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Environment

Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping | Pollution

The government, its water regulator and the Environment Agency could all be taken to court over their failure to tackle…

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Politics

MPs shouldn’t have to be saints, says new standards watchdog

House of Commons MPs should not be expected to be “saints”, the new chair of the Commons standards committee has…

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Politics

Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds : NPR

The Department of Justice building Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images The Justice Department’s…

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Politics

Prisons plan will fall short by 2027, watchdog warns

Government plans to tackle the prisons crisis will fall short of thousands of cells and be £4bn over-budget in two…

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World

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

The CFPB’s idea of using existing US law to regulate data brokers is not novel. In February 2023, a group…

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Business

Canada’s competition watchdog sues Google over online ads

Canada’s competition watchdog sues Google over online ads Source link

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Tech

UK watchdog says Apple’s rules restrict iOS browser competition

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has “provisionally concluded” that Apple’s restrictive mobile browser policies limit innovation. After an…

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Politics

Civil service watchdog ‘largely satisfied” after cronyism row review

Getty Images Former Labour MP and current crossbench peer in the House of Lords Gisela Stuart heads the Civil Service…

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Politics

NI tax rise hits workers harder than employers, says watchdog OBR

Workers will take most of the hit from the upcoming increase to employers’ National Insurance (NI) contributions, the government finances…

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Business

England’s dangerous cladding could cost £22bn to rectify, watchdog finds

Ministers must ‘manage risks’ to limit taxpayers’ exposure to £5.1bn already budgeted, says report Source link

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