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A report warned that rural and suburban areas face a "cycle of decline" whereby services are withdrawn because of low demand

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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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

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

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

The National Audit Office identified problems at UK Research and Innovation, an arm’s length body considered key to Government priorities.

Home Office says Labour inherited asylum system in chaos with applicants stuck in backlog

Over £1bn spent on asylum hotels in the past year as watchdog says Home Office has ‘few levers to control costs’