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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Extinction Rebellion protester ‘caused £27,000 worth of damage to government building’

Dr Gail Bradbrook, a co-founder of the group, attacked a window of the Department for Transport while protesting against HS2, court hears

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Euston HS2 terminus could race past £4.8bn estimate, MPs say

Overspend blamed on government indecision, despite eight years spent planning and designing project

The Guardian - UK

HS2 'isn't going to change' to give Wales a financial share, minister says

Wales has missed out on £5bn but it doesn't look like that will be changing anytime soon

Wales Online

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Major changes planned for HS2 bill that would allow Manchester connection

HS2 Ltd said the proposed changes would keep it on track to open the line between Crewe and Manchester between 2035 and 2041

Manchester Evening News

Plans for HS2 to reach Manchester move forward as major changes proposed

MPs will decide whether the changes are approved

Birmingham Post

Call for quick action on HS2 as report says delays will cost East Midlands billions every year

One business leader says the Government will need to be regularly reminded what the East Midlands is "expecting"

Nottingham Post

Political and business leaders meeting in Derby to set out "overwhelming" case for HS2 in the East Midlands

'HS2 will nearly double the number of jobs in high value, rail-linked sectors within an hour of Nottingham by rail'

Birmingham Post

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"My rural business of 32 years is in danger of being extinguished by HS2"

A Cheshire man has petitioned ministers to change the plan

Manchester Evening News

Halt new roads and developments adding to emissions, advisers to tell UK government

Committee on Climate Change report likely to recommend ending road-building programme

The Guardian - UK

‘Financial catastrophe HS2 proves need for private sector interest’ – MP

Tory MP Greg Smith said the ‘total lack of interest’ from the private sector in HS2 should have been a ‘flashing red beacon’ about the rail project.

The Independent UK

Government 'drops' plans for two extra platforms at Manchester Piccadilly as MP calls HS2 surface station a 'sub-optimal solution'

Lucy Powell MP pressed the case for an underground HS2 station at Piccadilly and blasted trains and rail connectively in the north as 'quite frankly, absolutely rubbish'

Manchester Evening News

Tory Rail Minister Huw Merriman 'embarrassed' by 18-month wait for Leeds HS2 report

He says the report is coming soon...or should that be 'very soon'?

Leeds Live

Underground Piccadilly HS2 rail station 'best solution for Manchester and the north'

Manchester is pressing its case to a committee of MPs

Manchester Evening News

How the outside of hoped-for underground HS2 station at Manchester Piccadilly could look

Manchester leaders are calling on MPs to amend the current plan for a surface turnback station

Birmingham Post

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Manchester Evening News

Mancunian Way: Manchester's got everything except a late-night tram

PLUS 'Arena attack is in our DNA' AND 'Fight for the North'

Evening Standard

TfL wants to buy more Elizabeth line trains to cope with HS2 demand

Temporary terminus of HS2 at Old Oak Common will pile pressure onto Elizabeth line services

Manchester Evening News

'Build it once and built it right' plea to government over HS2 rail station in Manchester

London's Mayor has added his voice to calls for an underground station at Piccadilly as civic leaders say they fear 'permanent damage' to UK economic ambitions

Birmingham Post

Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan lead calls for HS2 not to be scaled back

Leaders in Manchester and London have made a joint appeal to the government

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Evening Standard

‘Scaled back HS2 would damage Britain’ warn mayors of London and Manchester

The mayors of London and Manchester have issued an unprecedented joint appeal calling for ministers to ensure Britain’s flagship High Speed 2 rail project is not scaled back.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham: We have to act now to stop this short-sighted government ruining HS2

Manchester and London don’t always land on the same side of an argument. Think Blur v Oasis, Arsenal v City.

Manchester Evening News

London business leaders back Manchester's call for the RIGHT HS2 rail station for Piccadilly

'What's good for Manchester and the wider north is good for London, and vice versa'

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Leader podcast: Decade of HS2 delays and London’s tumbling house prices

Critical Euston link on ice until 2040s amid spiralling costs

Birmingham Post

Construction services company Hercules reports revenue growth

The Cirencester-based firm provides services to projects including HS2, Crossrail and the M4 smart motorway

Wales Online

16ft deep hole opens above huge tunnel being dug for HS2

Campaigners say this is evidence the work should be stopped

The Independent UK

Huge sinkhole appears above HS2 tunnel in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole in Little Missenden is four meters deep

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