On a winter's night in 1974, a crime took place that would obsess the nation.

It was an extraordinary news story.

The story of an aristocrat, Lord Lucan, who's said to have killed the family Nanny,

mistaking her for his wife, then somehow just disappeared.

One of the great mysteries in English criminal history. We're still looking for Lucan.

It's honestly one of the most powerful stories of my lifetime.

I'm Alex Fondunzelman.

This is The Lucan Obsession.

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Hello. In today's Moneybox Live podcast, we're looking at giving someone lasting power of attorney.

That's the authority to manage your financial affairs in the event that you couldn't.

Now, the idea of giving up power and control over our lives can be an intimidating thought, even if it's to a loved one.

But it can be even scarier

to navigate difficult times without having that support in place. And you have already sent us a lot

of questions on this. After Paul Lewis covered lasting power of attorney on the Saturday program,

our inbox was almost overwhelmed. And what we're going to do today is answer as many of those

questions as we can. Before we hear it from our experts, though, I wanted to get a box was almost overwhelmed. And what we're going to do today is answer as many of those questions

as we can. Before we hear from our experts, though, I wanted to get a sense of why power of attorney

matters so much. And there is one person who's done a huge amount to raise awareness, Joan Bakewell,

the journalist, TV presenter and Labour peer. At 91, she is still working hard, encouraging more people to plan for their later years.

And I spoke to her before we came on air.

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