The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Current plans would see the eastern leg of HS2 terminating near the East Midlands Parkway station just south of Nottingham.

Number of trains could be cut from from 18 to 10 an hour and maximum speed of 360 km/h (224 mph) may be reduced

Staff relations are at rock bottom, investment is shrinking and franchising has failed. But even so, passengers are trickling back. Can the network be revived?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Inter-city rail journeys should not be inter-suburban

The Conservatives may end up paying a political price for a project that will struggle to live up to the early hype, writes Sean O’Grady

HS2 Rebellion said all the justifications for the project ‘have gone out the window’ following reports the Euston route could be scrapped.

Reports that the line could permanently stop at Old Oak Common, not Euston, would mean even less value for money from HS2

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said reports of HS2 not being routed all the way to Euston were an example of the Conservative Government failing to deliver on big infrastructure projects.The senior Labour MP, asked about the reports in an interview with broadcasters following a hospital visit to Harlow in…

So there it is, High Speed 2 (HS2) will be coming to Euston after all, rather than terminating at Old Oak Common. It was rather odd timing for the story to be leaked, given that the chancellor was to make a major address on the future of the UK economy…