Writing a will won't always protect your estate after death, as the Miles Taylor case shows
The recent court victory of budding young opera singer Miles Taylor provides a salient reminder that the notion that your…
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Stephen Hill sees Hitler’s techniques in Putin’s actions The Moscow drive-by assassination of charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov at 11.00pm…
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ByA review of the world's top wellness clinics
The stressful nature of modern life has led the great and good to seek out the world’s best wellness clinics…
ByBoris Johnson's American citizenship creates a world of tax troubles
The mad world of Boris Johnson is nothing compared to the merry-go-round of US/UK tax says Jaime McLemore Dear Mr…
BySending ex-wives back to work won't solve every divorce
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Hakluyt's Christopher James has seen the alphabet of Britain's security services
With a career spent in the SAS, MI6 and the FCO, before founding business intelligence firm Hakluyt, Christopher James sure…
ByAppointing a Facebook 'legacy contact' is no substitute for writing your will
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ByPutin's landgrab playbook looks increasingly like the Nazis'
Stephen Hill says Vladimir Putin is playing geopolitics like Hitler did – and we all need to beware Putin’s signature…
ByNew Zealand's wines are middle-earth masters
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ByRobert Parker's must-taste wine tour is stopping in London
Emily Rookwood dishes out some fine pointers on wine critic Robert Parker’s around-the-world tour of rare treats When Friday rolls…
BySearching for a stake in Britain's future, next-gen London needs to get out and vote
With the looming possibility that ‘red Ed’ could actually reach Number Ten, Zak Smith tracks down the young Londoners who…
BySue Ann Arnall's billion dollar divorce cheque is cashed, but isn't enough
Recent cases only highlight the difficulty justice systems have in deciding who gets what in divorce settlements, says Charlotte Posnansky…
ByRobert Ettinger's diary of incidents and adventures in Asia
From the beauty of Japan’s shogun shrines to bone setters in Sri Lanka, leather CEO Robert Ettinger takes Spear’s through…
ByAnyone on HSBC's Swiss list is tarnished, guilty or not
Despite only three people on the notorious HSBC Swiss account holders list being considered for prosecution, politicians and the media…
ByWilliam Cash's letter from issue 43
William Cash on life imitating literature and art imitating death Ihave just read The Dog by Joseph O’Neill, his biting…
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Why the Bentley Bentayga should be de rigueur on the shooting circuit
William Cash says Bentley’s much-anticipated luxury SUV, has a muscular haunch specifically designed to match ’the tailored shoulder contours of…
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