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Wales' Tory party leader insists he's not 'at odds' with Sunak after joining calls for HS2 funding

Andrew RT Davies spoke to WalesOnline about rail funding, trans rights and his claims that the economy is better thanks to Brexit

Wales Online

HS2 worker dies in industrial incident on huge rail project

A man working on the HS2 rail project has died after an industrial incident.

Evening Standard

Contractor dies after incident on HS2 site 'while not wearing protective equipment'

Emergency services raced to the site at Marston Green in East Birmingham yesterday and found a man in his 70s in a 'serious' condition' - he was airlifted to hospital where he sadly died

Daily Mirror

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Third ‘bubbling’ puddle caused by HS2 forms on west London rugby pitch

Locals have been left concerned after a grout leak on a rugby pitch near where HS2 is being built.

Evening Standard

Westminster decision that English rail projects benefit Wales is 'abuse' - Welsh Government minister

Mick Antoniw attacked the UK government's decision to class rail improvements in the north of England as benefiting Wales

Wales Online

People are furious Wales is missing out on another £1bn in rail funding

I''ve gone past the fuming phase to feeling physically sick'

Wales Online

Shock as ‘bubbling’ puddle caused by HS2 tunnelling forms in west London rugby club

A “bubbling” puddle has opened up on a west London rugby pitch as HS2 workers bore a tunnel deep underground to Euston.

Evening Standard

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The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply

Manchester International Festival line up revealed PLUS Judging the British Pie Awards

Manchester Evening News

Key takeaways from the first day of the Welsh Labour conference

The Labour Party appears to be in rude health, but there are divisions hiding beneath the surface

Wales Online

Keir Starmer refuses to commit to Wales getting share of HS2 funding

'I'm not making a specific commitment today, we will make our commitments going into the election'

Wales Online

HS2 high-speed trains may not reach Euston until around 2040

Transport Secretary Mark Harper promises to ‘prioritise’ first stage between Birmingham and new station at Old Oak Common

Evening Standard

Manchester HS2 links set to be DELAYED in bid to save money

The Manchester to Crewe connection will face a set back as part of a cost-cutting strategy

Manchester Evening News

Want to properly plug the UK’s north-south divide? Look to Germany

Boosting spending power, increasing public funding for science and tech skills, R&D and infrastructure could work

The Guardian - UK

HS2 facing delays due to huge rise in costs

CEO says discussions with suppliers and Government on finding ways to minimise the soaring costs

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Wales Online

Sinkhole pool of 'alien' brown foam bubbles up onto sports pitch near HS2 work

“It looked alien and unnatural. It reminded me of a volcano spewing up lava. I couldn’t believe it was anywhere in the UK.”

The Guardian - UK

Work halted on HS2 after mystery pool of bubbling foam appears

Tunnelling stopped briefly after brown bubbling substance emerged from the ground on rugby pitch in Ruislip

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Billions over budget, years overdue – no one knows what will happen to HS2

In today’s newsletter: The ambitious, controversial high speed rail project has take over a decade to make any real progress – and may drag on for years yet

Birmingham Post

National Apprenticeship Week 2023: HS2 launches recruitment drive

High-speed rail project is again hiring apprentices across Birmingham and the West Midlands as it homes in on 2,000 target with fresh round of hires

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The Guardian - UK

Bright lights, big cities: cash and HS2 are not the only keys to renewing the north, Andy Burnham

Civic magnetism also depends on creativity, glamour and tourist appeal, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt commits to HS2’s Euston terminal amid reports it may be scrapped and line end at Old Oak Common

The project has already faced delays and increased costs which has seen the Leeds leg scrapped

The Independent UK

HS2 archaeologists uncover evidence of one of first battles of 17th century English Civil War

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire

The Guardian - UK

‘Better than finding gold’: towers’ remains may rewrite history of English civil war

Archaeologists say finding medieval gatehouse at Coleshill was ‘real shock’ and ‘highlight of our careers’

Wales Online

How Cardiff's first new tram line will work and transform public transport in south Wales

The new line to Cardiff Bay is just the start of a mind-boggling, immense and very costly project

The Independent UK

HS2 archaeologists find scars of early Civil War skirmish

Around 200 impact marks from pistol shots were discovered on a medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire.

The Independent UK

Minister hails ‘extraordinary’ HS2 bridge

Huw Merriman visited the site where HS2’s 2.1-mile-long Colne Valley Viaduct is being built just outside north-west London.

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