UK Grants Fraud Authority Sweeping Powers to Recover Covid Funds
The UK government will grant its Public Sector Fraud Authority powers to raid properties, seize assets, and access bank accounts of Covid-19 fraudsters to recover taxpayer money, extending the time limit for claims to 12 years and applying the measures retrospectively.
UK Grants Fraud Authority Sweeping Powers to Recover Covid Funds
The UK government will grant its Public Sector Fraud Authority powers to raid properties, seize assets, and access bank accounts of Covid-19 fraudsters to recover taxpayer money, extending the time limit for claims to 12 years and applying the measures retrospectively.
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40% Bias Score
Armenian Anti-Corruption Body Head Position Remains Vacant
Rafael Yeritsyan, an National Security Service employee, failed to become head of Armenia's anti-corruption body due to unexplained discrepancies in his wealth declarations, leaving the position vacant since November 2023.
Armenian Anti-Corruption Body Head Position Remains Vacant
Rafael Yeritsyan, an National Security Service employee, failed to become head of Armenia's anti-corruption body due to unexplained discrepancies in his wealth declarations, leaving the position vacant since November 2023.
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48% Bias Score
UK to Use AI to Tackle Rising Pothole Costs
The UK government is using AI to predict potholes before they form, allocating £7 million to AI projects alongside £500 million for road maintenance in 2025-2026, while facing criticism for insufficient funding to tackle the estimated £16 billion pothole repair bill.
UK to Use AI to Tackle Rising Pothole Costs
The UK government is using AI to predict potholes before they form, allocating £7 million to AI projects alongside £500 million for road maintenance in 2025-2026, while facing criticism for insufficient funding to tackle the estimated £16 billion pothole repair bill.
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44% Bias Score
UK to Conduct Second Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test
The UK government will conduct a second nationwide test of its emergency alert system this year, activating a 10-second siren on 87 million devices following recommendations from the Covid inquiry for improved crisis preparedness; however, the test has drawn criticism from some politicians.
UK to Conduct Second Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test
The UK government will conduct a second nationwide test of its emergency alert system this year, activating a 10-second siren on 87 million devices following recommendations from the Covid inquiry for improved crisis preparedness; however, the test has drawn criticism from some politicians.
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52% Bias Score
Los Angeles Wildfires: Comedian Predicts Political Shift
Comedian Adam Carolla, evacuated from his Los Angeles home due to recent wildfires, believes the disaster will trigger a political shift in the city, criticizing the government's prioritization of social issues over essential infrastructure maintenance and predicting a move towards more pragmatic le...
Los Angeles Wildfires: Comedian Predicts Political Shift
Comedian Adam Carolla, evacuated from his Los Angeles home due to recent wildfires, believes the disaster will trigger a political shift in the city, criticizing the government's prioritization of social issues over essential infrastructure maintenance and predicting a move towards more pragmatic le...
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64% Bias Score
UK Vaccine Injury Payment Scheme Faces Criticism for Delays and Insufficient Compensation
The UK's Covid-19 vaccine damage payment scheme is criticized for being "inadequate and inefficient," with thousands of claims delayed and many recipients finding the £120,000 payout insufficient, prompting calls for reform.
UK Vaccine Injury Payment Scheme Faces Criticism for Delays and Insufficient Compensation
The UK's Covid-19 vaccine damage payment scheme is criticized for being "inadequate and inefficient," with thousands of claims delayed and many recipients finding the £120,000 payout insufficient, prompting calls for reform.
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56% Bias Score
HMRC Cuts Off 43,690 Customers, Faces Criticism Over Poor Phone Service and Rising Uncollectable Debt
HMRC's phone system cut off 43,690 customers after 70-minute waits in 2023-24 due to high call volume, prompting criticism from MPs over poor service and a £5 billion increase in uncollectable debt; HMRC denies claims of deliberately poor service.
HMRC Cuts Off 43,690 Customers, Faces Criticism Over Poor Phone Service and Rising Uncollectable Debt
HMRC's phone system cut off 43,690 customers after 70-minute waits in 2023-24 due to high call volume, prompting criticism from MPs over poor service and a £5 billion increase in uncollectable debt; HMRC denies claims of deliberately poor service.
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56% Bias Score
French 2025 Budget Faces Renewed Parliamentary Scrutiny
The French Senate resumes debate on the 2025 budget bill this week, following its suspension in December. A final vote is scheduled for January 23rd, with the possibility of a joint committee to resolve differences with the National Assembly. The social security budget, containing contentious provis...
French 2025 Budget Faces Renewed Parliamentary Scrutiny
The French Senate resumes debate on the 2025 budget bill this week, following its suspension in December. A final vote is scheduled for January 23rd, with the possibility of a joint committee to resolve differences with the National Assembly. The social security budget, containing contentious provis...
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36% Bias Score
Belgrade Protest: Train Station Collapse Fuels Anti-Government Demonstrations
Tens of thousands protested in Belgrade against state broadcaster RTS after a student was severely injured when a car plowed into demonstrators; the protests are linked to a deadly train station roof collapse in Novi Sad, raising questions about corruption and Chinese construction companies.
Belgrade Protest: Train Station Collapse Fuels Anti-Government Demonstrations
Tens of thousands protested in Belgrade against state broadcaster RTS after a student was severely injured when a car plowed into demonstrators; the protests are linked to a deadly train station roof collapse in Novi Sad, raising questions about corruption and Chinese construction companies.
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44% Bias Score
Bulgaria's Unlikely Coalition Government Raises Concerns
Bulgaria's parliament approved a new government, a coalition of pro-Western GERB-SDS, pro-Russian socialists, and the populist ITN, raising concerns about its pro-Western stance and predicted short lifespan; the Prime Minister is Rosen Zhelyazkov, a close associate of former PM Boyko Borisov, who wi...
Bulgaria's Unlikely Coalition Government Raises Concerns
Bulgaria's parliament approved a new government, a coalition of pro-Western GERB-SDS, pro-Russian socialists, and the populist ITN, raising concerns about its pro-Western stance and predicted short lifespan; the Prime Minister is Rosen Zhelyazkov, a close associate of former PM Boyko Borisov, who wi...
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48% Bias Score
DeSantis Appoints Moody to Senate, Replacing Rubio
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashley Moody to the Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, who is nominated for Secretary of State; Moody, known for her conservative stances and legal battles against the Biden administration, will serve the remaining two years of Rubio's term.
DeSantis Appoints Moody to Senate, Replacing Rubio
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashley Moody to the Senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio, who is nominated for Secretary of State; Moody, known for her conservative stances and legal battles against the Biden administration, will serve the remaining two years of Rubio's term.
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44% Bias Score
Court Reviews Kachlon's Appointment to Civil Service Commission
A court hearing challenges the appointment of Roi Kachlon as acting head of the Civil Service Commission, focusing on his qualifications and the Prime Minister's justification, with the Attorney General's opinion highlighting insufficient senior management experience while the defense emphasizes sig...
Court Reviews Kachlon's Appointment to Civil Service Commission
A court hearing challenges the appointment of Roi Kachlon as acting head of the Civil Service Commission, focusing on his qualifications and the Prime Minister's justification, with the Attorney General's opinion highlighting insufficient senior management experience while the defense emphasizes sig...
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48% Bias Score