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A 28-year-old man from Vermont in the US has been charged with the murder of his grandfather and mother in an attempt to access millions of dollars in inheritance, NBC News reports.

Researchers at Finders International, the professional probate genealogy firm that stars in BBC’s Heir Hunters programme,  took a peek into the new PM’s genealogy and can reveal a  family tree with a military thread particularly on the paternal side of the family, as well as a widely dispersed family, with a vast range of occupations.

The cost of living has hit families in the UK so hard they’re being forced to rent coffins for funerals, according to an article in the Sun.

From 29 July, any provider of funeral plans must be authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as reported by the BBC.

Finders International is running more conferences, both online and in person, over the next few months, which are all free to attend.

This is Money published an article this week warning parents to be wary of making their adult children the executors to their will if those kids don’t get on.

The world’s richest man’s family tree also includes other very wealthy people, according to an article about Elon Musk in Business Insider.

An Australian woman has been blocked from receiving her inheritance because she “won’t get a job” The Sun newspaper reports.

Should you leave an inheritance and if you do, what are the most valid reasons? Writing for GoBankingRates, financial planner and investment expert John Csiszar points out that an inheritance is a gift and not an obligation.

The Internet Court of Public Opinion is quick to condemn (and often on little to no evidence) but the following story about a dad of three leaving his inheritance to his son caught our eye this week…