The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Train Talk: What is going on at the West Coast main line hub – and can five points fix it?

Plus, water companies must pay customers £158m for leaks & pollution

The Transport Secretary giveth, the Transport Secretary taketh away. Louise Haigh has given the strongest signal yet that HS2 will run to London Euston. At the same time, she announced a delay in the decision over the Lower Thames Crossing, the new £9 billion link between Kent and Essex, until…

The government is expected to make an announcement around the time of the Budget

An official announcement is expected at the Budget on October 30

Extending high-speed line at both ends would let government charge more for rights to run it, rail leaders say

They issued the warning amid growing hopes the high speed rail line will run into central London rather than ending at Old Oak Common

‘When London builds, Britain benefits’, Mr Khan to tell ministers

Could there be light at the end of the tunnel for HS2? Reports swirling around suggest that the Government is set to give the green signal for the project to terminate at Euston Station rather than slink off at Old Oak Common.

Ugly, overcrowded and undermined by dithering over HS2, the unwieldy terminus needs an urgent rethink – or at least fewer digital billboards

‘We would end up with a worse train service than we’ve currently got’, says Andy Burnham