HS2

Watch: HS2 teams move huge box structure into place under A-road

Giant 315mm diameter Terrain FUZE drainage system

Polypipe Building Services designs practical solution for HS2 viaduct drainage

London Paddington and London's Liverpool Street Station are among the railway stations impacted by engineering works over the festive period.

Warning for rail commuters as two major train stations to close

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HS2 could now cost £66bn - £9bn more than the last estimate

West Midlands Tories: mayoral candidate Andy Street, left, and Dudley leader Patrick Harley, right. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/NationalWorld

Exclusive Tories hoping to be seen as 'almost independent' to win re-election

Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion climate action movement, speaking before smashing a window at the building housing the Department for Transport (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Extinction Rebellion founder avoids jailtime for breaking £27k window

More than 2,000 cubic metres of concrete have been poured to create the first two 90m (295ft) flat deck structures
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New images show HS2 Birmingham's Curzon Street Station's process

The next boss of HS2 could be paid more than predecessor Mark Thurston - despite the project being curtailed by Rishi Sunak. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Next HS2 CEO could earn more than predecessor's £677k - it's laughable Isabella Boneham

The Cubbington Pear before it was downed to make way for the HS2 (Photo: Penny McGregor/SWNS)

'Miracle' as 200-year-old pear tree felled for HS2 starts growing back

Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion climate action movement, speaking before smashing a window at the building housing the Department for Transport (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Extinction Rebellion co-founder found guilty of breaking £27k window

Rishi Sunak has only delivered on one of the five promises he made in his first speech. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Analysis Has Rishi Sunak delivered on his promises from his first speech as PM?

Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: BBC Screenshot

Who is on Laura Kuenssberg's politics show today?

David Cameron, former leader of the Tory Party and former Prime Minister, has criticised Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap phase two of the controversial HS2 railway

Ex-PMs hit out at Rishi Sunak for scrapping HS2 link to Manchester

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak waves as he and wife Akshata Murty leave following his speech during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference, during which he announced the scrapping of the Manchester leg of the HS2 rail link (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

As UK government cuts HS2, which political party started the project?

Rishi Sunak made major announcements around HS2, education and smoking laws in his annual party conference speech. (Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Main announcements from Rishi Sunak's Tory Party Conference speech

Rishi Sunak said voting for Labour will be to "stand still and accept more of the same". Credit: Getty

Rishi Sunak claims he is the 'change' candidate as he scraps A-levels

Rishi Sunak's conference slogan of "long-term decisions for a brighter future" has been called into question over the HS2 debacle. Credit: Getty

Tory Conference diary: HS2 'lies', Carrie Antoinette & Brexit bust up
NationalWorld's politics editor Ralph Blackburn brings the latest news, insight and gossip from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
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An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like

HS2 northern leg to be scrapped - reports

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Just give us an answer Rishi. Credit: Mark Hall

Sunak needs to come clean on HS2 at the Tory conference in Manchester Ralph Blackburn

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

£280 million spent on HS2 consultants in the past seven years

Rishi Sunak refused to say 14 times whether HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester would go ahead. Credit: Getty

Rishi Sunak dodges 14 questions on future of Manchester HS2 leg

Over 40 HS2 staff on huge salaries - with outgoing CEO earning £640k. (Photo: Getty Images)

Over 40 HS2 staff on huge salaries - with outgoing CEO earning £640k

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

How HS2 started as speculation suggests extension could be scrapped

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London
According to a leaked photograph published by The Independent, the government could be planning to scrap the northern stretch of HS2 in a bid to cut on costs
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The London to Birmingham leg of HS2 was due to open in 2026, but is now expected between 2029 and 2033 Image: Tolga Akmen/Getty Images.

HS2 project rated 'unachievable' by infrastructure watchdog

Rail infrastructure in the UK hasn't notably improved despite rail officials ranking among the highest earning civil servants in the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

‘Fatcat’ salaries don’t reflect experience of commuters or workers Heather Carrick

‘Stop digging’ demands after huge sinkhole opens up above HS2 line. (Photo: SWNS)

‘Stop digging’ demands after huge sinkhole opens up above HS2 line

HS2 destroyed my local greenway - it should never have been allowed. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

HS2 destroyed my local greenway - it should never have been allowed

Michael Gove has refused to guarantee that HS2 will run to its central London terminus at Euston (Composite: Mark Hall)

Gove ‘doesn’t know’ if HS2 will reach its London Euston terminus

Gove refuses to confirm if Euston will be HS2’s final London stop

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

North will 'pay the price' of HS2 construction delays, Labour says

Explainer HS2: what is the high speed railway and how much does it cost?

A giant foaming ‘sinkhole’ spewing out “alien” foam appeared on a rugby pitch where HS2 is being built (Photo: Jatin Radia / SWNS)

Giant ‘sinkhole’ spewing out ‘alien’ foam appears near HS2 site

HS2 services could be halved and run at lower speeds to save money

A new integrated rail plan by the UK Government has seen Leeds scrapped as a HS2 stop. (Credit: Getty)

How is HS2 impacted by the government’s new £96bn railway plan?

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HS2: route map and why the eastern leg has been scrapped

HS2 route to Leeds scrapped as Government scales back plans

Work has started on digging a tunnel under the Chiltern Hills to make way for the new rail network (Graphic: Mark Hall / JPI Media)

Everything you need to know about HS2 - including why it's controversial