Here's what you can expect in this week's Times:

- £3.6m upgrade plan for A131 reaches end of the road

- Pigeon waste 'is putting residents at risk of disease'

- Special report: No ifs, no buts, no Essex library cuts

- Rail firm outlines plan to improve branch line

- Drink driving nurse is banned from the roads

- Fast food chains join forces to fight litter

- Foster mums speak out as urgent appeal launches