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  HS2 costs could double to over £80bn, says think tank
  
  The cost of the planned high-speed railway linking London to Birmingham and the North is likely
  
  to rise by a further £30 billion to £80 billion once ministers approve schemes to mitigate the
  
  environmental impact and build transport links to the line, a think-tank claims.
  
  The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) is urging ministers to drop the project. In a report today
  
  it says that the railway "defies economic logic" and will cost every household £3,000 to build.
  
  Full story in the Times

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