The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Video Shows Huge Machine Tunneling For Britain’s High-Speed Rail Project

Dorothy is named after Dorothy Hodgkin, who in 1964 became the first British woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Zenger · Jul 27, 2022

Plans to cut HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail 'put levelling up at risk'

'Upgrading lines will bring modest benefits, but not to the transformative extent needed to end regional imbalances'

Birmingham Post · Jul 27, 2022

Living in Birmingham: London leavers love the Commonwealth Games host city where houses cost a third as much

Looking for culture and city life with a warm welcome? Journey up the M1 to a rejuvenated Birmingham for a better quality of life at just a third of the price

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022

HS2 tunnelling machine called Dorothy becomes first to complete its journey

The 2,000-tonne tunnel-boring machine is called Dorothy.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

The people making a difference: the former teacher saving the trees – and bats – threatened by HS2

Carol-Anne O’Callaghan has fought hard to protect ancient oaks near her home, which she says are home to rare bats. Now it’s her turn for a treat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Top Tory warns HS2 is 'killer whale' that could 'rip the arm' off the next PM

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Kit Malthouse said the controversial high speed rail project could spell trouble for Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss as they race become Prime Minister

Daily Mirror · Jul 24, 2022

HS2 will be 'killer whale' for next PM says senior cabinet minister

And it could 'rip the arm' off the next prime minister warns Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Kit Malthouse

Wales Online · Jul 24, 2022

Cabinet minister likens HS2 to ‘killer whale’ for next PM

Kit Malthouse has warned that HS2 is a ‘killer whale’ that could ‘rip the arm’ off the next prime minister.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022

Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat promises gigantic HS2 expansion live on TV

It was not immediately clear if Tom Tugendhat's promise to expand the HS2 track all the way to Scotland - when currently it will end in the East Midlands and Manchester - was a slip of the tongue

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022

Penny Mordaunt pledges cost of living help this Autumn - but won't tell you what it is

The leadership frontrunner is refusing to say what cost of living help she will announce this Autumn, but wants Tory members to make her the next Prime Minister

Daily Mirror · Jul 17, 2022