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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Ministers to oversee ‘dire’ HS2 as true cost remains uncertain

Transport secretary says analysis of high-speed rail project unable to clarify if overrun is £10bn or £20bn

The Guardian - UK

HS2 high speed trains to Euston will be 'most comfortable' on UK rail network with 87cm of legroom

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to confirm in the Budget that HS2 will run to Euston

Evening Standard

Changes to HS2 are being 'actively considered' by ministers amid reports line will reach Crewe

Minister Simon Lightwood refused to deny reports that the Government is looking at re-extending the high speed line north from Birmingham

Evening Standard

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Call it the Great Welsh Train Robbery – a £4bn HS2 scandal happening in plain sight

Thanks to a ministerial sleight of hand, the cost to Wales, already plagued by poor rail services, has been huge, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

Euston, we have a problem. But HS2 can solve it

Letters: A new London Euston terminus would be worth the £4.8bn if it’s done well, write David Thrower and Prof Ian Wray. Mike Ferenczi has a plan for private funding, and Francis Bown says let’s rebuild the arch

The Guardian - UK

George Osborne backs ‘HS2-lite’ plan for Manchester-Birmingham route

Exclusive: Business leaders seek support for scheme in budget as former chancellor calls it ‘good investment’

The Guardian - UK

What is happening with HS2 now? Everything we know as 'HS2 light' is proposed

Hope has been offered amid ongoing conversations about the future of the long-awaited project

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‘HS2 light’ link to Manchester could replace scrapped line beyond Birmingham

Proposals are being reviewed for a more cost-effective HS2 line to Crewe

The Independent UK

Transport secretary ‘seriously looking’ at extending HS2 rail line to Euston

Lisa Nandy indicates Louise Haigh considering plan for high-speed route to terminate in central London

The Guardian - UK

Euston has a problem that only HS2 can solve

Train Talk: What is going on at the West Coast main line hub – and can five points fix it?

The Independent UK

HS2 will run to London Euston, minister signals ...The Standard podcast

Plus, water companies must pay customers £158m for leaks & pollution

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: At last, HS2 to Euston gets the green signal

The Transport Secretary giveth, the Transport Secretary taketh away. Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that HS2 will run to London Euston. At the same time, she announced a delay in the decision over the Lower Thames Crossing, the new £9 billion link between Kent and Essex, until…

Evening Standard

HS2 rail line will run into London Euston, transport secretary Louise Haigh hints

The government is expected to make an announcement around the time of the Budget

The Independent UK

HS2 high-speed rail line will run to London Euston, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh strongly signals

An official announcement is expected at the Budget on October 30

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The Guardian - UK

Building HS2 to Euston and Crewe could pay for itself, analysis finds

Extending high-speed line at both ends would let government charge more for rights to run it, rail leaders say

Evening Standard

Giant boring machine for HS2 tunnel to Euston on site so don't stop line at Old Oak Common, say London bosses

They issued the warning amid growing hopes the high speed rail line will run into central London rather than ending at Old Oak Common

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan to strike optimistic tone on HS2 Euston link as he urges more transport investment

‘When London builds, Britain benefits’, Mr Khan to tell ministers

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: HS2 must go to Euston – and St Pancras

Could there be light at the end of the tunnel for HS2? Reports swirling around suggest that the Government is set to give the green signal for the project to terminate at Euston Station rather than slink off at Old Oak Common.

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The Guardian - UK

Euston, we have a problem: how can London fix the ‘worst main station’?

Ugly, overcrowded and undermined by dithering over HS2, the unwieldy terminus needs an urgent rethink – or at least fewer digital billboards

The Independent UK

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says North faces ‘Armageddon’ without HS2 rail links

‘We would end up with a worse train service than we’ve currently got’, says Andy Burnham

The Independent UK

‘Quite High Speed Two’ rail from Birmingham to Manchester: Just the ticket after the Sunak shambles

The Man Who Pays His Way: High Speed rail project was doomed to derision as soon as the name was chosen

The Guardian - UK

Plans unveiled for cheaper high-speed alternative to scrapped HS2 northern leg

Report claims 50-mile line would be slightly slower and significantly cheaper but deliver most of the benefits

The Independent UK

New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route

The new route between Staffordshire and Cheshire would connect with the Northern Powerhouse Rail

The Guardian - UK

It’s a scandal that the Great Central Railway was ever shut

Letters: Brian Hughes says had it been left in service, an upgrade would have cost a fraction of the money poured into HS2. Plus a letter from Paul Foxall

Evening Standard

HS2 Euston tunnel workers secure union access after 'five year campaign'

The agreement means all major parts of the HS2 development are covered by union access

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