High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...

After years of setbacks, controversy and spiralling costs, phase two of the long-awaited HS2 rail project appears to be under threat. The Independent has exclusively revealed that prime minister Rishi ...

HS2 is an example of “how not to run a major project” and the Government “must not waste” its latest opportunity to reset the ...

Labour is refusing to commit to completing the HS2 in full after The Independent revealed that Rishi Sunak’s government is considering scrapping parts of the landmark rail project. Sir Keir Starmer is ...

A construction worker walks outside a construction site for a section of Britain's HS2 high-speed railway project at London Euston train station - Copyright Getty/AFP ...

The fate of HS2 has become one of the most contentious infrastructure debates in Britain. With costs now exceeding £66 billion, opening dates pushed well beyond 2033, and fresh allegations of fraud ...

The construction of HS2’s physical structures should have been “largely completed” by now under the project’s initial timeline – but it is actually just over halfway there, the project’s chief ...

Earlier this year, the U.K. Dept. for Transport ordered a two-year work pause on the HS2 Euston Station in London. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. October 4, 2023 Having progressively whittled down the ...

BRITAIN’S flagship high speed rail project linking the capital to the Midlands and the North may never reach central London, The Sun can reveal today. Blighted by soaring ­inflation, HS2 bosses are ...

The cost of the UK’s HS2 high speed rail link rose to as much as £67 billion ($85 billion), even after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dramatically shrank the project by canceling its northern leg.

A widely shared social media post has falsely claimed the British government spent £100 billion ($127 billion) on its HS2 high-speed rail project. The March 24 post, opens new tab, viewed more than ...

Construction of the 140-mile HS2 high-speed rail line is continuing, even as the project company's acting CEO said its cost could exceed its budget by $14 billion. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. January ...