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Nearly £7billion of public money has been written off in a single year, the Committee of Public Accounts (CPA) has revealed. Across 17 main departmental groups within Government, £6.6billion was wasted, with this money not being used to achieve its intended objectives or generate any value towards the taxpayer. In a report of the National Audit Office’s findings for the year 2024-25, it also highlights how financial reporting from Government departments has waned significantly since the pandemic, which the CPA says is “undermining” accountability and transparency.Jacob Rees-Mogg, GB News Presenter and former leader of the House of Commons told the…
Second division side Torreense scored a penalty in extra time to shock holders Sporting and win the Portuguese Cup.Kevin Zohi put Torreense ahead after three minutes but Luis Suarez equalised for 18-time winners Sporting at the start of the second half.Sporting’s Uruguay left-back Maximiliano Araujo was sent off in extra time after conceding a penalty and Cape Verde defender Stopira scored the winner from the spot.The first major trophy in their 109-year history grants Torreense entry to the Europa League next season.Torreense are from Torres Vedras, a town 25 miles north of Lisbon, and play in a stadium that holds…
Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation after finding a woman’s body in a public toilet.The discovery was close to the famous Banbury Cross in Oxfordshire.The body was found yesterday morning when officers arrived at the West Bar Street facilities at 8.20am.Police immediately sealed off the area surrounding the toilets.The facilities sit near the iconic 16-metre neo-Gothic monument in the heart of the market town.Detectives are treating the death as unexplained whilst they work to establish the circumstances.The deceased woman has not yet been identified.A Thames Valley Police spokesman confirmed the circumstances of the discovery.Thames Valley Police have launched an…
Jones had not managed to win in six first-round appearances across the four Grand Slams – although this was her first main-draw match at Roland Garros.She is unique among British players in that she grew up playing on clay, having left Bradford aged 10 to move to Barcelona, and has achieved her greatest successes on the surface.But her 2026 season has been heavily disrupted by physical issues. Forced to retire from her opening match at the Australian Open in January because of a torn muscle in her hip, Jones suffered her gym accident just as she neared a return to…
Felix Rosenqvist won the Indianapolis 500 by just 0.0233 seconds from David Malukas in the tightest finish in the race’s history.The 34-year-old Swede drove Meyer Shank Racing to its second IndyCar win in a race that featured 70 lead changes, a record for the famous event.It is Rosenqvist’s second victory since joining the IndyCar Series in 2019, with his previous success in 2020.There was a chaotic end to the 200-lap race, with red and yellow flags bunching up the field.Rosenqvist passed Pato O’Ward for first place shortly before Caio Collet’s crashed car caught fire, prompting a red flag on lap…
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Arteta has already said that he wants “to have the parade with two big trophies” as he sets out to win the Champions League for the first time in Arsenal’s history.Arsenal backed Arteta with around £250m of spending last summer as they looked to increase the quality and depth of their squad and they brought in players like Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi, who were categorised as ‘win now’ signings. Arteta wants to build a legacy of sustained success at the Gunners and once the Champions League final is over, focus will move to tying him down to a new…
Manager Antonio Conte has announced he will leave Napoli this summer, 12 months after guiding the club to the Serie A title.The former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur boss took charge of Napoli in 2024 and in his first season delivered a fourth top-flight title in their history.However, this season Napoli finished second, 11 points behind champions Inter Milan.In the Champions League – a competition Conte has struggled to make progress in – Napoli failed to reach the knockout phase.After Napoli beat Udinese 1-0 on Sunday in their final match of the season, Conte announced his departure during a joint media…
Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out close to Hackney Central Station in east London this evening.The London Fire Brigade dispatched eight fire engines to Cottrill Gardens after receiving more than twenty emergency calls reporting the incident at roughly 6.10pm.Crews from Homerton, Leyton, Whitechapel and neighbouring stations were deployed to tackle the flames, including some 60 fiefighters.According to the LFB, the fire has engulfed a static caravan, a pair of vehicles and a section of grassy embankment – with fire crews managing to control the inferno by 8.42pm this evening. Dramatic images from the scene show substantial flames and…
Four years ago, Sunderland beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 in the League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium to begin a journey few could have predicted.But it was not until Regis le Bris arrived in 2024 after sixth-place and 16th-place finishes in the Championship that their trajectory really changed.In the French head coach’s first season in charge, Sunderland finished 24 points behind Burnley and Leeds in the automatic promotion spots and managed just 58 goals in 46 games.They required an injury-time winner to edge past Coventry City in the play-off semi-final and were clear underdogs in the final against Sheffield United.But…