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Staff at the Met Office were awarded more than £12 million in bonuses in the last five years, it has been disclosed.
The performance-related payout comes despite repeated criticism of the national weather service.
Forecasters were lambasted after their predictions of a barbeque summer turned into a washout. This was followed by forecasts of a mild winter which has turned out to be one of the coldest on record. The Met Office could be dropped by the BBC for the first time in 90 years when its contract expires in April.
However, staff members, including television presenters employed by the Met Office, received average bonuses of nearly £1,500 each in the past year.
The bonuses were revealed in a parliamentary answer by Kevan Jones, the Defence Minister.
Updated below from the Daily Express