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 bosses could explore the possibility of making the high-speed trains slower as ministers consider ways to cut spiralling costs on the beleaguered scheme. The government is expected to tell the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The total cost of HS2 may end up being closer to £80 billion, the Public Accounts Committee said - Aaron Chown/PA HS2 has become a ...

Earlier this year, the U.K. Dept. for Transport ordered a two-year work pause on the HS2 Euston Station in London. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. October 4, 2023 Having progressively whittled down the ...

A second major rail project has launched an internal investigation into the supply of labour after allegations of “large-scale” tax fraud at HS2, The i Paper can reveal. The TransPennine Route Upgrade ...

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 ...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken the axe to Britain’s biggest current infrastructure project, ignoring warnings from business leaders that a U-turn would damage investor confidence in the ...

The HS2 rail project in the United Kingdom is procuring steel from the Celsa electric arc furnace mill in Wales. A tour of the Celsa Steel EAF mill in Wales recently was offered to several politicians ...

Committee Chair Meg Hillier said there were still many questions around the project even after a decade of warnings. Credit: Christopher Furlong via Getty Images The UK’s “High Speed 2” (HS2) project ...

The HS2 project between Birmingham and London faces delays and soaring costs, raising concerns about its economic benefits and impact on public services. Dr Steve McCabe shares his thoughts on the ...