Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the scrapping of Phase 2 of the HS2 rail project. The second phase of the high-speed rail was meant to extend Phase 1, the under-construction London-to ...

HS2 costs could hit £66bn, progress report says - This is up from the last estimate for phase one – £49 to £57 billion – from November 2023.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham believes the government is open to a potential alternative to HS2 for Manchester. The mayor has campaigned for a new rail connection between Greater ...