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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

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

The Guardian - UK

HS2 facing delays due to huge rise in costs

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

Birmingham Post

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.”

Wales Online

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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

The Guardian - UK

National Apprenticeship Week 2023: HS2 launches recruitment drive

High-speed rail project is again hiring apprentices across Birmingham and the West Midlands as it homes in on 2,000 target with fresh round of hires

Birmingham Post

Bright lights, big cities: cash and HS2 are not the only keys to renewing the north, Andy Burnham

Civic magnetism also depends on creativity, glamour and tourist appeal, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Jeremy Hunt commits to HS2’s Euston terminal amid reports it may be scrapped and line end at Old Oak Common

The project has already faced delays and increased costs which has seen the Leeds leg scrapped

Evening Standard

HS2 archaeologists uncover evidence of one of first battles of 17th century English Civil War

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire

The Independent UK

‘Better than finding gold’: towers’ remains may rewrite history of English civil war

Archaeologists say finding medieval gatehouse at Coleshill was ‘real shock’ and ‘highlight of our careers’

The Guardian - UK

How Cardiff's first new tram line will work and transform public transport in south Wales

The new line to Cardiff Bay is just the start of a mind-boggling, immense and very costly project

Wales Online

HS2 archaeologists find scars of early Civil War skirmish

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire.

The Independent UK

Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

Huw Merriman visited the site where HS2’s 2.1-mile-long Colne Valley Viaduct is being built just outside north-west London.

The Independent UK

There has been ‘immense progress’ on the HS2 project, claims its boss

Work for 2023 includes hitting half-way point on 10-mile long Chiltern tunnel and a new railway station in Birmingham's city centre

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The Independent UK

HS2 boss hails ‘immense progress’

Chief executive Mark Thurston said a series of milestones were reached during the past 12 months.

Birmingham Post

Hargreaves Services expects strong half year results across all divisions

The industrial and property group said work on HS2 projects had been a strong driver of growth

Daily Mirror

Tory rebel Esther McVey fumes Jeremy Hunt could have 'put final nail in election hopes'

The former Work and Pensions Secretary said she could not support the tax rises announced in yesterday's Autumn Statement and said that money should be saved on projects such as HS2

Birmingham Post

Dental nurse named Greater Birmingham Apprentice of the Year 2022

Judges praise 18-year-old Summar Wilkes for the way she has tackled personal setbacks to excel in both her studies and on-the-job training

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Wales Online

Mark Drakeford speaks out about his Senedd outburst for the first time

'I was thinking this is not a good look for how we conduct politics in Wales'

Birmingham Post

HS2 launches search for manager of £50m investment fund

HS2’s Innovation Investment Fund is due to launch in spring 2023

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the violent clashes in Leicester

In today’s newsletter: Arrests and disinformation stoke fears among people in one of the UK’s most diverse cities that unrest might spread

Manchester Evening News

Billionaire Issa brothers poach HS2 boss as they pledge 'laser-focus' on cost of living crisis

The brothers ran their first petrol station in Bury in 2001

Birmingham Post

Issa brothers 'laser-focused' on helping staff through cost of living crisis despite profits dip

EG Group has hired HS2's chief financial officer as its new CFO

Birmingham Post

The Protector Group sees profits rise on the back of UK infrastructure contracts

The Team Valley-based firm said it has also won significant contracts with National Grid, National Highways and Network Rail

Wales Online

We asked the Chancellor why Wales is missing out on HS2 funding and the answers show they still simply don't get it

They ended the interview after we pressed him on the issue of rail funding in Wales

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