April 26, 2026

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Mental health chief quizzed about proposed changes – Brighton and Hove News

Campaigners concerned about the mental health support provided at the Wellbeing Hub, in Preston Park, urged councillors to ask for clarification about future services. Wellbeing Hub users held a small protest outside Hove Town Hall before Brighton and Hove City Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on Tuesday (22 April), with neighbourhood mental health

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Investments

Why the new tax year is the best time to spring clean your investments

Once the house is decluttered and the oven cleaned, there might still be one item missing from your spring cleaning checklist: a refresh of your investments. Taking a long term and largely hands-off approach to investing is better for most people than constantly tinkering, but it’s still important to review every now and then. The

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Fund

This mutual fund has turned ₹10,000 monthly SIP into nearly ₹87 lakh in 38 years

Systematic investment plans (SIPs) in Canara Robeco Mutual Fund’s Canara Robeco Conservative Hybrid Fund have turned a total investment of ₹28 lakh—made through monthly contributions—into ₹86.73 lakh since inception, delivering an XIRR of 8.65%, according to data released by the fund house as the scheme completes 38 years on April 24. The SIP illustration is

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Property

HMRC ‘ramps up’ scrutiny of property valuations

HMRC is ramping up its scrutiny of property valuations as part of a clampdown on inheritance tax avoidance. The number of cases referred to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has risen 23.5% in the past year. The figures showed referrals to the VOA were up from 11,845 to 14,631, in the 12 months to 30th

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Insurance

Lumley Insurance celebrates 25 years growth in Cotswolds

John Lumley, based in Cirencester, has been managing director of Lumley Insurance for 25 years. The family-led business has seen steady growth across the Cotswolds and beyond, focusing on specialist advice and personal service. Mr Lumley said: “Reaching 25 years as Managing Director has made me incredibly proud of what we’ve built here in Cirencester.

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Wealth Management

MEPs eye hefty EU budget increase for health – POLITICO

Public health groups warn that projects not considered innovative, such as smoking-cessation campaigns to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease, would struggle to secure funds designated to boost industry competitiveness in the region. In response, the health committee is pushing to boost health funding and dedicate it solely to health projects. However, without the committee leading

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Energy

Fight Iran energy shock with solar panels and heat pumps, climate chief tells EU – POLITICO

“The end is not nearly in sight … and I am convinced that this will get worse,” he said of the energy shock, which experts have described as the worst the world has ever experienced. “So the name of the game here can only be one thing, and it is fast-forwarding to energy independence,” he

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Investments

University introduces transparency regime for weapons investments

The University Council is yet to decide on the divestment petition introduced by academics in MarchIsaac Ohringer for Varsity The University Council, Cambridge’s central governing body, has backed the introduction of a transparency reporting regime for investments in conventional weapons. Under this regime, the Cambridge University Endowment Trustee Body (CUETB), which oversees the University’s investments,

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Tax

DVLA tax warning to drivers who want to get back on the road

The DVLA have now explained to drivers that there are “no shortcuts” when bringing a vehicle back into use after declaring it off the road under a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). The agency said: “Want to use your vehicle again after telling DVLA it’s off the road (SORN)? “You have to tax it first.”

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Wealth Management

Why global residency, estate planning is the new frontier of wealth preservation

The journey of wealth and global mobility, is no longer enough about earnings, as the modern professional is increasingly concerned about wealth preservation. A journey in four stages Residency planning and long-term strategy This was the theme at the recently held roadshow in Abuja hosted by Henley & Partners in partnership with Afrinvest Trustees and

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