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The ‘full mission capable rate’ – an aircraft’s ability to carry out all its required missions – was only around a third of the target

The F-35 programme, which could cost up to £71 billion over its lifetime, has suffered delays and personnel shortages, the National Audit Office said.

There have been many chances to avert this ‘appalling mess’, but, fuelled by political puff and short-termism, the project has become a farce

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Outbreaks such as foot and mouth or bird flu can have major impacts on farming, economic growth, public health and wildlife, the NAO says.

Watchdog calls for urgent action after government admits there is a “very high” risk of an outbreak to which it would be unable to respond effectively

For more than a decade, the French robotics company Aldebaran has built some of the most popular robots used in academic research. Go to most university robotics departments and you’ll find either Pepper, the iconic three-wheeled humanoid robot, or its smaller two-legged sibling, Nao.

Proportion of cases lasting more than a year up 17-fold in seven years, National Audit Office says

NAO says tax gap for rich individuals may be much more than £1.9bn and urges ministers to redouble efforts