HS2 goal to be running by 2033 'cannot be met'

HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 "cannot be achieved" ...

HS2 bought hundreds of people’s homes – and now makes millions renting them out

HS2 is raking in £14m a year as a landlord, including letting out homes bought along the cancelled legs of the railway.

HS2 will ‘prove its worth’, says chief exec Mark Wild

Though the hit Netflix series is coming to an end after nine years and five seasons, fans won't be saying goodbye to the ...

The never-ending fiasco of HS2 is a case study in how not to build

The never-ending fiasco of HS2 is a case study in how not to build - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The fact that this ...
Daily Mail

Giant tunnelling machine is lifted to the surface after finishing HS2 tunnels (no wonder it's costing so much)

A giant tunnelling machine has been lifted to the surface after finishing work on a HS2 tunnel - and no wonder the project is costing so much. The huge metal device has spent more than a year ...
The Financial Times

HS2 costs set to jump as inflation undermines rail project’s future

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The £70bn price tag for Britain’s beleaguered High-Speed Rail 2 project is set to be revised upwards to account ...
The Independent

HS2 has become a symbol of national incompetence. Spend its billions elsewhere

The new year has not begun but already a strong candidate has emerged for word of 2025: it’s “reset”. We’ve just seen one in Keir Starmer’s overhaul of government priorities. Now again, with Mark Wild ...