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That includes £1.1m on security, £1m on utility bills and £698,000 on maintenance, revealed under the Freedom of Information Act.Today's cost of the whole project is estimated to be £3.2bn, a figure more than 500% higher than the initial forecast.

Speaking at a House of Commons public affairs committee in May 2024, Dame Meg Hillier saidNo construction work is taking place at the site, which is being maintained by staff to keep it secure.The government has been considering options for its high-containment laboratories and whether building a new one is still viable.

It estimates if the Harlow centre is built, it will not open before 2036 - some 15 years late.Eight civil servants are working on the project, but their hands are tied while they wait to hear if the government still wants to go ahead with it.

The NAO report said "doubts have emerged" about its viability within the Department of Health and Social Care.

It revealed DHSC ministers had asked UKHSA to consider if upgrading the existing sites in Porton Down and Colindale would be more cost-effective.“It also stops businesses like farms from being able to operate while the owners deal with the mess, often leaving them out of pocket as well.”

Solihull Council said protecting and enhancing the area’s environment was a priority and pledged to continue prosecuting fly-tippers “to the fullest extent”.Actor Idris Elba says young people have solutions to tackle knife crime, from tougher sentences to removing loopholes for obtaining knives.

Speaking at an anti-knife crime event in Hammersmith, the actor said he did not know what to say to young people carrying knives."They're literally holding these out of fear," he said.