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MoD management of supplies and spares ‘putting front line at risk’

The National Audit Office flagged concerns about how the defence department manages its £11.8 billion portfolio of equipment.

The Independent UK

Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today's closures

In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders.

The Conversation

Just four schools rebuilt in last two years, government admits as concrete crisis deepens

Sunak accused of ‘sticking plaster approach’ by top watchdog, as rebuilding figures revealed

The Independent UK

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People caught in possession of laughing gas could face up to two years in jail under new Home Office plans – as it happened

Home Office to introduce new measures as part of plan announced earlier this year to ban nitrous oxide

The Guardian - UK

Did Rishi Sunak cut funding for new schools and how many have been built?

The Prime Minister has been accused of cutting plans to build new schools amid concerns about deteriorating concrete.

The Independent UK

"We’ve never called ourselves prog. Prog is a very technically demanding genre, I couldn’t play it if I wanted to.” Sam Healy on their new album and why North Atlantic Oscillation won't be playing live any time soon

A lot has changed since North Atlantic Oscillation released their last album in 2018. After a strange five years, the electronic post-prog return as a one-man band…

Louder

UK financial regulator faces probe into its effectiveness

The ability of the UK’s financial regulator to do its job is set to come under close scrutiny in a new probe.

Evening Standard

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Government set to fail target of 40 new promised hospitals by 2030, watchdog says

Just 32 of the projects intended to fix NHS buildings are expected to be completed by the end of the decade

The Independent UK

Government on track to break Boris Johnson’s ‘40 new hospitals’ promise

National Audit Office research finds delays and lack of value for money, and that only 11 projects are wholly new builds

The Guardian - UK

Government set to break promise of 40 new hospitals by 2030 – report

Just 32 of the projects intended to fix NHS buildings are expected to be completed by the end of the decade.

The Independent UK

National Audit Office launches review of financial regulator’s effectiveness

Plans to assess FCA come in light of its growing list of responsibilities including cryptoassets, AI and competitiveness

The Guardian - UK

Queen Camilla will not receive £360,000 annuity from parliament like Prince Philip did

A National Audit Office (NAO) report said the Queen will be funded by the Sovereign Grant instead

The Independent UK

Camilla will not receive £360,000 annuity from Parliament like Philip

A National Audit Office (NAO) report said the Queen will be funded by the Sovereign Grant instead.

The Independent UK

New online reform regulatory system could cost nearly £170m, Ofcom estimates

A new report by public spending watchdog the National Audit Office praised the progress Ofcom has made in preparing for the new regulatory role.

The Independent UK

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Warning as up to 10 million people risk being underpaid in huge DWP blunder

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) used to automatically add National Insurance credits to claimants' records - but switched to doing this manually from 2017/18

Chronicle Live

Gateshead school 'on its knees' as report finds 700,000 pupils in England taught in buildings that should be replaced or repaired

Kate Chisholm, executive headteacher at Oakfield Schools Federation, told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme that the schools' walls and roof are rotting, asbestos is present in the building, and the school yard regularly floods due to problems with the drains

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Korski pulls out of race to be Tory candidate for London mayor, blaming ‘false’ groping claim – as it happened

TV producer Daisy Goodwin accused Tory hopeful of groping her a decade ago

Evening Standard

School building collapse causing death or injury ‘very likely’ following years of underfunding, warns watchdog

Around 700,000 children in England are attending schools in need of major repairs, says the National Audit Office

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The Independent UK

700,000 pupil attending schools requiring major repairs, warns watchdog

Government does not have sufficient information to manage ‘critical’ risks to the safety of pupils and staff from deteriorating school buildings condition

The Guardian - UK

Almost 600 schools in England undergoing urgent structural checks

Many more unaware of danger of collapse posed by crumbling concrete, report finds

The Independent UK

Watchdog warns of unknown ‘critical risk’ to pupils in unsafe schools

The National Audit Office raised concerns that around 700,000 children in England are attending schools which require major repairs.

Daily Record

New DWP plans to simplify health assessments for benefits including Universal could be delayed

Work Capability Assessments are due to be scrapped for means-tested benefits leaving only PIP.

The Independent UK

Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge

National Audit Office warned that improving services could be a ‘significant challenge’

The Independent UK

Alarm sounded over ‘worsening’ access to NHS care when people need it most

The National Audit Office warned that improving services could be a ‘significant challenge’.

Evening Standard

Government’s asylum seeker plans in doubt, admits Home Office

Government promises to speed up asylum decisions are not on track, a highly critical report has revealed

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