Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices ...

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch ...

High Speed 2 - known as HS2 - was originally commissioned to run at 360km/h, which would have made its trains the fastest ...

Reducing the high-speed rail project from its intended speed of 360km per hour could save an amount in the ‘low billions’, ...

Plans to make HS2 the fastest regular passenger rail service on the planet could be scrapped to save time and costs on the ...

The head of HS2 Ltd will report by mid-July on how slowing down trains could affect the project's cost and delivery date.

Latest DfT report into project out this afternoon but will not give update on cost and schedule range which is now due by ...

More than £43bn has been spent on building HS2 so far with the government today pledging a fresh attempt to cut the building programme and construction cost. In its latest six mo ...

Review of High Speed Two (HS2) including: update on the programme reset, delivery progress, community impacts, land and property. Reset updateToday, I ...

UK: The launch of a second TBM to drive from Old Oak Common towards Euston offers renewed hope that High Speed 2 will ...

The taxpayer-funded body behind the High Speed 2 railway line is mounting last-ditch talks to renegotiate the project’s civil engineering contracts, as it battles to curb soaring costs on the UK’s ...

The government is exploring options to cut HS2 costs, reduce delays and deliver the benefits of increased rail capacity and faster journeys earlier ...