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End of the Dubai dream: Profound consequences of attack for property, expats, influencers and tourists revealed by RUTH SUNDERLAND... and what happens now

Today

The missile strikes on Dubai come as a profound shock for the tiny emirate's ruling elite and the hundreds of thousands of British expats and tourists who have flocked to the desert statelet.

The UK stockmarket's still full of hidden gems: JEFF PRESTRIDGE on the dirt cheap potential winners

Today

The UK stock market is on a roll. Despite all the gloom and doom, the FTSE 100 Index is roaring away like a late winter fire but there is still more to come, say experts.

Traders ramp up bets against Greggs as fat jabs eat away profits

Today

The bets, which makes holders money if the stock falls, have soared on fears that the popularity of hunger-suppressing jabs could hit sales at the sausage roll seller.

Lady Mayor of London: We MUST speak up for the City or the whole of the UK will suffer

Today

I've lost count of the number of times I've been asked, often in all seriousness, whether London is still safe, says Dame Susan Langley.

Tony Blair think-tank urges Rachel Reeves to take the brakes off growth

Today

Ahead of the Spring Statement, the Tony Blair Institute said Labour's policies have 'added friction at the moment the UK needs greater agility'.

The East End girl in the Mansion House: We meet the City's first Lady Mayor

Today

Dame Susan Langley, whose office began in 1189, is addressing modern issues. One is the social media narrative depicting London as a crime-infested hellhole.

The UK's widest road bridge is being built - but the £460M project isn't for cars

Today

The scheme aims to deliver four miles of a safer road with free-flowing traffic while 'conserving and enhancing the special character and natural beauty the local landscape'.

How to profit from the new space race: Funds and shares that could see returns rocket

Today

Musk says that 'it is time to go forth, be out there among the stars, expand the scope and scale of human consciousness.' His latest deal may inspire investors to follow his call.

Britain deserves far better than this fiscal fantasy: Shadow Chancellor MEL STRIDE on the farce of the Spring Statement

Today

Thanks to her choices, unemployment has been soaring. Yet, despite the growing numbers losing their jobs, somehow Rachel Reeves still has hers.

We're in our 40s, can we split our house with our two children now to avoid an inheritance tax bill?

Today

Could we add our children's names to our deeds and put the house equally in all four of our names now? After seven years, would this gift then be free of inheritance tax?

Jupiter is the fund that transforms companies, then waits for their shares to rise

Today

The performance numbers, albeit short term, are impressive with attractive returns since October 2024 - the date at which new manager Alex Savvides was installed - of 34 per cent.

Enjoy the stock market bull run but beware when signs show something is about to give: HAMISH MCRAE

Today

We know an end will come, just as we know the sun will rise in the morning and that there is a global economic cycle.

Thames Water sewage spills set for record high, despite inflation-busting bill hikes

Today

Thames Water is on course to dump more raw sewage into its polluted rivers than at any time this decade, according to the stricken supplier's own data.

Nationwide pumps £1bn into Clydesdale Bank after Virgin Money deal

Today

The huge injection is far higher than the £650 million previously reported, and will raise concerns that Nationwide may have bought a much lower-quality business than it thought.

I once got a shock tax bill for £140,000, reveals comedian RUFUS HOUND

Today

Rufus Hound is an actor, comedian and presenter. He was a regular panellist on the ITV show Celebrity Juice and won the 2013 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.

The well-paid industries that are DESPERATE for workers. These little-known niches boast excellent starting salaries, fast advancement and training's simple, revealed by experts

Today

There are now as many as 739,000 people aged 16 to 24 who can't find employment - up 100,000 in just the past year.

Activists turn tables on US raider Boaz Weinstein

Yesterday

Gamco has cited the same argument that Weinstein uses in his bid to oust the boards of UK investment trusts and install his own nominees.

ALEX BRUMMER: Winning move still obscure on global media chessboard

Yesterday

Settling the future of Warner Bros should be good for the Hollywood studio system, and there is enormous political and British creative interest in the transaction.

Aircraft parts maker Senior could be latest foreign takeover victim

Yesterday

Senior confirmed takeover chatter and said it had received two offers and discussions were 'ongoing'.

Elliott ratchets up pressure on London Stock Exchange

Yesterday

The feared New York-based activist investor, which is led by billionaire Paul Singer, went public for the first time since it emerged that it has taken a stake in LSEG.

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