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Transport Secretary defends PM’s decision to axe HS2’s northern leg

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has defended the Government’s decision to axe the northern leg of HS2.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan writes to Rishi Sunak for ‘urgent clarification’ of HS2 Euston plans

The mayor said the high-speed line could ‘overwhelm’ existing Tube connections

Evening Standard

HS2 to Euston ‘wishful thinking’ without public funding, says London mayor in plea to PM

Sadiq Khan says there’s no guarantee prive firms will stump up cash to pay for project

The Independent UK

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Rails minister touts private money for Euston amid HS2 uncertainty

Opponents say PM’s new HS2 plan is lurching into ‘farce’

Evening Standard

HS2 will not extend to Euston without private funding

Rishi Sunak’s promise depends on a substantial portion of the cost being met by third-party investment

The Guardian - UK

HS2 will not reach Euston without private investment

The PA news agency understands Rishi Sunak’s commitment to extend the high-speed railway to central London is contingent on private money.

The Independent UK

‘Radical’ Sunak cuts HS2, pledges A-level reforms and stubs out cigarettes

The Prime Minister promised ‘a government prepared to make long-term decisions so that we can build a brighter future’.

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Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled

Rishi Sunak said he would reinvest ‘every single penny’ of the £36 billion in hundreds of transport projects in the north and Midlands.

The Independent UK

Sunak poised to make ‘incredible gaffe’ by axing HS2 in north but saving Euston link

No 10 will be accused of ‘shafting the north’, warns Tory mayor – as northern leaders warn PM his legacy would be ruined

The Independent UK

Rail guard who helped end racist recruitment policy has train named in honour

In 1966 Asquith Xavier overturned a decision not to employ him as a guard at London’s Euston station because of his ethnicity.

The Independent UK

Theresa May piles pressure on Sunak not to scrap HS2

She joins calls by fellow ex-PMs Boris Johnson and David Cameron over fears scrapping line into Euston will disrupt trains from her constituency

The Independent UK

Theresa May becomes latest ex-premier to urge Rishi Sunak not to trim HS2

The former Conservative leader said more capacity was required on trains to the North West and that HS2 should terminate at Euston.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Proof PM knows cutting HS2 would lead to chaos

Secret document leaked to The Independent details dire consequences of cancelling high-speed rail extension – as Boris Johnson says Sunak would be ‘out of his mind’ to scrap it

The Independent UK

‘We are a political project’: how HS2’s costs have spiralled out of control

Placating Conservatives in marginal seats, inflation in construction and a maze of bureaucracy have seen the cost balloon from £32bn to £71bn

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak says he won’t be ‘rushed’ into HS2 decision as critics’ anger grows

PM denies high-speed rows are derailing the Tory conference in Manchester

The Independent UK

Boss of HS2 building firm savages Rishi Sunak over scrapping new London station

Mark Reynolds says it will take longer to travel the five miles from Old Oak Common to London than the previous 114 miles from Birmingham

Evening Standard

‘Push on with HS2 Euston hub at pace’, ministers are told

The line will initially stop at Old Oak Common, six miles from Euston

The Independent UK

Rail experts say downscaling HS2 would be ‘commercial and operational mess’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are reported to be meeting to discuss the future of the project in the coming days.

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Evening Standard

HS2 was meant to unite North and South. Don’t let it become a glorified Birmingham shuttle

City Voices: Broken promises on HS2 would leave the UK’s global reputation as an attractive place to invest in tatters

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘pushing for HS2 to stop six miles north of Euston’

PM said to want project to stop at Old Oak Common in bid to save billions

Newcastle Herald

Varroa declared in Riverina and Sunraysia - linked to Kempsey

NSW DPI has detected Varroa is Riverina and Sunraysia regions.

The Guardian - UK

‘My mother planned her own death for a long time. Why didn’t I believe her?’

When her mother killed herself, Natasha Walter realised she had been living in denial. In a gripping memoir, she reveals how she came to understand the strong, rebellious woman behind this final act

Evening Standard

Wetherspoons to open on site of Euston strip club SophistiCats

The strip club lost its license after charging £50,000 to one patron in two hours

Evening Standard

HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common

The two boring machines will be blessed in a ceremony using a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of tunnelling

Evening Standard

Euston station ‘chaos’ as gas leak leaves trains cancelled and delayed by up to 90 minutes

Disruption is expected until 10.30pm, says National Rail

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