After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, phase two of the long-awaited HS2 rail project appears to be under threat. The Independent has exclusively revealed that prime minister Rishi ...

HS2 has been accused of “madness” after new figures reveal it has spent £37m of taxpayers’ cash buying up homes – long after parts of the high-speed rail line were scrapped. At least £1m was spent on ...

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The Government will kill off any prospect of HS2 getting to Crewe by allowing parliamentary powers to expire within weeks, The i Paper understands. Rishi Sunak axed the northern leg of the high-speed ...

Rishi Sunak scraps the rest of the HS2 rail project in England due to spiralling costs, meaning only the new London Euston to Birmingham line will be built He pledges to "reinvest every penny" saved - ...

The stunted HS2 project costs continue to rise. Credit: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images A report by the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed the true cost of the cancellation of Phase 2 ...

When Britain cut back a planned high-speed rail line, some residents on the route were pleased. They’re less delighted with what happened next. By Stephen Castle Reporting from Whitmore, England, near ...

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The new Labour government will not revive a plan to build a high speed railway line from the central English city of Birmingham to northern England, a source said, denying ...

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The 2.1-mile Colne Valley viaduct is about a third complete. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. December 28, 2023 With its workforce now peaking at around 30,000, the U.K.'s London-Birmingham 140-mile HS2 ...