, Paul Weller said of El Dorado, "it is just a great song".

The BDO report says there were "unusual relationships" between former senior staff and Unite's customers and suppliers, as well as a culture that "did not challenge" financial transactions and "failed to ensure" appropriate financial reporting.This relates, in part, to the union spending £112m on building a hotel and conference centre in Birmingham.

The property has since been valued at a fraction of that sum and the auditors said today that Unite had taken a financial hit of £53.8m on the project.Unite, which at one time was the Labour Party's biggest donor, has more than a million members.The probe was ordered by General Secretary Sharon Graham shortly after she was elected in 2021. It was presented to the union's ruling executive council by the auditors on Friday.

Ms Graham said: "On behalf of Unite's 1.2 million plus members, I promised on my election that I would uncover the truth about historic alleged corruption related to the Birmingham hotel project."This process has quite frankly been an ugly one, where I have endured attacks and smears from those with much to lose, but they have not deterred me.

"The re-audit is in its final stages and as we move to completion, I will ensure steps are taken so that this can never happen again and we have already started the process of getting our money back."

has launched an investigation into the hotel construction project.The court also heard more intense questioning of Ms Bongolan, who the rapper's defence attorneys say has given different accounts of Mr Combs' alleged abuse at different times.

Ms Bongolan has accused Mr Combs of lifting her onto the rail of a balcony in a threatening altercation, and throwing her into nearby furniture, causing bruises and injuries.Defence attorney Nicole Westmoreland asked Ms Bongolan about an allegation she made in a both a letter from a lawyer, which Ms Westmoreland said included a demand for money, and a lawsuit against Mr Combs: that during the balcony incident, the rapper had allegedly sexually assaulted her.

Ms Bongolan had testified in court that Mr Combs ran his hands over her chest area as he allegedly lifted her on the balcony. Ms Westmoreland repeatedly pressed her on the differences between a sexual assault allegation and her description in court of the rapper's alleged actions.The defence also accused Ms Bongolan of fabricating details of the alleged balcony incident with Mr Combs, introducing evidence that showed Mr Combs performing at a concert in New Jersey and attending events in New York on 25 and 26 September 2016.