The first bit of this much-delayed project is due to be launched in October 1998.

ECONOMIST: Mir today, gone tomorrow?

Ineptness at the Rural Payments Agency, the bit of government charged with distributing agricultural subsidies, led to seriously delayed payment for hundreds of farmers and the resignation of its boss in 2006.

ECONOMIST: Labour and the countryside

The latest bit of bad news from the phone maker is that BlackBery 10 has been delayed.

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