He said he lost swords, spare blades, Team GB-branded kit, coaching equipment and an electric scoreboard.

BBC: Adrian Derbyshire

Mr Derbyshire lost swords, spare blades, Team GB-branded kit, coaching equipment and an electric scoreboard during the incident.

BBC: GB wheelchair fencer: Police bag discovery "amazing news"

The days when projects ground to a halt for want of a piece of kit, or when customers complained that they could no longer find spare parts for things they had bought, will one day seem quaint.

ECONOMIST: Manufacturing