Personnel from OCHA and UNMAS assessed Yaffa and Al Somud makeshift sites in Gaza, where over 190 families reside, after an airstrike injured several people and destroyed tents. Essential infrastructure was damaged, including water and sewage systems, and three learning spaces were affected. Humanitarian partners provided aid, but UN Humanitarian Coordinator Tom Fletcher warned that efforts in Gaza are struggling due to lack of civil order and safety concerns for humanitarian convoys, stressing the need for protection of civilians and operations.
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HS2 is an example of ‘how not to run a project’ and may not even reach Birmingham, MPs find
The Commons public accounts committee warns that the high-speed rail project between London and Birmingham may never be completed due to the government and HS2 lacking necessary skills and capacities. Billions of taxpayer funds have already been wasted on the project, with doubts raised about the government's ability to deliver even a scaled-down version. The report criticizes the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd for failing in oversight and financial control, questioning the value for...
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