Traffic lights to be reset and utility firms charged to dig up roads in bid to speed-up London buses

Bus delays: six million fewer journeys have been made on London buses this year - (PA)

The settings on thousands of traffic lights in London are to be changed in a bid to tackle the chronic decline in bus speeds, The Standard can reveal.

Councils will also be encouraged to charge utility firms to dig up roads to limit the amount of disruption caused by roadworks.