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British Council in ‘precarious financial situation’ after failing to repay £197m Covid loan

There could now be a drastic reduction in the council’s operations, including making around a quarter of staff redundant and closing offices in 11 countries

The Independent UK

MPs question whether troubled Ajax armoured vehicle is fit for purpose

The Public Accounts Committee’s chairman said advice to carry out maintenance checks every time Ajax is stopped was an ‘insult to intelligence’.

Evening Standard

Troubled £6bn Ajax armoured vehicle may never be fit for combat, MPs warned

The system was initially expected to enter into operation in 2017 but has been repeatedly hit by setbacks

The Independent UK

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Asylum system is on brink of collapse, MPs warn

A report said there is an ‘absence of a clear strategy’ in the Government’s plan.

Evening Standard

Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many

Home Office still focused on ‘short-term fixes’ to broken asylum system, MPs warn

The Independent UK

Ministry of Defence accused of failing to tackle ‘normalisation of fraud’ after £1.5bn annual loss

MPs have published a scathing report on the culture within the Ministry of Defence

The Independent UK

UK schools could lose £288m in funding due to falling pupil numbers, watchdog warns

The warning comes as some primary schools are already being forced to merge or close their doors entirely due to dwindling pupil numbers

The Independent UK

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Post Office and Windrush scandal victims waiting years for compensation as £12bn still unpaid

Less than a quarter of this sum had been paid out by February this year, the National Audit Office (NAO) said

The Independent UK

Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say

Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’

The Guardian - UK

MPs fear loss of BBC World Service influence amid ‘hostile’ propaganda push

Committee calls for action on funding and protection for journalists as fears grow that viewer trust is being lost to Russia and China.

The Independent UK

Premium Bonds owner NS&I slammed after spending £3bn of taxpayer money on ‘full-spectrum disaster’

Around 25m people have money in NS&I, primarily across the monthly bonds prize draw

The Independent UK

Prison security systems not being fixed amid drug crisis, report finds

A report has found that key security systems in Britain’s prisons are being left unrepaired

The Independent UK

Prison windows and X-ray scanners not being fixed amid drug crisis – watchdog

Prison governors have reported not having enough money to fix broken security equipment.

Evening Standard

NHS medical negligence persisting in England ‘despite 24 years of warnings’

MPs on influential committee excoriate health department and NHS England for errors costing £3.6bn a year

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Government and NHS fail to take ‘any meaningful steps’ to tackle spiralling medical negligence costs

The government and NHS England have been sharply criticised by MPs for their failure to take "any meaningful steps" to slash the rising costs of clinical negligence in England, despite two decades of warnings.

The Independent UK

MPs slam ‘abject failure’ over insulation scheme as victims up to £230k out of pocket

A senior MP has called the issue a ‘catastrophic fiasco’

The Guardian - UK

MPs ask Serious Fraud Office to investigate UK home insulation sector

More than 30,000 households left with defects after ‘catastrophic failure’ of Tory government schemes

The Independent UK

Hundreds of vulnerable children placed in illegal care homes amid ‘broken system’

Ofsted said it had begun nearly 900 investigations into potential unregistered homes

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MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP, scathing review finds

Evening Standard

The Royals' controversial property agreements — from Princess Alexandra's £2,200-a-year Richmond home to Prince Edward's 150-year lease

As an inquiry is launched into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s living arrangements, the rest of the Royal Family is under scrutiny. Here’s how they pay for their homes

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the crown estate inquiry: a necessary probe and a wider debate

Editorial: Parliament’s ban on discussion of the royals is infantile. A committee of MPs has the chance to end the secrecy over their finances

International Business Times UK

BBC Loses More Than £1 Billion Amid Mass Payment Evasion and Declining Licence Ownership by Viewers

The Public Accounts Committee report saw the broadcasting company lost over £1 billion in potential income from 2024 to 2025.

Evening Standard

BBC an ‘organisation under severe pressure’ – report

The corporation has been hit by a series of scandals in recent months, leading up to the resignation of director general Sir Tim Davie.

The Independent UK

BBC loses £1.1 billion as more viewers cancel or evade TV licence fee

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

The Independent UK

Afghans still at risk from fresh data breach as it’s revealed MoD hasn’t fixed security flaws

No oversight of huge amounts of public money spent after MoD kept spending watchdog in the dark about secret Afghan evacuation scheme

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