International aid from official donors has fallen for the first time in five years, dropping by 7.1% in real terms in 2024, according to preliminary data.

The unsustainable rise in health spending could be ended and save the UK £21bn a year if new approaches to NHS reform are adopted, a leading think-tank claims.

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The English local audit crisis means the government is “flying blind” and failing to monitor the worsening financial health of local authorities, according to an influential group of MPs.

Ministers have rejected transition plans by two Local Government Pension Scheme pools and told them to merge with other pools.

A package of 16 commitments to reform the “fragmented and broken” English local audit system has been unveiled by local government minister Jim McMahon.