Work underway on the site for the Birmingham terminus of the new HS2 railway line. Credit: Geof Sheppard via Flickr. The UK Government is set to approve the high-speed rail link High Speed 2 (HS2) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bill Murray still lives in Whitmore Heath, surrounded by empty homes bought by HS2 before the northern leg was scrapped [BBC] ...

The PM criticised the HS2 company's management but said that did not detract from the value of the scheme Boris Johnson will appoint a full-time minister to oversee the project The route, to be ...

Labour is refusing to commit to completing the HS2 in full after The Independent revealed that Rishi Sunak’s government is considering scrapping parts of the landmark rail project. Sir Keir Starmer is ...

In one of the most comprehensive critiques of HS2 since its conception, a report from the left-leaning think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF) calls for the high-speed rail link to be scrapped and ...

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Britain is cancelling the construction of a key section of the costly HS2 high-speed railway, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, angering people and businesses in ...

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 widely shared social media post has falsely claimed the British government spent £100 billion ($127 billion) on its HS2 high-speed rail project. The March 24 post, opens new tab, viewed more than ...

The cost of the UK’s HS2 high speed rail link rose to as much as £67 billion ($85 billion), even after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dramatically shrank the project by canceling its northern leg.

Environmental activists are planning a “national day of action” to protest against the expansion of the HS2 high-speed railway – as the Bill for the project is laid out in Parliament on Monday. The ...