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Prince William, King Charles Reportedly Humiliated as Audit Proves 'Era of Privacy Is Over'

A National Audit Office report has exposed royal rental deals, challenging the monarchy's privacy and sparking debate over public accountability versus private arrangements for Prince William and King Charles.

International Business Times UK

King Charles Allegedly Footing the Bill While Beatrice & Eugenie Live 'Rent-Free' in Luxury Places

A watchdog report revealed King Charles is reportedly covering housing costs for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, while Prince Andrew was allowed to earn income through Royal Lodge subletting arrangements.

International Business Times UK

What National Audit Office report reveals about royals’ property affairs

King footing bill for Beatrice and Eugenie, and Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh subletting among findings

The Guardian - UK

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All the revelations about Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie and other royals in new finance report

Former Lib Dem minister Norman Baker accused the royal family of ‘taking the public for a complete ride’

Evening Standard

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet three Royal Lodge cottages while paying peppercorn rent

Andrew’s daughters, princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, have lived at palaces rent-free for years, National Audit Office report reveals

Evening Standard

'Blind spots': May drone alert highlights poor access to air raid shelters for Lithuanians

At the end of 2024, Lithuania had 6,344 shelters, which could protect 53% of the population, the country's National Audit Office said in a report last year.

Euronews

Officials too slow to act on falling pupil numbers in England, says watchdog

Demographic changes will cause a glut of school places, according to National Audit Office report

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GPs failing older people living with frailty, National Audit Office finds

Of patients diagnosed with condition in 2024/25, only 18% were assessed for fall risk and just 16% had a medical review

The Guardian - UK

Why we must tackle the crisis in end-of-life care

Letters: Dr Sam Royston calls for a national delivery plan and sustainable funding, while James Sanderson says it’s time for the hospice sector to wake up. Plus letters from Kate Kirk and Ian Spero

The Guardian - UK

A home insulation fiasco has left tens of thousands in cold and leaky homes over winter

Britain’s flagship home insulation programme has received a damning verdict from the National Audit Office. Under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, tens of thousands of households have been left with faulty or even dangerous installations. It’s a result, the auditors say, of weak oversight, poor skills and confused accountability.

The Conversation

Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year

Private firms’ profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five years

The Guardian - UK

More than 7,300 Afghans to be resettled in UK after MoD data leak, says National Audit Office

Watchdog’s report says government is unable to calculate exact cost of response to data breach, raising doubt over £850m estimate

The Guardian - UK

RAF jets a ‘disappointing return’ on £11 billion cost as programme plagued by delays

The ‘full mission capable rate’ – an aircraft’s ability to carry out all its required missions – was only around a third of the target

The Independent UK

RAF’s most advanced jet a ‘disappointing return’ on £11 billion cost, NAO says

The F-35 programme, which could cost up to £71 billion over its lifetime, has suffered delays and personnel shortages, the National Audit Office said.

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Local bus services in England still declining despite investment – report

National Audit Office questions viability of many routes, with half of all operator income from public subsidy

The Independent UK

Successive governments have failed to turn bus services around, watchdog says

Services have been reduced and passenger numbers are below pre-coronavirus levels, a report by the National Audit Office said.

The Independent UK

‘Vow to support disabled people into jobs undermined by work coach shortfall’

A National Audit Office report found wide variation in the rate at which job centres in different areas got people into work.

Evening Standard

What is the UK Skilled Worker visa and would I be eligible for one?

Spike in applicants suggests confusion around visa type, National Audit Office finds

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Evening Standard

AI and innovation key to government productivity and resilience – watchdog head

Gareth Davies, comptroller and auditor general of the National Audit Office (NAO), gave his annual speech in Parliament on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Budget to tackle violence against women and girls will be spent, minister vows

It comes after the National Audit Office warned the Home Office had ‘historically underspent’ funding allocated to tackle the issue.

The Guardian - UK

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report

National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination

Evening Standard

Cyber threat against UK Government severe and advancing quickly, warns watchdog

Officials have been told that Wednesday’s report from the National Audit Office should serve as a ‘wake-up call’.

The Independent UK

Maintenance backlog of crumbling schools and hospitals ‘costs at least £49bn’

The National Audit Office Ministers has also warned ministers that allowing the waiting list of repairs to linger is a ‘false economy’.

The Guardian - UK

Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog

National Audit Office finds ‘significant uncertainty’ as to whether pledge for extra 1.5m treatments will be fulfilled

The Independent UK

Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

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