On her calculations, rates of marriages with a person from another European Union country have been flat in Belgium and the Netherlands since 2000 and shown only a modest rise in Spain.

ECONOMIST: International marriage

In two seconds flat there was the sound of a person thundering up the stairs and knocking at the door.

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For instance, he said, it can pull out people using the same bank account, have similar flat numbers or it could spot the person who spells their name different at every institution they use in a bid to hide the stages of a sophisticated scam.

BBC: The future of fighting fraud

If you want advice delivered in person, consider a fee-only planner, meaning one who charges either an hourly rate or a flat rate, as opposed to one who lives off sales commissions.

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Almost everyone seems to love Cathay Pacific for its smooth service and fantastic Hong Kong hub, but with an 81-inch-long first class bed, flat beds in business class, and shell seats in economy (meaning that even if the person in front of you reclines, their chair-back does not), Cathay's a particularly comfortable option for those who value their personal space.

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