The government needs to set out its intentions to address rail capacity issues north of Birmingham, an MP has said, as powers linked to building HS2 are due to expire shortly. The legal powers for the ...

HS2 high speed railway trains could be made to run slower than initially planned to keep costs down. The government has ...

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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 ...

The UK government is set to announce that the completion of the High Speed 2 rail line will be delayed and the cost will rise, faulting the previous Conservative administration for wasting billions of ...

Ministers are drawing up plans for a major new passenger rail line linking London, Manchester and Leeds, with HS2 set to be ...

Major plans to create “characterful” public spaces around the new HS2 station in Birmingham city centre have been recommended ...

HS2 bosses have been asked to begin delivering Labour’s £45bn rail plans for the North despite repeated criticism over their performance, The i Paper can reveal. HS2 Ltd, the government-owned company ...

UK ministers are set to order the management of High Speed 2 to explore last-ditch attempts to cut the cost of the rail project, including reducing the speed of its trains. Mark W ...

The head of HS2 Ltd will report by mid-July on how slowing down trains could affect the project's cost and delivery date.

The beleaguered HS2 rail project will serve “most of northern England” when the line to and from London Euston is finally completed, the rail minister has said. Lord Hendy was speaking at a ceremony ...

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices ...