Hundreds of millions of pounds in foreign aid may be being wasted because nobody is keeping track of how effectively the money is being spent, a damning report claims.

The Trump administration is considering tying foreign aid payments to how countries treat their religious minorities.

The cash went on 'lifestyle interventions' between 2005 and 2018, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) think-tank. More than 80 per cent of the money has been spent since 2016.

The Department for International Development (Dfid) controls most of Britain's £14billion aid budget and has faced frequent criticism for waste and muddle since it was set up by Labour in 1997.

Rudy Giuliani alleges the U.S. Embassy - led by then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch - 'quashed' corruption probe into the disappearance of foreign aid that was going to George Soros.

The Department for International Development will now not merge with Foreign Office and a borders and immigration ministry, separate to the Home Office, is unlikely in the cabinet reshuffle.

The Daily Mail has discovered that tens of millions of pounds of UK foreign aid is helping fund schools in Gaza and the West Bank that use such material in lessons.

The £14.6billion budget has faced criticism, with questions over the legitimacy of the projects it is used on, including a mosque build in Egypt.

Foreign aid chiefs have been told to improve how they manage the £4.2billion being spent on boosting gender equality overseas. In the past £4million has been spent on Yegna, Ethiopa's answer to the Spice Girls.

Lewis Hamilton on Saturday night fluttered his eyelashes at Ferrari, as the wooing and cooing over his future hotted up in the desert.

World champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the season in Formula One's Abu Dhabi finale on Sunday after a monumental campaign of racing.

Aston Martin, one of the most iconic names in British motoring, could enter Formula One as the new identity of the Racing Point team.

Charles Leclerc has signed a five-year contract to remain with Ferrari following a successful maiden campaign with Ferrari, rewarding the Frenchman with a new and improved deal.

Following a number of on-track disputes last season - the pair's first together at Ferrari - their battle reached boiling point when they crashed into each other at the Interlagos circuit.

Lewis Hamilton has switched up his look ahead of Formula One's pre-season winter testing period, with the six-time world champion Mercedes driver revealing a scruffier style. 

Formula One star Lando Norris isn't going to follow Lewis Hamilton to Monaco - because he can't afford it. Norris, 20, would rather stay in Surrey than move to the playground of the grid's high-rollers.

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the new Mercedes he hopes will fire him to a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship.

JONATHAN SPENCER IN SALZBURG: When we rocked up to the iconic Hangar-7 in a Red Bull themed double-decker party bus, we knew we were in for one special night.

Lewis Hamilton's decision to get out of the car saw a red flag deployed on the session so that the car and the British driver could be retrieved and taken back to the Mercedes garage before action resumed.

Formula One's most prominent woman, Claire Williams, has criticised the sport's 'disgraceful 19th Century' accusation that her becoming a mother has caused her team's decline.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Seven Formula One teams have threatened to take Ferrari and the governing body, the FIA, to court for hushing up a potentially illegal Ferrari engine.

Eight rounds have been postponed, and more look likely to follow with countries in lockdown, but F1 bosses have said they hope to get back on track some time in the European summer.

The rules which would have effectively started a new era for F1 by pushing the reset button were set to come into force for 2021 before the coronavirus pushed their introduction back a year to save costs.

Sebastian Vettel is feeling the lockdown strain as yet another would-be Formula One race weekend breezes by with drivers still holed up at home. Vettel should be in Shanghai for round-four of the season.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has bought a stake worth about £37million in Aston Martin, the British sports car company that will return to the Formula One grid as a works team next year.

The 20-year-old was involved in the sickening crash at Donington, and Monger posted a video on his third 'happy alive day' paying tribute to the staff that helped him continue to chase his dreams.

The coronavirus pandemic has already led to the postponement or cancellation of nine grands prix, and the income shortfall generated has led to speculation some teams could go under.

Sir Frank Williams, like the rest of the world, was watching on as Ayrton Senna lost control of his car and slammed into barriers at 190mph. Now 26 years on, the heartache still lingers for Williams.

Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes will compete in the Brazilian F1 Virtual GP against the likes of Charles LeClerc, Alex Albon, George Russell and AC Milan captain Alessio Romagonoli.

The fiery reality TV personality, 39, is among a host of contenders for the fifth season of Donald Trump's TV show.

In a sneak preview for the reality competition, the 33-year-old pop rock star is seen selling sandwiches in busy Time Square as part of a challenge given to his team by Donald Trump.

She's recently gone from blonde to cherry red, and now Aubrey O'Day has gone one step further by dying her dogs' hair, as well.

Last week’s Celebrity Apprentice ended on a cliffhanger with either Clay Aiken, Arsenio Hall or Aubrey O’Day facing the chop.

The 28-year-old television star opted for a pair of retro-style high waisted bottoms that did nothing to flatter her voluptuous figure.

Add another feather to oddball actor Gary Busey’s cap - modern artist!

Dennis Rodman will never forget how to spell the name of Donald Trump's wife again.

Lil Jon also fired

Joan Rivers was back on U.S screens last night in her final ever TV appearance. She was at Donald Trump's side to share her much-missed acerbic wit.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, 47, was determined to have the best of both worlds while she shoots Celebrity Apprentice. She'll return home daily after filming.

The Terminator star's crop of famous contestants were spotted filming for the reality game show at an office building in Los Angeles on Thursday.

That romance nearly caused Don Jr and wife Vanessa to divorce back in 2012 according to multiple sources, who said that the pair began dating when Aubrey O'Day appeared on Celebrity Apprentice.

Donald Trump Jr pursued Aubrey O'Day after meeting her on the set of Celebrity Apprentice and told her that he would leave his wife Vanessa so the two could be together according to a new report.

Singer and model O'Day appeared on the Wendy Williams show in 2012 shortly after being fired from The Celebrity Apprentice.

Aubrey O'Day filmed the video as part of a remake of Gotye hit Somebody That I Used To Know in 2012 but rewrote the lyrics to be about her alleged affair with Don Jr, it has been reported.

Paddy McNair is hoping Holland underestimate Northern Ireland in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Rotterdam. Northern Ireland need to win in order to keep their dreams of reaching the finals alive.

The Brazilian midfielder left the field in tears after reacting to the abuse in Sunday's game by showing an obscene gesture and kicking the ball in the direction of Dynamo's fans.

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Taison has been handed a one-match ban for reacting to racist abuse in his side's 1-0 win over Dinamo Kiev earlier this month.

JAN MOIR: You can say what you like about our teadrinking habits, our passion for Yorkshire puddings and wearing socks with sandals, but laughing at our most beloved condiments?

JAN MOIR: Yes, my friends. We are in the middle of something unknown, something that will change lives and history forever. Where will it all end?

Brown has been granted joint custody of his one-year-old daughter Royalty. A judge also issued a gag order against the girl's mother Nia Guzman, and denied her $15,000 a month child support claim.