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Investors only have themselves to blame for not insisting on equal voting rights to rein in tech pioneer

Nearly 100,000 “medical licensing” cases since April 2020 have been delayed by more than a year as the DVLA in Swansea tries to clear a Covid drivers' licence backlog

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that those with medical conditions applying for a driving licence may have a longer delay. This comes after the DVLA cleared all backlogs and returned to normal processing times earlier this year for all standard applications.

‘While the figures are highly uncertain, large amounts of error and fraud are unlikely ever to be recovered,’ the report said

Government insists compliance checks minimised fraud from start of scheme

‘Billions went to people whose incomes increased during the pandemic, and billions more was lost in fraud and error,’ the National Audit Office said.

Few other British Prime Ministers have done more to erode faith in our democratic institutions, writes Head of Politics Jason Beattie

A National Audit Office report suggest thousands could be due extra money from the DWP.

Six groups of women over the State Pension age may be eligible for money amid backdated payments after a report by the DWP revealed many have have been underpaid.

The National Audit Office will carry out a 'value for money' review that reports back next year on spiralling inflation - and whether the 40 projects are really 'new' at all

Trusts reveal only five wholly new hospitals planned, as Labour says the scheme ‘exists only in PM’s imagination’