The taxpayer-funded body behind the High Speed 2 railway line is mounting last-ditch talks to renegotiate the project’s civil engineering contracts, as it battles to curb soaring costs on the UK’s ...

West Midlands Police has come under fire for making more than £1m by “harassing” lorry drivers and forcing them to pay for escorts. The force has increased its income from road haulage companies ...

Senior executives in charge of the £45bn Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) project must regularly assess its cost to avoid huge ...

A prominent dog whisperer is seeking over £8m in compensation from the government after his exclusive kennels were compulsorily acquired for the HS2 high-speed rail project. Matt ...

Birmingham's old Curzon Street Station building was the first direct railway line linking the city to London ...

A 1.5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the Canal & River Trust, has reopened to the public after HS2 engineers launched a 130-metre-long steel bridge into position over the canal.

A 1.5-mile stretch of the Grand Union Canal has reopened a week ahead of schedule after HS2 engineers slid a 130-metre steel viaduct into place over the waterway near Ufton in Warwickshire. The canal, ...

This video looks at the complicated approach tunnels that will head towards Euston station, which will be constructed in a different way to Euston Tunnels. Building what is effectively a new mainline ...

The work was completed seven ahead of schedule after the launch operation began last Wednesday (March 4).

The £2bn contract to build dozens of HS2 "bullet trains" is set for major changes as ministers prepare to outline fresh delays and cost overruns on the project. The deal, awarded in 2021 to a joint ...

Birmingham residents have been given a further glimpse of what the future could hold for the old Curzon Street Station. Opened in 1838, the station was the first direct railway li ...

Britain’s jobs market is “floundering” amid weak hiring demand, with only limited signs of recovery, data has revealed. Companies remain cautious about hiring staff amid cost pressures and economic ...