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HS2 high speed rail line looks certain to run to Euston as No10 stresses it is 'how not if'

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that high speed trains will go to Euston rather than stopping at Old Oak Common in west London

Evening Standard

Euston is a problem without a good solution

The final irony of the HS2 fiasco would be the next blueprint for the station looking like the one rejected as unaffordable in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Outdated London Euston station needs major overhaul amid overcrowding fears, says Network Rail

Transport secretary Louise Haigh agrees five-point plan to tackle overcrowding and confusion at terminus with ‘zombie’ HS2 building site

The Independent UK

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Government faces end of year deadline to decide if HS2 will reach Euston

Ministers must decide on the 4.5-mile route within four months, sources say

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Rachel Reeves must set out a positive vision for Britain

This was supposed to be Labour’s victory parade. The first party conference in government since 2009, when cabinet minister after cabinet minister would be taking curtain calls in front of adoring delegates and party members. Instead, an air of tetchiness has descended on Liverpool.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s winter fuel cut: the London MPs backing revolt ...The Standard podcast

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New HS2 station: Paddington trains diverted to Euston at Christmas until 2030 and Elizabeth line services disrupted

Great Western Railway planning festive switch of London terminals when construction work at Old Oak Common temporarily closes rail lines

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New HS2 station could be redesigned to allow level boarding for Elizabeth line services

Questions over accessibility come just days after ex-Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to ‘crawl off’ a train at King’s Cross

Evening Standard

Climate activists in frame for £1m costs of protest bans run up by UK’s biggest law firm

DLA Piper seeking to recover costs in relation to injunctions it secured for National Highways and HS2, records show

The Guardian - UK

HS2 reveals £2bn in costs linked to Sunak’s downgrade of line

Annual report also shows former chief executive was paid £652,569 for his final year, including a £34,345 bonus

The Guardian - UK

Euston station as final London HS2 terminus to undergo early review - minister

Louise Haigh says she was ‘working at pace’ to determine what to do with the proposed station and wider redevelopment of the area

Evening Standard

Why next-generation tech is the next big leap towards the cities of the future

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The Independent UK

Londoners living near new Old Oak Common HS2 train station hit back against plan to shut road for four years

HS2 is considering shutting a key road for up to four years, so it can carry out essential work

Evening Standard

Peaky Blinders creator calls HS2 ‘gamechanger’ for West Midlands

Steven Knight, who is building a film studio in Birmingham, says line is catalyst for activity as data shows £10bn boost to region

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HS2 will 'absolutely' link to Euston, construction boss vows

'The Government is committed to tunnelling to Euston, committed to developing out Euston station,' Huw Edwards says

Evening Standard

Paddington station to shut for four days over Christmas due to HS2 engineering work

Victoria station will also be closed to passengers using Southeastern services King’s Cross will be closed on Christmas Eve

Evening Standard

What are the most popular Christmas cracker jokes for 2023?

Ready to make your family groan at the bad jokes at the Christmas table this year?

The Independent UK

Taking the train home for Christmas or New Year? Here’s when to travel by rail

Exclusive: Rail engineering projects over the festive season are set to trigger widespread disruption for train travellers, from southern England to Northern Ireland

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The Independent UK

Government disagrees with HS2 estimate showing ‘significant’ cost rise

HS2 Ltd calculated in September that building the line between London and the West Midlands would cost between £49 billion and £57 billion.

The Guardian - UK

Cameron’s comeback explodes Sunak’s ‘change candidate’ claim

PM clearly hopes to rewrite the narrative with shock appointment, but will it shift the dial with voters?

Evening Standard

HS2 contractor: 'We won't stop digging until we reach Euston'

Tunnelling to start in 2026 - despite Government sending rail link into buffers

The Guardian - UK

Ancient pear tree comes back to life after being felled to make way for HS2

Beloved tree in Cubbington, thought over 250 years old, is regrowing from transplanted stump and its cutting offspring are also thriving

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak forced to delete video listing 'achievements' after unbelievable error

IT’S been quite the year for Rishi Sunak. From HS2 to bizarre jibes about Nicola Sturgeon, it wasn’t exactly difficult for us to come up with a…

The Guardian - UK

‘Securonomics’: five key business messages from Labour conference

With company chiefs in attendance and an endorsement from Mark Carney, shadow chancellor sought to demonstrate economic competence

The Guardian - UK

‘Confidential – that gets me going’: the photographer behind the HS2 exposé

How Steve Back has broken a number of exclusives by snapping the documents of unsuspecting politicians and officials

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