The route of the Manchester and Leeds section of HS2 will be announced this morning. In November last year, ministers said the line should serve the existing central station in Sheffield, after ...

The Government spent £167m of taxpayers’ money on buying up homes and land to clear a path for the north-eastern leg of HS2 which it has now officially dropped. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander ...

HS2 has been accused of “madness” after new figures reveal it has spent £37m of taxpayers’ cash buying up homes – long after parts of the high-speed rail line were scrapped. At least £1m was spent on ...

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