question: By. Daily Mail Reporter. PUBLISHED:. 19:17 EST, 9 December 2013. |. UPDATED:. 03:29 EST, 10 December 2013. The lack of border checks on private planes landing in Britain may be allowing organised crime bosses to fly in and out of Britain with impunity, MPs warned last night. The chairman of an influential committee in Parliament warned that the failure of border officials to conduct passport and other checks on small aircraft could be ‘letting billionaire gangsters off the hook’. Labour MP Margaret Hodge made her warning in a damning report about failures at the Border Force - a Home Office agency tasked with protecting Britain’s borders. Warning: Margaret Hodge, Labour Party Member of Parliament and chairwoman of the Public Accounts Committee. A Damning report about failures at the Border Force has been released. The Public Accounts Committee’s report into Border Force found staff shortages meant freight coming in to the country’s sea and air ports went unchecked - potentially allowing in illicit goods and illegal immigrants. It also warned:. :: A major IT system, the Warnings Index, used to stop terrorists and criminals from getting in to Britain is ‘at risk of collapse’. :: Staff had been fired, paid off lump sums in redundancy and then re-hired when crisis hit. :: Nearly forty per cent of passengers are not screened in advance of landing. Mrs Hodge said Border Force was unable to meet and check up to 90,000 private planes and private boats arriving in the UK each year - leaving the UK border ‘vulnerable’. Known as ‘general aviation’ this sector has long been a concern as a possible route into Britain for drugs, illegal migrants and organised criminals. The report found huge gaps in the data the agency receives on people landing private planes or boats in Britain. The report said: ‘The information the Border Force receives on incoming private planes and boats is notably poor, and there is concern that those able to access private planes and boats can evade border checks. ‘The intelligence alerts to frontline Border Force staff on potential threats are of limited utility as they are generated from cross-checking data on legacy systems not designed for this purpose.’ Border Force was hived off as a separate agency 18 months ago after it emerged passengers were being waved through without proper checks to keep airport delays to a minimum. Mrs Hodge said Border Force was unable to meet and check up to 90,000 private planes and private boats. But the report warned there was ‘little evidence’ since then of progress in tackling existing problems. MPs also criticised the agency for ‘too readily’ using national security as an excuse for not providing information to the committee or the National Audit Office. It found the agency had cut staff numbers by 500 between 2010 and last year but then increased front line numbers by 400 when new checks were imposed. ‘Paying out redundancy and then rehiring staff is bad value for money and demonstrates poor planning’, the report said. Mrs Hodge said: ‘The Border Force prioritised passenger checks on arrival at the expense of other duties and weakened the security of our borders. ‘The force neglected to examine freight for illicit goods, neglected to check lorries in Calais for concealed illegal entrants, and failed to check passengers coming into Britain on private planes or boats, potentially letting billionaire gangsters off the hook. Immigration Minister Mark Harper said: ‘Border Force was split from the UK Border Agency last year to create a separate command with a clear security and law enforcement ethos. ‘It is making significant improvements in its performance - excessive queues at airports are gone and security strengthened. This extends to both passengers and goods and is underpinned, for the first time, by a clear Operating Mandate set by ministers. ‘It will take time to transform Border Force and fix all the problems we inherited but I am confident that we are making the right changes. None of the issues raised in this report come as a surprise and they are already being actively addressed.’

answer: Labour MP Margaret Hodge made her warning in a damning report. Staff shortages meant freight coming in to ports went unchecked. Report found huge gaps in the data the agency receives.

question: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" takes Henry Cavill's Superman to new places, but one thing remains the same: the hero's iconic suit. On Thursday, Warner Bros. shared the first image of Cavill suited up as Superman, with the "S" on his chest firmly in place as he stares through a grim-looking rain. The photo comes just a few days after Cavill was spotted on the set of "Batman v Superman" dressed as Superman's alter-ego, Clark Kent. "The more time I spend with Henry, the more he's Superman to me," director Zack Snyder told USA Today of the British actor, who made his debut as the high-flying hero in 2013's "Man of Steel." Now, with the "Man of Steel" sequel "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," Cavill and Snyder are eager to stretch the Kryptonian's identity, examining who he is as a protector of Metropolis and as an everyday gent. He'll still be working with Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and Perry White (Laurence Fishburne) at the Daily Planet, but he'll also find himself moving into Gotham City, where Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) presents a threat. "We've both created this guy, and we can push him around a little bit," Snyder said. But will it be Ben Affleck's Batman doing the pushing? After all, this will be the first time that Batman and Superman are on the big screen together. Snyder wouldn't say, but he did point out that the movie title's spelling is intentional. Using a "v" instead of a "vs" was "to keep it from being a straight 'versus' movie, even in the most subtle way," he told the paper. "It's never really been done and it's kinda cool." "Dawn of Justice" also brings in a number of other characters, including Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) and Cyborg (Ray Fisher). As for Affleck's Batman, Snyder told the paper fans should expect a weary, seasoned take on the character. "It's cooler to see a crusty old Batman beating the snot out of guys," Snyder said. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is currently in production, and scheduled for a May 6, 2016 release.

answer:
Warner Bros. has shared a photo of Henry Cavill as Superman. Director Zack Snyder says the hero will be pushed around a bit in "Batman v Superman" The movie's use of "v" instead of "vs" was intentional.