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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

HS2 chief executive resigns from delayed and scaled-back rail project

Mark Thurston will leave government-owned company as construction moves ‘into an exciting new stage’

The Guardian - UK

HS2 chief executive is stepping down as £61bn scheme moves to ‘defining period’

Phase One of the project between London and Birmingham is at peak construction

Birmingham Post

HS2 boss quits following major delays for high-speed railway project

HS2 works in Euston have already ballooned to £4.8 billion despite an initial budget of £2.6 billion

Manchester Evening News

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Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project – MPs

In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee said the Department for Transport ‘does not know what it is trying to achieve’.

The Independent UK

Mark Drakeford responds to Keir Starmer refusing to guarantee Wales a fair share of HS2 funding

"Keir Starmer will be weighing up the options"

Wales Online

Fresh round of tenders on offer for HS2 trains

High-speed rail project is on the hunt for companies to work on new trains

Birmingham Post

Hargreaves Services gives upbeat performance picture ahead of full year results

It described a strong performance but also said there had been delays with deals in its land business and a cooling off of commodity prices impacting its German joint venture

Birmingham Post

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HS2 delays: hundreds of Londoners are stuck in homes they can’t sell amid stalled construction

As HS2’s Euston branch stalls, devastated residents call for urgent action as their house prices tumble amid noise, dust and unfinished building work

Evening Standard

Wales' Tory party leader insists he's not 'at odds' with Sunak after joining calls for HS2 funding

Andrew RT Davies spoke to WalesOnline about rail funding, trans rights and his claims that the economy is better thanks to Brexit

Wales Online

HS2 worker dies in industrial incident on huge rail project

A man working on the HS2 rail project has died after an industrial incident.

Evening Standard

Contractor dies after incident on HS2 site 'while not wearing protective equipment'

Emergency services raced to the site at Marston Green in East Birmingham yesterday and found a man in his 70s in a 'serious' condition' - he was airlifted to hospital where he sadly died

Daily Mirror

Third ‘bubbling’ puddle caused by HS2 forms on west London rugby pitch

Locals have been left concerned after a grout leak on a rugby pitch near where HS2 is being built.

Evening Standard

Westminster decision that English rail projects benefit Wales is 'abuse' - Welsh Government minister

Mick Antoniw attacked the UK government's decision to class rail improvements in the north of England as benefiting Wales

Wales Online

People are furious Wales is missing out on another £1bn in rail funding

I''ve gone past the fuming phase to feeling physically sick'

Wales Online

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Evening Standard

Shock as ‘bubbling’ puddle caused by HS2 tunnelling forms in west London rugby club

A “bubbling” puddle has opened up on a west London rugby pitch as HS2 workers bore a tunnel deep underground to Euston.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply

Manchester International Festival line up revealed PLUS Judging the British Pie Awards

Wales Online

Key takeaways from the first day of the Welsh Labour conference

The Labour Party appears to be in rude health, but there are divisions hiding beneath the surface

Wales Online

Keir Starmer refuses to commit to Wales getting share of HS2 funding

'I'm not making a specific commitment today, we will make our commitments going into the election'

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Evening Standard

HS2 high-speed trains may not reach Euston until around 2040

Transport Secretary Mark Harper promises to ‘prioritise’ first stage between Birmingham and new station at Old Oak Common

Manchester Evening News

Manchester HS2 links set to be DELAYED in bid to save money

The Manchester to Crewe connection will face a set back as part of a cost-cutting strategy

The Guardian - UK

Want to properly plug the UK’s north-south divide? Look to Germany

Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work

Birmingham Post

HS2 facing delays due to huge rise in costs

CEO says discussions with suppliers and Government on finding ways to minimise the soaring costs

Wales Online

Sinkhole pool of 'alien' brown foam bubbles up onto sports pitch near HS2 work

“It looked alien and unnatural. It reminded me of a volcano spewing up lava. I couldn’t believe it was anywhere in the UK.”

The Guardian - UK

Work halted on HS2 after mystery pool of bubbling foam appears

Tunnelling stopped briefly after brown bubbling substance emerged from the ground on rugby pitch in Ruislip

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Billions over budget, years overdue – no one knows what will happen to HS2

In today’s newsletter: The ambitious, controversial high speed rail project has take over a decade to make any real progress – and may drag on for years yet

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