MPs blame lack of cash for failure of Beagle 2
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Britain&#39;s ill-fated Beagle 2 mission to Mars failed partly because a lack of government funds left the project as an &quot;amateurish gentlemen&#39;s agreement&quot;, a committee of MPs says in a report today.
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Research into the oceans is under funded despite its benefits to humanity, a committee of MPs warn.
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Any one of a number of technical malfunctions might have caused the loss of Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, an investigation found.
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A lack of suitably trained staff poses a serious threat to the government's early years programme, MPs warn.
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By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--Gov. Mike Easley on Friday expressed disappointment that the Navy proposed again to build a jet landing strip beside a national wildlife refuge and for the first time urged Congress to withhold money for the project.
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The government is criticised by MPs  for the failure to pay EU subsidies to thousands of farmers on time.
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The NATO mission in Afghanistan is being undermined by members' failure to provide adequate troops and by serious strategic mistakes, a panel of British lawmakers said Wednesday in a report.
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But we aren't really sure how Troubled Euro satnav initiative Galileo took something of a beating during a UK Parliamentary debate on Monday.â¦
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Due to a systems error... A committee of MPs has said the government has received little of the compensation due from EDS for problems with tax credit IT.â¦
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But no need for UK Space Agency MPs have called on the government to give the lead to the UK's space industry and expand its vision to include funding launches and even manned spaceflight.â¦
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The Royal Air Force's transport aircraft are struggling with the demands of global conflicts, MPs say.
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There are not enough members of the armed forces to meet the UK's military demands, MPs say.
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A new report into the failure of the Beagle mission to Mars has concluded that the failure can be linked to the Government&#39;s failure to commit money early enough.
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Scientists behind the Beagle 2 mission to Mars unveiled designs yesterday for a successor to the British spacecraft. Plans for the so-called Beagle 3 came to light as scientists outlined
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Phew! What a stink The British government has admitted to Parliament that its IT projects have over-run by more than Â£260m in the last five years.â¦
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Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall.
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A key committee of MPs says the Financial Services Authority failed in its duty over the Northern Rock crisis.