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Northern Research Group of Tory MPs signals it may accept delay to HS2

Chair, John Stevenson, says they could back a compromise on phase 2 if ‘Charles line’ preserved

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Andy Burnham warns he could sue Sunak government if HS2 axed

‘We’re not going to take things lying down – they will be hearing from us,’ says Manchester mayor

The Independent UK

Why Sunak wants to scrap HS2 – project bosses wasting millions ‘like kids with golden credit card’

PM believes ‘ballooning bill is far worse than anyone knows’

The Independent UK

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How much time will HS2 save? Northern leg axed by PM

HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds has been scrapped

Evening Standard

OPINION - HS2 could transform Britain — why do we refuse to think big?

As he prepares for what may be his last party conference as Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is working on a truly unpleasant gift for Manchester, host city to the gathering that opens on Sunday. Though ministers insist that no final decision has been taken, they have conspicuously declined to deny…

Evening Standard

Is Manchester United v Crystal Palace on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Carabao Cup tie

Everything you need to know ahead of the Carabao Cup third round fixture

The Independent UK

Newcastle vs Man City: Carabao Cup prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds today

Manchester City head to Newcastle today looking to reclaim the trophy they have enjoyed lifting throughout the Pep Guardiola era.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian’s popular food podcast, Comfort Eating with Grace Dent, is back on the menu with its first book, live shows and new episodes

The Guardian’s Comfort Eating with Grace Dent is back, releasing its first book, heading to the stage with two special live events in London and Manchester and new episodes of the podcast.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak trying to ‘control’ HS2 costs after they ‘tripled’, minister says

Home Office minister Chris Philp insisted no decision has been made on whether to scrap or delay the Manchester leg of the rail project.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are reviewing how HS2 cost can be ‘controlled’, minister says

But Manchester’s Andy Burnham threatens to sue if high-speed rail doesn’t reach his city

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: Billions spent, no track built and still no trains – 14 years on, what happened to HS2?

In today’s newsletter: As the government prepares to scale down its ambitious high speed rail project again, we explore what happened

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ‘alarmed’ by spiralling cost of HS2 as he faces Cabinet split

The Prime Minister has reportedly told allies he will not watch the cost continue to rise, in a sign he could be preparing to ditch the northern leg.

The Independent UK

Sunak may seek to limit HS2 fallout with new transport projects in north

Sources suggest PM could announce new spending on bus, tram and train schemes if he decides to axe part of HS2

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet split over Sunak’s HS2 ‘gross act of vandalism’

Exclusive: Levelling up secretary Michael Gove and transport secretary Mark Harper ‘very unhappy’ over plan to axe northern leg – first revealed by this newspaper – as George Osborne attacks ‘economic self-harm’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Abolishing HS2 and inheritance tax? Rish! would not speculate on speculation he started

For far too long Rishi Sunak had been held back by successive Tory governments. Time for some unspecified action

The Guardian - UK

‘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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

Tory titans out to derail Sunak over HS2

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

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The Guardian - US

Do Liverpool have the strength to take on champions who never have an off-day?

The early weeks of the season have seen high-quality teams rise to the top of the Premier League. The only problem: they face Manchester City

Evening Standard

10 of the best British boozy breaks

Beer, wine, gin, whisky – whatever your signature drink, there’s a thirst-quenching short break out there with your name on it

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

HS2 may end up as ‘total waste of money’, warns IFS thinktank – as it happened

Comments from Paul Johnson of Institute of Fiscal Studies come as Downing Street hints at delay to work on second phase of rail link

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.

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