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A recent survey has found that the UK's favourite Christmas decoration for 2021 are lights. Christmas craft and clipart resource Design Bundles conducted an analysis of Google searches over a 12 month period and discovered that Christmas lights had been googled an average of 67,000 times each month.

The story of Christmas lights goes back quite a long way. Traditionally, candles were placed on Christmas trees to brighten up the room and highlight the decorations on the branches. The candles were also used to represent the 'light of Jesus'. As time went on and electric lights...

National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP, which has offices located in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, has advised London-based fintech start-up Nester Holdings Ltd on, what is believed to be, the first UK Peer2Peer Islamic Finance fintech deal worth £431,000, followed recently by a second deal worth £225,000.

Imam Qazi, Partner, and Leena Payyappilly, Associate, in Foot Anstey's Islamic Finance team advised on all legal aspects of the deal. This included drafting the Murabaha* and legal security contracts, as well as acting on behalf of Nester's...

Thinking about retirement can put your head in a spin. There’s certainly lots to consider, such as what lifestyle you want to live, what age you’ll be when you retire, and perhaps most importantly, how much money you need.

But this shouldn’t put you off. Planning for your retirement is important, and the sooner, the better. Saving and investing sufficiently for your retirement can be one of the best decisions you can make.

A great place to start is with research. You can access plenty of resources online, such as blog posts and videos at https://www.saltus.co.uk/ . Plus...

Wondering what some of the best cycling days out are in the UK? We’ll be exploring eight of the most popular ones in this article…

Cycling is a brilliant sport that not only makes for a fantastic all-body workout, but also gives you the opportunity to explore the world around you. One of the biggest drawbacks when it comes to cycling, however, is safety. Especially if you’re cycling with kids, you may be concerned about accidents along the way.

Of course, cycling accident claims can be sought if you are injured, or you injure someone else, en route whilst cycling....