Dame Bernadette Kelly, the top civil servant at the Department for Transport (DfT), is to step down after nearly eight years ...

Last week MPs on the Commons public accounts committee warned that phase 1 of HS2 – the link between Curzon Street and Euston – “could be close to £80bn”. Mr Wild, making his first speech ...

A figure has yet to be agreed by either the DfT or HS2 Ltd, however. MPs singled out the delivery and development of Euston and poorly judged contracting policy as key problem areas. They also ...

Dyan Perry, Chair of HSRG, said: "HS2 is at a crossroads. If delivered correctly, it will unlock national transport capacity, generate a multi-billion pound return to the Treasury, drive economic ...

Although HS2 is trying to renegotiate the contracts ... There is no plan as yet for the tunnelling and design of the expanded Euston station, the line’s main terminus in central London.

The construction of a bridge that will allow high speed trains to pass under the busy A43 near Brackley has taken a major ...

BUNGLING HS2 bosses have no clue how much taxpayers’ cash has been spent on luxury lodging for newts, The Sun can reveal. ...

But it is "unclear how achievable" the DfT's goal of Euston's redevelopment being privately-funded is, the PAC said. Sir Geoffrey said: "It is time to deal with HS2 as what it is – a cautionary ...

The future of the London leg of HS2 from Old Oak Common to Euston also became under doubt after then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the HS2’s northern route from Birmingham to Manchester in ...

Mr Wild said his “reset” of HS2 would be competed by the end of 2025, by which time he would also be able to inform the Government how much it would cost to complete the first phase of the scheme ...