Councils across England are going bankrupt because of poor financial management rather than a lack of funding, according to a watchdog. Lord Morse, chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), said that all town halls in special measures were failing because
Security services in Belarus are breaking into apartments and detaining people in their workplaces across the country as they carry out hundreds of searches among election observers ahead of next year’s vote, the Belarusian human rights center Viasna said Tuesday. It’s the
The lack of a binding legal definition for greenwashing presents a hurdle to regulators tackling investment funds that exaggerate their sustainability credentials, a global securities watchdog said in a report on Monday. Trillions of dollars have flowed into funds that tout their
He said there is a “significant number” of concern about “activities linked to the conflict in Israel and Gaza”. Mr Fraser said: “The Charity Commission is aware of a significant number of serious concerns about activities linked to the conflict in Israel
The equalities watchdog has come under criticism after suggesting school children should be asked about their sexual orientation and gender identity. Gender critical campaign groups Sex Matters and Transgender Trend have written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) raising concerns
Ms Harman already leads the House of Commons Privileges Committee and oversaw an inquiry that found Mr Johnson “misled” Parliament over parties in Downing Street. The former Prime Minister announced his resignation as an MP after learning that the Committee planned to
The Canadian government will recoup its investment in about 20 years for the two electric vehicle (EV) battery plants that Volkswagen and Stellantis-LG Electric Solutions are building, the country’s budgetary watchdog said on Tuesday. “We estimate that federal and provincial government tax
A confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report assessed that international efforts to monitor Iran’s nuclear program have made “no progress” despite promises from Tehran. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi requested that Iran “work with the agency in earnest and in a
Billboard-sized porn adverts could soon become familiar sights after advertising standards bosses gave the green light to an OnlyFans star displaying two huge posters. Despite protests from furious residents and the local MP, the controversial ad featuring adult model Eliza Rose Watson
Ukraine is winning, Russia is losing: James Cleverly Fox News’ Martha MacCallum attendsthe Aspen Security Forum, where she sits down with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who says Russia is ‘fragile’ and does not ‘expect’ the U.S. to put troops on the