The Guardian: Cost of ID cards rockets by £840m.

Posted at almost exactly the same time as some guy said something we’ve known he was going to say for a whole year.

Update: Some more bad news:

• UK ‘worst’ on cancer drug access — The UK has one of the worst records over access to new cancer drugs as stark inequalities exist across the world
• UK interest rates raised to 5.5% — its highest level since 2001
• UK trade deficit widens to £4.5bn — The shortfall in trades and services grew to £4.5bn in March

Thanks, Chris Applegate.

Update: Home Office Watch: Guess what they’re publishing today…:

It has just been announced in today’s parliamentary business that the ID cards cost report - which the government was legally obliged (I repeat, legally obliged) to publish 31 days ago - is to be published today.

Via James Graham.