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Last year’s iconic anthem, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry & The Pacemakers, was the number one choice for funeral music. The song, which reappeared in the charts thanks to being covered by Michael Ball, Sir Captain Tom Moore and the NHS Voices of Care Choir to raise money for NHS charities, was played at an estimated 9,500 funerals, according to data gathered by the Co-op Funeralcare directors.

The total amount of UK legacy income increased from £800m in 1990 to £3bn in 2020, a doubling in value in real terms, and the new figures show the predicted income by the start of the new decade.

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated… accredited to the author Mark Twain, the statement has rung true over the last five years for a woman in France who has been trying to convince the authorities that she is very much alive and kicking.

Inheritance tax was among the few revenue-generating taxes that rose in 2020/21, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tax rose to more than £5.3 billion, close to the peak of 2018/19, when it reached £5.4 billion, though it dropped again shortly afterwards because of the rise in the residence nil rate band and perhaps because people had rushed through probate in the previous tax year because they were concerned that higher probate fees might be coming.

The next census of England and Wales took place on Sunday 21 March – a survey that happens every ten years and which provides a unique snapshot in time. Every household in England and Wales must fill in the census. The information provided helps organisations make decisions on planning and what is needed to fund local services in different areas of the countries.