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‘Coming-of-age moment’: Bee Network creates a buzz in Greater Manchester

The first buses bought back into public control since the 1980s roll out the depot in a ‘new dawn’ for public transport

The Guardian - UK

Scotland has 'little hope' of seeing HS2 benefits in 'unequal Union', Alba MP says

SCOTLAND has “little hope” of ever seeing the benefits of HS2, an MP has claimed, as speculation mounts that the final line will never connect…

The National (Scotland)

Millwall fans are not always fair game

Brief letters: An insult too far | The long road to HS2 | How to wear a hat | Royal visits | Cat collars

The Guardian - UK

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‘Push on with HS2 Euston hub at pace’, ministers are told

The line will initially stop at Old Oak Common, six miles from Euston

Evening Standard

Save or scrap? What HS2’s champions and critics have said

Advisers, MPs and former ministers are sharply split over committing or quitting on the high-speed rail line

The Guardian - UK

Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2

PM in crisis as top Conservative revolt over plan to scrap northern leg grows

The Independent UK

Even HS2’s defenders are abandoning it. Rishi Sunak, it’s time to follow suit

Only political expediency has kept this terrible mistake on the rails. Pull the brakes – and save Britain billions, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are reported to be meeting to discuss the future of the project in the coming days.

The Independent UK

Key dates of the HS2 rail project

Plans for HS2 emerged in 2009.

The Independent UK

HS2 was meant to unite North and South. Don’t let it become a glorified Birmingham shuttle

City Voices: Broken promises on HS2 would leave the UK’s global reputation as an attractive place to invest in tatters

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak declines to back HS2 to north of England as Tory civil war stirs

Rishi Sunak has insisted he is committed to levelling up despite declining to back building HS2 to the north of England in the face of warnings by…

The National (Scotland)

HS2 news - live: Sunak insists he’s committed to levelling up as rail backlash grows

Rishi Sunak says his government is committed to ‘spreading opportunity around the country, not just in the North but in the Midlands, in all other regions of our fantastic country’

The Independent UK

PM says he is ‘committed to levelling up’ despite declining to back HS2 to North

Rishi Sunak is thought to be considering scrapping or delaying the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in response to soaring costs.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham: scrapping HS2 would be disaster for north of England

Greater Manchester mayor urges Rishi Sunak to listen to leaders in north before making decision on high-speed rail project

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Scrapping HS2 would be ‘gross act of vandalism’, Osborne and Heseltine warn

The former deputy PM Lord Heseltine and ex-chancellor George Osborne warned the PM not to go ahead with plans to scrap the northern leg of HS2, first revealed by The Independent

The Independent UK

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The leg to Manchester could be axed.

The Independent UK

Senior Tories urge Rishi Sunak to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne says it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to back HS2 to Manchester despite cost fears

Former chancellor George Osborne said it would be a ‘gross act of vandalism’ to axe the northern leg of the high-speed network.

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The Independent UK

How The Independent revealed Sunak’s plan to cut HS2 - and how the government reacted

The Independent’s revelations about HS2 rocked Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Tory donor threatens to pull funding if Sunak scraps northern HS2 rail line

Exclusive: Major donor questioning ‘ability to continue support’ for party amid doubt over Birmingham to Manchester leg

The Guardian - UK

How much could HS2 cost and what is at stake?

From spiralling costs to route changes – here’s a breakdown of the numbers

The Guardian - UK

Scrapping Manchester leg of HS2 holds political risks for Rishi Sunak

PM would need to offer voters in the north of England an alternative. Whether they believe him is another matter

The Independent UK

HS2: What is it, how much has it cost and how have the plans changed?

The leg to Manchester could be axed.

The Guardian - UK

Shapps says it would be ‘crazy’ not to reconsider full HS2 rail project

Viability of northern leg in doubt after rumours Sunak and Hunt could ditch the Birmingham to Manchester section

The Independent UK

At last the truth - HS2 hits the end of the line

Exclusive: Ministers have finally confirmed what The Independent revealed weeks ago - high speed rail will not reach the north of England

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