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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

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

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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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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

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.

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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

The Independent UK

Ministry of Defence still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say

Sir Keir Starmer announced at the Nato summit in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A jets

The Independent UK

MoD still unclear on cost of RAF nuclear jet plan, MPs say

The Prime Minister announced in June that the UK would purchase 12 F-35A aircraft to potentially take part in airborne nuclear strikes.

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew latest: MPs pressure Crown Estate over ‘value for money’ of Andrew’s rent-free Royal Lodge life

MPs on spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee ask questions of Crown Estate and Treasury

The Guardian - UK

MPs demand clarity over Prince Andrew’s ‘peppercorn’ rent at Royal Lodge

Parliament’s spending watchdog asks Treasury and crown estate to explain rationale for arrangement

Evening Standard

Parliament’s spending watchdog raises ‘value for money’ concern over Royal Lodge

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has written to the Treasury and the Crown Estate questioning the lease arrangements on the 30-room mansion.

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew latest: Andrew ‘in advanced talks’ to leave Royal Lodge

The King has long been said to have tried to encourage his younger brother to move out

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