Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the scrapping of Phase 2 of the HS2 rail project ... the under-construction London-to-Birmingham route, further north to Manchester, but "delays and ...

Those worried by today's report will say that they don't want to choose between a full HS2 or more regional city routes, and that both are needed if the government is serious about levelling up.

A 18m-high viaduct would have cut through the estate, leading to many accepting offers to sell their homes The proposal to run the new HS2 line through ... on the former route has been spared ...