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The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply

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

Manchester Evening News

Lineker saga sends Tory headbangers into meltdown

A football pundit being critical of the government shows you can have too much of this free speech business

The Guardian - UK

HS2 delay 'will increase costs, trigger job cuts and could see firms go bust' leak shows

A leaked document produced by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in the Commons laid bare the potential impact of the controversial two-year delay to a key section of the high speed railway

Daily Mirror

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Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claims HS2 delay will save money – Labour

Louise Haigh told MPs she had seen a Government document which undermines Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s claims the move will reduce costs.

The Independent UK

HS2 train line might not arrive at Euston until 2041, Labour tells Commons

The HS2 high-speed rail line may not arrive at Euston for almost 20 years, it was claimed in the Commons on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Internal government briefing admits HS2 delays will increase costs

DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at risk

The Guardian - UK

Rail passengers forced to ‘grin and bear’ largest hike in ticket fares for more than a decade

The skyrocketing prices come as millions battle the cost of living pressures

Manchester Evening News

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Commuters forced to ‘grin and bear’ rail fare rise amid cost-of-living pressures

Fares in England and Wales jumped by up to 5.9% on average on Sunday, adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of many annual season tickets.

The Independent UK

Rail fare hikes are biggest in 11 years despite poor performance

Annual season tickets for many are rising by hundreds of pounds

Wales Online

Train fares in England and Wales rise by 5.9% despite poor service

Passengers will be hit by biggest increase in ticket prices since 2012

The Guardian - UK

Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years despite poor performance

Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found the annual fares rise is the largest since a 6.1 per cent jump across Britain in 2012

Evening Standard

Delaying HS2 is one option to limit soaring costs of project, admits chief

HS2 chief’s comments comes after rail minister Huw Merriman said that the Government remains ’absolutely committed’ to the project

Evening Standard

HS2 boss says delays among options being explored to curb rising costs

Mark Thurston said the impact of inflation on the project over the past year has been ‘significant’.

The Independent UK

Government 'absolutely committed' to HS2 from London to Manchester and east of England

It was recently reported HS2 might not run to its planned central London terminus at Euston due to rising costs

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Under-fire TransPennine Express should be stripped of its contract now, says top Labour MP

But Tory Minister says putting the operator into public ownership wouldn't solve all its problems

Evening Standard

Rail minister Huw Merriman’s laptop stolen from pub day after biggest strike in a decade

Exclusive: Security fears as theft of device with strike details sparks police probe

Birmingham Post

Rail Minister urged to get on with plans to electrify Midland Mainline through East Midlands and Yorkshire

'Fourteen months on not only has the work not been done, the terms of reference have not even been agreed'

Daily Record

MP demands west coast mainline to Glasgow is nationalised after 'shambolic' Avanti service

Gavin Newlands, the SNP transport spokesman, said all cross-border rail services should be brought back into public ownership and control.

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Manchester Evening News

Call for TransPennine Express to be nationalised after 'one of the worst days yet'

Dozens of trains were cancelled across the Greater Manchester region today

The Independent UK

Calls to nationalise TransPennine Express after ‘one of worst days yet’

Labour’s Louise Haigh wants the Government to strip the operator of its contract and bring it in-house.

Evening Standard

Settling rail disputes would have been cheaper than crippling strikes, admits minister

Rail minister Huw Merriman told MPs the row has ‘ended up costing more’

Daily Mirror

Tory Transport Minister admits cost of rail strikes more than settling dispute

The RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch said the comments from Huw Merriman were evidence of the Government treating businesses in the pre-Christmas period as 'collateral damage'

The Independent UK

Mick Lynch claims government ‘admitted to deliberately prolonging the rail dispute’

‘The interests of businesses, rail workers and passengers have been sacrificed to a wider public sector pay agenda,’ says union boss

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes cost UK £1bn and settling would have been cheaper, minister admits

Huw Merriman insists the need for reform to working practices made the standoff necessary

The Independent UK

Train station ticket office closures will benefit passengers, claims rail minister

Plan ‘a travesty for disabled and elderly people who want to travel on the rail network,’ says Mick Lynch

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