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HS2 has completed a major river enhancement in Warwickshire which, at 749 metres, is the most significant realignment of a natural river on the project. The re-naturalisation of the River Cole near ...

The new boss of HS2 is enjoying a pay package of nearly £1 million, it can be revealed. Mark Wild, who took over as chief executive of the beleaguered high-speed rail project in December, will pocket ...

The revised design of Birmingham’s new high speed railway station, which is set to become a key destination on the divisive HS2 line, was approved earlier this year in May. Construction work on the ...

New footage shows what a HS2 Class 895 train could look like, with a life-size model carriage created to illustrate the concept design. HS2 say design features will help to make the train accessible ...

The PM has asked the Cabinet Secretary to consider whether mandarins and public bodies should face a formal probe for their role in the chaos BUNGLING civil servants could face a major investigation ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the target date of 2033, the government has confirmed, but it did not say when the high speed railway line will begin operating. Transport Secretary Heidi ...

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed that HS2 will be delayed by at least two years, slamming previous handling of the project as an “appalling” and “shambolic mess”. The embattled ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s High Speed 2 rail line faces fresh cost overruns and will be delayed by years, transport secretary ...

HS2 is an "appalling mess" and will not be completed by its target date of 2033, the transport secretary has said. Heidi Alexander blamed the Tories for what she described as a "litany of failure" ...

A former worker on HS2 railway project who lost his job after accusing bosses of disguising the true price of the long-delayed railway project has been awarded nearly £320,000 by a tribunal. Project ...

A labour supplier has been suspended from the HS2 rail project amid allegations that it had been falsely declaring worker status. According to an investigation by the i newspaper, an employee raised ...