Thereafter huge sailing carracks brought Indian pepper and cotton, Indonesian perfume and spice, Chinese silk and porcelain, to the royal trading house at Lisbon.

the Seraphic Doctor, title given to the Italian medieval theologian Bonaventure

According to our correspondent, at least one of the Type 2s has had to be cannibalised to facilitate repairs, as spares are often in short supply.

He may be your brother but he botches every job he's given.