'Absolute fiasco from start to, was going to say finish but...' - Fresh anger as further delays to HS2 confirmed

There’s been a fresh wave of anger over the divisive HS2 project after a major setback was confirmed. The railway project has ...

HS2 goal to be running by 2033 'cannot be met'

HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 "cannot be achieved" ...

HS2 timeline setback confirmed as original goal dates 'cannot be achieved', bosses warn

HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 "cannot be achieved" ...

The never-ending fiasco of HS2 is a case study in how not to build

The never-ending fiasco of HS2 is a case study in how not to build - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The fact that this ...
AOL

Huge sinkhole appears above HS2 tunnel in Buckinghamshire

A large sinkhole has appeared above a tunnel being built for the high-speed HS2 railway line in Buckinghamshire. Campaigners said the four-meter deep hole, which appeared above tunnelling in Little ...
Insider Media

HS2 delays confirmed as bosses admit original timeline ‘cannot be achieved’

In its end-of-year update, HS2 said “significant progress” had been made during 2025, adding that the scheme is now at an ...
The Financial Times

Cost of HS2 ‘bat tunnel’ 20% higher than previously thought

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The final price tag for the notorious High Speed 2 bat tunnel is on track to be a fifth higher than previously ...
Oxford Mail

Key HS2 section to run in tunnel

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Sky

HS2 protesters secretly dig and occupy 100ft tunnel at Euston station

More than a dozen environmental activists have occupied a 30m (100ft) tunnel they secretly dug at the front of London's Euston station in protest against the HS2 rail project. The protesters have been ...
BBC

HS2: Northamptonshire village sees longest 'green' tunnel emerge

The first arches have been built for the 1.7-mile (2.7km) Greatworth tunnel Work is under way on the longest "green" tunnel on the HS2 line, which looks to blend in with the countryside. The 1.7-mile ...
The Argus

HS2 protesters prepared to stay in tunnels ‘for as long as it takes’

Anti-HS2 protesters say they will stay in underground tunnels for as long as it takes even after a judge rejected a legal bid to halt efforts to evict them. Environmental campaigners have spent six ...
Railway Technology

HS2 concludes work on first tunnel cross passage under Chilterns

HS2 has completed the first tunnel cross passages. Credit: High Speed Two Ltd. UK-based High Speed 2 (HS2) has concluded work on the first of 38 underground connections between the northbound and ...