Report blasts "incomplete and inaccurate" understanding of conditions and flags £916m backlog of major repairs

Mark Thurston leads ranking for second year running as John Manzoni and Mark Sedwill well down list

Appointment will replace Robert Chote, who has led fiscal watchdog since 2010

Watchdog says keenness to proceed with Liverpool project led to deal being struck before construction failings were known

Overhaul would mean tax taper would "rightly affect high earners such as bankers", not doctors, air traffic controllers and fire officials, union says

National Audit Office flags lack of measurable objectives and impact evaluation in department’s £2.4bn-a-year portfolio of help

Pledge made in agreement restoring power sharing at Stormont

Central Square offices will house 4,000 civil servants by end of the year

BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom says departments across government have worked to agree the deal in an incredibly short timeframe

Officials failed to learn lessons as cost of projects rockets by 115%, NAO says

Manager set up monthly payments to his own business for made-up IT services contract

Chancellor pledges to 'unleash Britain’s potential' with statement expected to set out spending plan after UK’s exit from the EU