimed the Best Import-Export Company of the Year title, and The Buddy Bag Foundation, led by Karen Williams, which was presented with the Not-for-profit Business of the Year award. Anu Khanna has worked with both organisations as their coach over the course of several years. Recognition on the…

Labour has faced growing calls to bring back permanent hard shoulders on smart motorways after a van driver was handed a suspended prison sentence for causing the death of a passenger in a broken-down vehicle.The case has reignited fierce debate over whether so-called “all lane running” motorways are safe, with campaigners saying technology is failing to protect stranded motorists. Barry O’Sullivan, from Wixams near Bedford, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court after being found guilty of causing death by careless driving. He received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. The court heard the crash happened in March 2022…

Ionut Dobre, 33, of Cleanthus Road in Woolwich, has been charged with rape. Two boys, both 16, and another boy, 15, all from Gravesend, have also been charged with rape. Benone Inofte, 46, of Salisbury Road, has been charged with aiding and abetting a rape.

The 46th London Marathon is set to be another record-breaker, with more than 59,000 people expected to complete the 26.2-mile course on Sunday.The 2025 event set a world record for the number of finishers, despite hot conditions, with a total of 56,640 entrants completing the distance.Before this year’s race, organisers confirmed discussions are ongoing over holding a two-day event in 2027, which event director Hugh Brasher says could allow for 100,000 finishers and raise over £130m for charity.This year’s elite races feature all four defending champions, as Sabastian Sawe, Tigst Assefa, Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner return to defend their…

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