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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Show some ambition, Burnham tells government over HS2 plans

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described Monday as a ‘landmark moment’ in improving the North’s rail connections.

The Independent UK

Plans to extend HS2 railway and add lines between Manchester and Liverpool

The journey time between Manchester and Liverpool will be cut to 35 minutes

Liverpool Echo

Why John Bishop and wife Melanie were forced to leave behind their dream home

Bishop was made to leave his mansion in 2019

Wales Online

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HS2 protesters plan ‘nationwide day of action’ over rail expansion

Activists say bill being presented to parliament sanctions irreversible destruction of environment

The Guardian - UK

Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for HS2 – Transport Secretary

The Bill to extend HS2 to Manchester will be laid in Parliament on Monday.

The Independent UK

Environmental activists to stage HS2 protest in Piccadilly Gardens

It's part of a 'national day of action' to protest against the expansion of high-speed railway – as the Bill for the project is laid out in Parliament on Monday

Manchester Evening News

Protest groups plan day of action as landmark HS2 Bill goes before Parliament

Organisations Stop HS2 North and HS2 Rebellion will be joined by other groups to highlight the environmental and financial impact

Wales Online

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John Bishop and wife Melanie forced to leave behind their dream Cheshire home

John and his family were forced to leave their home in 2019

Liverpool Echo

Protesters plan ‘national day of action’ over HS2 rail expansion

Activists say the high-speed rail link will cause ‘immense and irreversible destruction to the environment during a climate and ecological emergency’.

The Independent UK

Breakfast briefing: Crunch week for Johnson, NHS pay rise urged, HS2 'landmark' moment, Ukraine war fears mount - and why some jobseekers fall at the first hurdle

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Wales Online

HS2 Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for North West’s rail connections, says Shapps

The journey between Birmingham and Manchester could be up to 45 minutes faster

Wales Online

Bill for next phase of HS2 to see line extended from Crewe to Manchester - but Burnham says it is the 'wrong' plan

New 'high speed stations' are set to be built at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport to make way for new lines

Manchester Evening News

HS2: Government to push ahead with Crewe to Manchester line

Travel from London to Manchester would be cut by around 55 minutes and Birmingham to Manchester by up to 45 minutes

Birmingham Post

HS2 station will cost Manchester 14,000 future jobs, says city leader as she calls for underground hub

Vast facility would eat up so much prime land it would hamper development opportunities for years to come, suggests Bev Craig

The Independent UK

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Huge concrete viaducts 'to blight east Manchester' in cut-price Piccadilly rail plans

Government wants to build a high-speed station at Piccadilly above ground to save money. But local leaders say that would mean ‘severing’ communities, cost thousands of potential new jobs and would be incapable of expanding in the future

The Independent UK

High-speed rail must go to Scotland to help reach net zero, report finds

Exclusive: A new rail industry report calls for speed enhancements north of Crewe to cut journey times

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