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 ...

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 ...

MPs were left speechless after a team of experts admitted they had left out HS2 of their investigation into the government’s poor handling of major infrastructure projects. Politicians on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Environmental organisations are calling on HS2 to adjust their environmental data. Credit: Pixabay. According to the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and The Woodland Trust 129 ancient woodlands will be ...

The HS2 rail link between London and the North should be put on hold, a powerful Commons committee has recommended as it warned of "serious shortcomings" in the project's research. MPs said a "more ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave the strongest indication yet that his government will scrap the northern leg of the UK’s flagship high-speed HS2 rail project, and offered a glimpse of how he’s likely ...

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.