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Taxpayer bill for Crossrail balloons by £1bn [Subscription]

Crossrail needs a further taxpayer bailout and could blow its budget by up to £1bn if it is to open next autumn, The Sunday Times can reveal.

Street Manager — the roads minister Jesse Norman’s £10m digital plan to beat jams [Subscription]

It is a common enough problem — finding yourself stuck in traffic, surrounded by thousands of motorists all cursing the roadworks ahead. Surveys report that the average British driver spends 30 hours a year in traffic — almost long enough to fly to Australia and back again.

Almost one million UK cars aren't compatible with a new E10 petrol set to be introduced

Higher-ethanol E10 fuel - which is claimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2% - is being considered by the DfT as part of plans to achieve climate change commitments.