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HS2 rail link to Manchester 'safe' - but with a 20-year wait

'They know it would be politically and economically disastrous for them to scrap it'

Manchester Evening News

Call for clarity on HS2 in Nottinghamshire as Government confirms delay to parts of project

The eastern leg of HS2 is currently set to terminate near the East Midlands Parkway, just south of Nottingham

Nottingham Post

Birmingham Law Society unveils winners of its 2023 Legal Awards

Gowling WLG, Irwin Mitchell and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee were among the winners at last night's ceremony

Birmingham Post

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Betrayal of the North as HS2 delayed yet AGAIN by Tories in 'staggering failure'

Section of controversial high speed train project is put on the back-burner as Government blames increased costs but Labour says the North is paying the price for Tory incompetence

Daily Mirror

Government warned of being 'penny wise, pound foolish' after announcing HS2 delay for the North

Construction north of Birmingham will be put on hold for two years

Manchester Evening News

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the move on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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Brave girl, 8, to fulfil Crufts dream with cherished dog who helps her with cancer ordeal

Furever friends Freya and Australian shepherd Echo are buzzing to get in the ring and revel in being surrounded by thousands of dogs and dog lovers at Crufts at the Birmingham NEC

Daily Mirror

Construction of HS2's link line to Manchester delayed by two years

Labour said the Phase 2a delay meant the North was again having to 'pay the price' for Government failures.

Manchester Evening News

Women’s Tour make urgent plea for support as it drops to five stages

The best women cyclists from across the world will head for Birmingham in June - but the event 'urgently requires additional income' after dropping to five stages

Daily Mirror

Victor Evans obituary

Other lives: Singer who was a stalwart of the Birmingham jazz scene, including with Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes

The Guardian - UK

HS2 route to be delayed by TWO years in Tory betrayal of northern voters

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said the Government will delay building the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 by two years. Labour said: 'The North is yet again being asked to pay the price for staggering Conservative failure'

Daily Mirror

Government confirms further HS2 delays in bid to cut costs

Construction of the line between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years

The Independent UK

All dogs great and small arrive in their winter gear for Crufts

With snow and freezing temperatures hitting the event, pooches arrived kitted out in hats and coats

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Dogs donning colourful outfits strut their stuff as Crufts returns

The international dog show is taking place at the NEC in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

HS2 construction delays expected in bid to cut costs

Delays expected to hit sections from Birmingham and Crew, and Crewe and Manchester

Birmingham Post

Qatar Airways to resume flights from Birmingham Airport

Operator will commence daily service to Doha from this summer

Evening Standard

Government announces HS2 construction delay to cut costs

Construction of HS2 between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said

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Birmingham Post

HS2 construction delay to save money 'potentially a real body blow for the UK's economic recovery'

The delays could mainly impact the railway between Birmingham and Crewe, and between Crewe and Manchester

Irish Mirror

Disabled Ryanair passenger forced to drag himself onto bus after diverted flight 'felt so embarrassed'

Spencer Watts was flying back from a family holiday in Lanzarote when his flight was unexpectedly diverted to Birmingham

Wales Online

Crufts is back! Dogs of all shapes and sizes, big and small, popular and vulnerable, and the historic to the new faces arrive at NEC Birmingham

Crufts is held from 9 - 12 March 2023 at the NEC Birmingham, with viewers able to follow all the action and highlights on Channel 4 and More4

Wales Online

'Humiliated' disabled Ryanair passenger forced to drag himself onto coach

Spencer Watts was flying back from a family holiday in Lanzarote when his flight was unexpectedly diverted to Birmingham

Daily Record

Sir Rod Stewart funding NHS scans in Glasgow as he bids to reach 'as many cities as he can'

Sir Rod has made it his mission to help patients in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and “as many cities as I can".

Nottingham Post

I visited restaurant where staff shouted and swore - but the food was superb

The restaurant is in seven locations across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene

With sold-out club nights from Bristol to Birmingham, a long-marginalised subculture is enjoying a brilliant post-pandemic resurgence

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