A-level standards that culminated in last summer's marking scandal and to the current agonising over the funding of universities, whose academic standards are falling apart under the pressure to teach increasing numbers of students with little more money.

ECONOMIST: Education

The 58-year-old England and West Ham great likened the current regulatory system to being "a bit like marking your own exam papers at school".

BBC: Brooking admits to FA frustration

The current re-structuring of this approval process, due to the Government Protective Marking Scheme review and the new CESG Commercial Product Assurance scheme has an impact on the timeline for BlackBerry 10 to receive a similar level of approval.

ENGADGET: BlackBerry 10 not secure enough for UK government workers -- yet (updated: GCHQ responds)