Matt Bunn And Edmund Crosthwaite

Fire union chiefs spoke of their anger last night as it emerged the cost of a failed plan to merge the East of England’s fire control centres has now cost taxpayers nearly £10million – and is continuing to rise.

Fire union chiefs spoke of their anger last night as it emerged the cost of a failed plan to merge the East of England’s fire control centres has now cost taxpayers nearly £10million – and is continuing to rise.

Road chiefs have admitted they don’t know when the controversial closure of one of Ipswich’s busiest roads, which caused travel chaos yesterday, will be lifted.