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The HS2 now approaching is going backwards [Subscription]
The HS2 plan for Manchester has been described as “utterly baffling” after a report revealed how current train platform designs, which cost £570m, are facing the wrong way for passengers travelling to Leeds.
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- The Papers: Britons in virus airlift and HS2 cost furyMany newspapers lead on plans to rescue Britons trapped by the coronavirus, whilst others report fury over HS2 costs.
The Guardian
- Revealed: the £12bn bill for scrapping high-speed rail linkAs Boris Johnson assesses project, Tory mayor for West Midlands warns of political cost of scrapping itScrapping the HS2 rail project will cost at least £12 billion in write-offs and compensation and plunge major construction companies into financial peril, ministers are being warned.Sources close to the beleaguered scheme told the Observer that extra costs of £3bn-£4bn would be incurred even if it were scrapped immediately. £9bn has been spent already. With the issue causing tension inside the Conservative party, Whitehall insiders said that Boris Johnson could decide on the fate of the proje...
The Independent
- Cycling advocacy group listed alongside extremist groups on counter-terror listCritical Mass appear alongside extremist organisations in policing guidance - but top officers say listing is not sign of counter-terror interest
- What do HS2 and Donald Trump's wall have in common?The cycles of British and American politics have coincided again: Boris Johnson will be watching this year's US presidential election for lessons for his own re-election attempt
Times Online
- Parents pay up to let kids hit the road [Subscription]Parents spent an average of £485 helping children run their cars last year.
- Tory ministers eye transport project pledges in bid to boost the Union in Scotland [Subscription]UK ministers are considering a raft of infrastructure and construction projects as part of their drive to prove the benefits of the Union — and to “level up” Scotland to the highest standards in the country.
- Putting up prices is one way to keep Flybe aloft [Subscription]The government was right to intervene in the case of the regional airline Flybe (“Boris Johnson is winging it with Flybe bailout”, Agenda, last week).
- Tesla’s top critic Aswath Damodaran is now its biggest fan [Subscription]A company-valuation expert who once branded Elon Musk “deceptive or delusional” has changed his tune on Tesla, claiming that the electric car-maker founded by Musk “has a pathway to becoming a much bigger company” and that the “best days” of more traditional rivals are “definitely behind them”.
- Over time, over budget – but let’s get HS2 done [Subscription]I spent the first two weeks of this year on holiday with a chunky companion — Robert Caro’s 1,200-page biography of Robert Moses, the ruthless visionary who built much of the infrastructure in 20th-century New York.
- Brexit throws a spanner in the works for car parts makers [Subscription]Automotive is not the only industry reliant on free movement across EU borders. Trade talks must come up with the goods
- Boris Johnson’s mixed signals on HS2 [Subscription]The prime minister’s aides are trying to derail the high-speed link to the north, says John Collingridge
- Transport secretary Grant Shapps to oversee seizure of Northern Rail franchise [Subscription]Failing franchise to be renationalised in railway shake-up
- The HS2 now approaching is going backwards [Subscription]The HS2 plan for Manchester has been described as “utterly baffling” after a report revealed how current train platform designs, which cost £570m, are facing the wrong way for passengers travelling to Leeds.
City AM
- Go-Ahead to deploy air filtering buses across the UKGo-Ahead is set to deploy its so-called air filtering buses in six more regions around the UK this year after [...] The post Go-Ahead to deploy air filtering buses across the UK appeared first on CityAM.
Daily Express
- Fury after Prince Charles flew 16,000 miles in private jets before climate change lecture PRINCE CHARLES triggered controversy after it emerged the he travelled 16,000 miles in private jets and helicopters in the 11 days before his speech on climate change in Davos.
This is Money
- Woolworths brand to be reborn as a car insurer after entrepreneur registers trademark The iconic Woolworths name, once a familiar sight on British high streets and synonymous with pick 'n' mix, is set to be reborn this year as a car insurance company.
Birmingham Mail
- What Birmingham Airport passengers need to know about flying after BrexitAfter the United Kingdom formally exits the European Union, following the 2016 referendum result, passengers are being told to "book and travel" with confidence
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Why there are no fixed speed cameras in north west WalesRoad safety campaign group RoadPeace, say the criteria 'should be re-examined' to prevent 'risk of death'
Liverpool Echo
- Seven rail upgrades our region really needsThe long term plan for our rail network has a number of big changes
Wales Online
- Met Office forecasts snow and sleet in parts of Wales next weekCommuters will need to scrape windscreens and dodge icy spots on the roads come Monday morning
North Wales Live
- Why filling up the fuel tank could save petrol drivers hundredsNew advice suggests running on empty coule leave motorists counting the cost
Other Regional Press
- Giant hole closes Porthleven road days before road works A giant hole has caused the closure of one of the main roads into Porthleven – just days before the other route in was also due to be shut for road works.
- New route announced by Southampton AirportA NEW route has been announced by Southampton Airport directly connecting the North to the South.
- Portland motorists reminded of major road closureMotorists are being reminded that a major route on Portland will be closed next week for a local shop to be refurbished.
C.N.N.
- Boeing's huge 777-9X airplane takes its first flightTroubled US air manufacturer Boeing celebrates a badly needed success with the maiden flight of its delayed 777-9X, the world's longest and largest twin-engine airliner.
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- The day tunnels below Heathrow collapsed and created giant crater between runwaysThe tunnels were being built as part of the Heathrow Express project which would connect the airport to central London
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