4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (523+ words) The owners of the Batman Begins mansion say repairs and bat surveys are under way after Buckinghamshire Council served a listed-building repairs notice. The owners of Mentmore Towers, the Grade I-listed Buckinghamshire mansion that stood in for Wayne Manor in…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (288+ words) UK seeks to end Northern Ireland's budget deadlock as Stormont ministers remain split and departments project a £1bn overspend without extra Westminster funding. Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive has spent months arguing over sums rather than signing them off, leaving departments to…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (242+ words) New Chancellor Healey echoes Rachel Reeves, pledging fiscal discipline and debt control to soothe gilt markets, as UK debt nears 100% of GDP and Budget tests loom. The Chancellor told his audience that the upcoming Budget would demonstrate his commitment to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke A national budget serves as the ultimate declaration of a government's political priorities. In emerging economies navigating complex post-pandemic recoveries, from Lima to Nairobi, finance ministries face the grueling task of stimulating infrastructure development while suppressing debt…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (254+ words) Papua New Guinea shielded public service wages in its 2026 supplementary budget, with Minister Joe Sungi defending a K5 billion annual payroll amid cuts. Port Moresby's payroll clerks will not touch the K240 million fortnightly wage bill, after Parliament passed a supplementary budget…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (713+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke A fierce debate over national sovereignty has erupted in Beirut following controversial statements by senior Iranian officials that effectively bypassed the Lebanese state. Influential academics and political analysts are urgently demanding the activation of formal Lebanese diplomacy…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ words) Vice-Minister of Budget Élysé Bokumwana has formally concluded the 2027 performance conferences, pushing the Democratic Republic of Congo closer to a program-based budget. Vice-Minister of Budget Élysé Bokumwana has formally closed the Democratic Republic of Congo's 2027 performance conferences, announcing that preparatory…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) The Dutch governing coalition remains in a tense deadlock over the national budget, struggling to reconcile €6 billion in social security cuts with wealth tax reforms. The Netherlands' governing coalition is paralyzed by severe internal divisions over the 2026 national budget, with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) Head of Public Service Felix Koskei gives MDAs and state corporations 14 days to review every government project ahead of the 2027 election push. Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has given accounting officers 14 days to review every project, programme and directive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) Kisii senator says stalled county funds trace to unfinished budgets, not the Controller of Budget, as 26 counties face rejected FY2026/27 plans. Senator Richard Onyonka walked into Citizen TV studios on Tuesday with an unexpected client to defend: the Office of the…...