The Royal National Lifeboat Institute has received £1 million in a will donation.

Many people still need to make extra plans to avoid having large parts of their estates swallowed up by inheritance tax upon their death, it has been stated.

New legal revelations about the will of late comedian Peter Sellars have revealed that the wrong woman inherited his fortune because changes to his documents were not made in time.

Solicitors in Yeovil, Somerset will be pushing a campaign for people to make a will this month.

Proposed changes to inheritance law are aimed at dealing with a frequent public misconception, a barrister has said.

It is "incredibly important" that people keep their wills updated to take account of changing life circumstances.

Many vulnerable people are falling victim to "nightmare wills" produced by unregulated writers of the documents and are consequently being left without the security they need, the Law Society has said.

The Law Commission has proposed a shake-up of the inheritance system, which would see certain automatic rights being applied to cohabiting couples.

Charities have expressed concern that there may be a rise in court cases from people seeking to dispute legacies left in wills to charities.

Over half of UK adults have not written a will, a new survey has revealed.