Spending watchdog refuses to sign off ‘inadequate’ public sector accounts
A lack of clarity on local government spending due to a backlog in audits led to an unprecedented decision by the National Audit Office.
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Ofwat boss denies failing to regulate water firms despite huge debts
David Black said water companies need to make ‘changes across the board’ but he ‘wouldn’t agree’ that regulators have failed.
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Israel bombards Beirut as leaders prepare to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
A strike flattened a residential building in the city’s crowded Basta neighbourhood, the second attack on the area in recent days.
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Bruising on little boy’s ear was no accident, expert tells murder trial
Christopher Stockton denies murdering his partner’s toddler at the boy’s home in Darlington in January.
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Four bodies recovered and two more people rescued in search for yacht tourists
Two Britons were reported to be missing after the vessel sank in the Red Sea off Egypt.
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Harshita Brella’s husband previously arrested over domestic abuse – watchdog
Pankaj Lamba was arrested in September after Ms Brella reported domestic abuse to police, a watchdog has said.
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Interpol arrests more than 1,000 suspects in Africa amid cybercrime crackdown
Operation Serengeti, a joint operation with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, ran from September 2 to October 31 in 19 African countries.
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Philippines investigators summon Duterte over threats against President Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr described Vice President Sara Duterte’s threat as a criminal plot and vowed to fight it.
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Rescuers recover 20 bodies from flash floods and landslides on Sumatra
Two people remain missing after torrential rain over the weekend caused rivers to burst their banks in four hilly districts in North Sumatra province.
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Small businesses will become unpaid tax collectors for GST
HAVING run a VAT-registered business in the UK no mention has been made here of the onerous task of small businesses becoming unpaid tax collectors. Small businesses, such as there are many in Guernsey, might not have the manpower, capability or willingness to deal with GST and might just give up. The large UK companies that operate here have systems and the manpower and the wealth to cope with this and local larger companies will probably manage but could well need additional staff – yet another expense. It will be yet another nail in the coffin for the small independent business and drive even more people to purchase online.
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UK not sending troops to Ukraine, Lammy says
Le Monde reported on Monday that France and the UK are ‘not ruling out’ sending troops and private defence companies to Ukraine.
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Ebenezer Church owner will not make a profit
The collapse of two contractors will leave the owner and developer of Ebenezer Church struggling to break even on the project.
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Grow Ltd is selling more Christmas trees this year
Grow Ltd is gearing up for a few busy weeks, as islanders support the charity by buying their Christmas trees.
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Baltimore Ravens hold off Los Angeles Chargers 30-23
Quarterback Lamar Jackson found the end zone three times for Baltimore.
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Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
He vowed to take action as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.
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