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Homeowners claim their idyllic village has been 'destroyed' by HS2 works as Ukrainian refugee says ...

The Daily Mail 24 Feb 2026
Locals in the picturesque Water Orton, in Warwickshire, say heavy machinery is causing their homes to vibrate with a cloud of dirt and dust hovering over their gardens ....
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A446 Lichfield Road in Coleshill near M6 and M42 to close for week-long HS2 works

BBC News 21 Feb 2026
The road is due to shut from Monday to 2 March to install parts of the Water Orton viaducts. .
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Council aims to seize control over Euston redevelopment to ensure HS2's arrival rewards residents

London Evening Standard 21 Feb 2026
Camden wants to put itself in driving seat on new jobs and homes after decade of ‘disruption, destruction and uncertainty’ ... .
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HS2 bosses accused of splurging 'offensive' amounts of taxpayers' cash on 'spin' as it emerges ...

The Daily Mail 17 Feb 2026
More than �800,000 alone is being spent on 12 spin doctors and social media experts to promote and defend the beleaguered project ....
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As high-speed rail plans gather pace, Britain’s HS2 offers hard lessons

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Feb 2026
While the federal government considers an ambitious plan, a similar project in the UK has seen its fair share of controversies ... .
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HS2 completes major viaduct construction

The Business Desk 12 Feb 2026
HS2 has reached a construction milestone with the completion of four parallel viaduct decks at the Coleshill Delta Junction in Warwickshire, marking major progress on one of the most complex sections of the high-speed rail programme.
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This 10-point plan would allow Keir Starmer to get a grip on his government. He ...

The Guardian 11 Feb 2026
While things are terrible right now, he has a radical manifesto to draw on, a landslide majority and breathing space. But he must seize the day ... When most leaders stumble, they don’t get a second chance.
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Three years after being mothballed, contractors set to be sounded out about HS2 Euston station build

Building 10 Feb 2026
The government has begun a scoping exercise to find private sector firms interested in building a new HS2 station at Euston ... HS2 Ltd ... same pairing behind the new HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street.
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Three years after being mothablled, contractors set to be sounded out about HS2 Euston station build

Building 09 Feb 2026
The government has begun a scoping exercise to find private sector firms interested in building a new HS2 station at Euston ... HS2 Ltd ... same pairing behind the new HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street.
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‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2 – podcast

The Guardian 02 Feb 2026
Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line. By Patrick Barkham. Read by Dermot Daly ....
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'New Midlands rail plan is HS2 in drag'

BBC News 01 Feb 2026
Residents give the BBC their views on the government's new Birmingham-to-Manchester rail plan ... .
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Staffordshire resident says new Midlands rail plan is HS2 in drag

BBC News 01 Feb 2026
"It's HS2 in drag" ... Murray lives in the Staffordshire village of Whitmore Heath, along the now scrapped northern leg of the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester.
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Secret warehouse reveals lost world of treasures found on HS2 route

BBC News 30 Jan 2026
Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC. .
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Secret warehouse guards lost world of treasures found on HS2 route

BBC News 30 Jan 2026
Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC ... .
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Tunnelling begins on HS2 Euston job as scheme’s boss states line is ‘on the right path’

Building 28 Jan 2026
The first of two tunnel boring machines building HS2’s approach to Euston station has started operations, nearly two-and-half years after the job was paused due to spiralling costs ... “We’re putting HS2 ...
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